Dhaka, 25 August: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has described the reaction of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir as “concerning” and “unbecoming”, following his decision to attack journalists with counter-questions rather than directly addressing enquiries regarding his dual citizenship. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the anti-corruption watchdog stated that targeting journalists and […]

Eight people have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, with five children dying after developing symptoms associated with measles and three people losing their lives to dengue, according to figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday. The latest health data also show that 907 new dengue cases were […]

Police officers in Paikgachha, Khulna, have recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man floating near a local sluice gate. The discovery was made on the afternoon of Monday, 24 August, near Darun Mallick village within the Deluti Union. Local residents first spotted the deceased at approximately 2:00 pm near the sluice gate of Polder […]

Police officers in Derai Upazila, Sunamganj, have arrested a 35-year-old man after recovering a large consignment of illegal narcotics during a targeted night-time operation. The suspect was apprehended with 1,305 Yaba tablets, carrying an estimated market value of 652,500 taka. The operation took place at around 10:30 pm on Monday, 24 August, at the Khalpar […]

Police in Araihazar, Narayanganj, have arrested four individuals following forensic confirmation that a young child, whose body was retrieved from a roadside ditch a day after going missing, was murdered. The suspects were formally produced in court on Monday, 24 August, at around 2:00 pm, after being detained during overnight police raids on Sunday. The […]

A search-and-rescue effort in the Bay of Bengal ended in tragedy on Tuesday, 25 August, after searchers recovered the bodies of five missing fishermen whose vessel capsized during violent weather. The vessel, named FB Borokot, originated from Patharghata in Barguna and sank approximately 22 hours before the victims were retrieved from the deep sea. The […]