A violent confrontation near the Mymensingh border has left one suspect dead and a border guard injured following an early-morning anti-smuggling operation in Netrakona sector. The deadly clash erupted when an armed gang attacked a patrol unit belonging to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) as officers attempted to transport seized contraband away from the frontier. According […]

The residence of Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader in Uttara, Dhaka, came under attack on Monday morning, with a group of assailants reportedly throwing bricks and stones at the property while the politician was inside. The incident took place at around 11am, according to information provided by the party. The attack prompted the police to […]

Police in Chapainawabganj recovered 24 crude explosive devices, locally known as cocktails, during operations across multiple locations in the district on Sunday, 12 October. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizures, though authorities have launched a formal investigation to identify those responsible. The largest haul occurred in the evening at […]

In a harrowing instance of vigilante justice, a 28-year-old woman, the wife of an expatriate worker, was tied to a tree, physically assaulted, and forcibly had her hair shorn off over allegations of an extramarital affair in Faridpur’s Sadarpur upazila. The ordeal, which unfolded in a rural village on Sunday afternoon, triggered widespread outrage after […]

Traders across Bangladesh have announced a two-day nationwide shutdown of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) sales in protest against alleged administrative harassment and official crackdowns. Under the planned strike, all retail shops and distribution channels will suspend operations on Thursday, 15 October, and Friday, 16 October. Selim Khan, President of the LPG Traders Cooperative Society Limited, […]

Police in Gazipur have retrieved the body of a 35-year-old man from a bamboo platform beside a pond in the Sripur municipality area, sparking a murder investigation following severe allegations of foul play from the victim’s family. The deceased, identified as Sabuj Miah, was the son of the late Abul Hossain, a resident of Uzilab […]