Unidentified assailants shot and killed a local journalist in broad daylight inside a tea stall in Durgapur Upazila, Netrokona, triggering widespread outrage and fear across the region. The fatal attack occurred at approximately 8:15 pm on Thursday, 15 October 2026, at the Telonjia market along the Shyamganj-Birishiri road in Kalmakanda Municipality. The victim was identified […]

Fisheries authorities in Daulatpur Upazila under Manikganj district seized 25,000 metres of illegal monofilament gillnets during an extensive drive along the Jamuna River. The operation was launched to enforce the ongoing annual ban on capturing egg-bearing hilsa fish. Alongside the banned nets, enforcement officers confiscated approximately three kilograms of hilsa. Officials estimated the total market […]

Police have arrested three suspects and recovered 48 stolen gas cylinders following a daring highway robbery in Raiganj Upazila of Sirajganj, where an armed gang intercepted a lorry and made off with its entire cargo of 400 gas cylinders. Law enforcement officers also seized a mini-truck utilised during the heist. Additional Superintendent of Police (Raiganj […]

A man sustained gunshot injuries when rival criminal gangs opened fire in broad daylight in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area on Thursday night. The violent confrontation occurred shortly after 9:00 pm at a busy three-way intersection near the Bosila Bridge, sending shockwaves through the local neighbourhood. Eyewitnesses reported that the gunfire erupted in front of Mayur Villa, […]

An armed gang launched a violent assault on the Joydebpur Railway Police Outpost in Gazipur on Thursday afternoon, leaving two officers injured as the assailants attempted to snatch two narcotics suspects from custody. The brazen raid occurred at approximately 5:15 pm following an earlier anti-drug operation conducted nearby. According to railway police authorities, officers stationed […]