Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 414 people during a 24-hour operation across the capital as part of efforts to curb crime and maintain public order. A total of 59 cases have been filed at different police stations in connection with the operation. DMP Deputy Commissioner Md Akhtar Hossain confirmed the arrests on Monday morning, […]

Dhaka ranked as the world’s second-most polluted city on Monday, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 179, placing the capital’s air in the ‘unhealthy’ category. According to data from IQAir, a Switzerland-based air quality monitoring organisation, India’s capital New Delhi topped the list with an AQI score of 270. The reading placed Delhi’s […]

Pakistan’s recent struggles on the cricket field are beginning to show their impact beyond match results, with the value of its domestic international broadcasting rights falling sharply in the latest tender. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had set a reserve price of 600 million Pakistani rupees for the broadcasting rights to its upcoming home international […]

Teachers and students of Shabjanesa Women’s Kamil Madrasa in Faridpur have demanded the removal of its principal, Md Alomgir Hossain, following allegations of sexual harassment, inappropriate conduct, financial misappropriation and other administrative irregularities. They staged a human chain on the road outside the madrasa on Sunday afternoon, calling for an impartial investigation into the allegations […]