Dhaka, 5 February 2026 – Police have recovered a substantial cache of 152 cricket stamps from a polling station in the historic Katherpool area of Old Dhaka. The discovery was confirmed on Thursday by Mohaiminul Islam, Inspector (Investigation) of Sutrapur Police Station. According to the officer, authorities acted on intelligence suggesting that weapons were being […]

In a decisive military operation in the Chand Uddyan area of Mohammadpur, Dhaka, five individuals, including Shawon (23), the prime suspect in a high-profile murder case, have been apprehended. Authorities reported that the operation also led to the seizure of a significant cache of weapons, explosives, and narcotics. The operation, which concluded around 2:00 a.m. […]

In anticipation of the holy month of Ramadan, all government, semi-government, autonomous, and semi-autonomous offices will operate under revised working hours this year. The announcement was made on Thursday, 5 February, during a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka by Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. According to the Press Secretary, offices will now open […]

Despite restrictions on road traffic on the day of the national parliamentary elections and the referendum, Dhaka’s metro services will operate as usual, according to the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the authority responsible for metro rail operations. DMTCL Director AKM Khairul Alam confirmed that metro trains will continue to run according to normal […]

As Bangladesh approaches its highly anticipated national parliamentary elections, the political atmosphere across the country is growing increasingly tense. Campaigning is in full swing, but reports indicate that election-related activities are becoming progressively violent, raising concerns over voter safety and the integrity of the electoral process. For years, citizens have been deprived of the opportunity […]