Two men have been remanded in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and gang-raped over four consecutive days in the Hili region of Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur. The incident unfolded after the victim visited the suspect’s residence to recover an outstanding sum of money owed to her. According to police reports and […]

“Just give me back my child; I ask for nothing else.” Standardised in tears, Mridul Islam repeatedly uttered these words as he mourned the sudden demise of his four-and-a-half-year-old son, Aavan. The young child breathed his last on Saturday, 3 October, whilst undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Mohakhali, Dhaka. The tragic loss […]

A 38-year-old construction worker lost his life in the early hours of Sunday morning after being struck by an unidentified vehicle while attempting to cross the busy Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bhanga, Faridpur. The victim, identified as Samar Ali, son of Abdus Sattar, hailed from Kuralchar village under Islampur Upazila in Jamalpur district. Samar was travelling […]

Dengue fever cases at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) have experienced a sharp upward trajectory since mid-year, with total admissions reaching 3,085 and fatalities rising to 42 as of 3 October. Official figures from the premier public healthcare facility reveal that while infection rates remained relatively subdued throughout the first six months of the year, […]

A 55-year-old man with alleged ties to an outlawed left-wing extremist group was shot dead in broad daylight on Sunday morning at a roadside tea stall in the Dighalia sub-district of Khulna. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Nasimul Karim. According to eyewitnesses and local sources, the incident occurred around 11:30 am when Karim […]

A wedding celebration in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila took a dramatic turn after police arrested a man accused of stealing a cow from a neighbour’s farm and slaughtering it to prepare the customary wedding feast. Authorities confiscated the carcass, hide, head, and hooves from the scene, whilst an investigation is underway to track down the remaining […]

A total of 1,080 people were detained or arrested in a 24-hour special operation by Chattogram Range Police targeting juvenile gangs, extortion, robbery, violent crime and drug-related offences. The operation was conducted from Saturday, 3 October, to Sunday morning, 4 October, across several districts under the Chattogram Range. Chattogram Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abdul […]