Police authorities in Khulna have issued strict safety guidelines restricting officers from moving alone at night following a violent mugging that left a senior detective critically injured. Signed by the Superintendent of Police for the District Special Branch (DSB), the official directive instructs all unit commanders across Rupsha, Terokhada, Dighalia, and Batiaghata police precincts to […]

Fisheries officials in Manikganj have seized and publicly destroyed illegal fishing gear valued at approximately 602,000 Taka (£3,800) during an extensive anti-poaching drive conducted on the Jamuna River in Daulatpur upazila. The coordinated enforcement operation netted 15,000 metres of banned monofilament current nets, 38 fine-mesh box traps locally known as ‘China Duari’ nets, and roughly […]

A retired Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was assaulted and robbed at his residence in Chittagong’s Mirsarai upazila during the early hours of Saturday. The armed gang broke into the home of Md Matin Ullah in Middle Wahedpur village under Wahedpur Union at approximately 1:00 am, subjecting the former law enforcement officer and his family […]

The central executive committee of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) has expressed grave concern over the health condition of its president, Hasanul Haq Inu, following the revocation of his Division-1 prisoner status and the alleged denial of necessary medical treatment. In an official press statement released on Saturday, 10 October 2026, signed by the party’s office […]

The Chittagong North District branch of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal has formally expelled Md Rashed, the convenor of its Haitkandi Union unit in Mirsarai Upazila, following his arrest in possession of 1,000 Yaba tablets. The organizational action strips him of his primary membership and all associated responsibilities within the youth wing of the Bangladesh […]

An armed gang has forcibly seized control of five human-haulier (locally known as leguna) stands in Dhaka’s Mirpur area, demanding a daily extortion levy of 300 Taka per vehicle and physically assaulting transport owners who resisted. The Greater Mirpur Leguna Owners and Workers Union disclosed the incident during a press conference at the Sagar-Runi Auditorium […]

Organised criminal syndicates operating around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka have adopted sophisticated, contract-based tactics, masquerading as law enforcement officers to target inbound passengers, traders, and gold smugglers. Posing as security personnel equipped with hand restraints, walkie-talkies, and official uniforms, these hired gang members intercept victims on public roads, force them into vehicles, and […]

In a daring and violent highway robbery, armed assailants opened fire on employees of a mobile financial service distributor in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, escaping with approximately 30 million Bangladeshi Taka (£200,000) in cash. The attack occurred along the Sreepur-Gosinga regional road near the Karnapur area at around 6:30 pm on Friday. An accountant sustained gunshot […]