Six more individuals have succumbed to measles-like symptoms across the country within the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative death toll from the illness past a grim milestone. According to the daily epidemiological bulletin released on Tuesday, 15 September, by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest fatalities were recorded between 8:00 AM […]

A district and sessions judge’s court in Rangamati has sentenced two men, including the victim’s own son, to death for the gruesome murder of Shanti Lal Chakma in Sajek, Rangamati. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by Rangamati District and Sessions Judge Md Ahsan Tarek following a lengthy trial. The convicts are the victim’s […]

A university student sustained severe injuries after being stabbed by a gang of muggers on the roof of a moving train in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area on Monday evening. The attackers fled with his personal belongings, highlighting ongoing security concerns along the capital’s railway network. The victim, 22-year-old Hasanuzzaman Sajid, is an undergraduate civil engineering student […]

A female teacher from Rakudia Dakhil Madrasa lost her life on Tuesday morning after being struck by a speeding passenger coach on the Dhaka-Barisal Highway in Babuganj, Barisal. The victim, 45-year-old Rehana Begum, served as an assistant teacher (Qari) at the madrasa and was the wife of the institution’s superintendent, Maulana Nasiruddin. The accident occurred […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has instructed field-level officers to take responsibility if political marches, gatherings or other disruptive incidents occur within their jurisdictions, stressing that law enforcement must focus on preventing such incidents rather than responding only after they take place. The directive was issued at the DMP’s monthly crime review meeting, or crime conference, […]