In a dramatic turn of events, S.M. Masum Billah, the father of late 19-year-old Morium Khatun, has reached a formal settlement with Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam and his family regarding the case of abetment to suicide filed following his daughter’s tragic death. Appearing before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah in […]

Some figures in Bengali literary history are remembered not merely for what they wrote, but for what they saved from oblivion. Abdul Karim Sahityabisharad was one such remarkable scholar. Through decades of searching, collecting, editing and studying ancient manuscripts, he helped recover fragments of Bengal’s literary past that might otherwise have disappeared without a trace. […]

A retired schoolmaster’s family in Magura has been left stunned after receiving a residential electricity bill exceeding ৳506.83 crore for consuming merely 235 units of power in a single month. The extraordinary blunder triggered immediate government action on Wednesday, leading to the summary suspension of the Magura Palli Bidyut General Manager and a personal phone […]

Police have arrested Md Aniruzzaman Anik, the former president of the Pirojpur district unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), from the capital’s Bhatara area. The 35-year-old was apprehended during an early-morning raid at approximately 3:20 am on Wednesday from his hideout in the capital. Anik, the son of Md Aktaruzzaman Fulu and Shirin Akhtar […]

Law enforcement agencies in Noakhali and Laxmipur have launched a sweeping crackdown on juvenile gangs, detaining 347 individuals during overnight operations spanning Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning. The coordinated drive forms part of an intensified campaign by law enforcement to curb juvenile delinquency and restore public order across Bangladesh’s southern region. In Noakhali district, officers […]