A 34-year-old shopkeeper was critically injured on Saturday night when a group of masked, armed assailants stormed his grocery store and opened fire in Begumganj upazila, Noakhali. The victim, identified as Mizanur Rahman, also known as Mizan, was rushed to hospital and subsequently transferred to Dhaka as his medical condition deteriorated. The armed assault occurred […]

Police have apprehended the prime suspect in connection with the fatal mob beating of a 38-year-old man in Debhata upazila under Satkhira district. Fazlul Huq Amini, aged 45, was taken into custody at approximately 11:00 pm on Saturday, 17 October 2026, during a targeted raid at a relative’s residence in Faridpur village within neighbouring Kaliganj […]

Lieutenant Colonel Nistar Ahmed, Commanding Officer of the Special Response Battalion-6 (SRB-6) in Khulna, conducted an official security inspection of the historic Dharmasabha Temple on Saturday to assess safety measures for the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. During his visit on Saturday, 17 October 2026, the commanding officer reviewed the venue’s operational readiness and delivered […]

A tragic sequence of road accidents on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway in Jaintiapur upazila claimed three lives, including that of a three-month-old infant, within a span of just fifteen minutes on Saturday afternoon. At least ten other passengers sustained severe injuries across both incidents and remain under emergency care at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. […]

A student political leader in Mymensingh has been temporarily relieved of his organizational duties following the widespread circulation of a video showing him consuming illegal substances. Jahirul Islam, Vice-President of the Mymensingh North District unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Joint Convenor of Gouripur Upazila unit, was suspended after the footage went viral across social […]

Unidentified miscreants detonated a crude bomb right in front of a police box in the Shantinagar intersection of the capital on Saturday evening, causing widespread panic among commuters and local shopkeepers. The attack occurred at approximately 8:00 pm on Saturday, 17 October 2026. Despite the loud explosion and sudden commotion in the crowded commercial zone, […]