Airport Armed Police Battalion (13 APBN) officers have arrested three individuals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka after intercepting a smuggling attempt involving 397.7 grams—approximately 36 bhori—of 22-carat gold jewellery, alongside eight mobile phones and three laptops. The arrests took place during a late-night operation in the early hours of Thursday. The suspects have […]

A 30-year-old employee at an authorised liquor shop in Narsingdi has succumbed to severe burn injuries after being set on fire for refusing to hand over free alcohol. Tanvir Ahmed Rabbi died on Thursday afternoon whilst receiving treatment in the intensive care unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. His […]

Police in Mohanganj, Netrokona, have arrested a 33-year-old man accused of raping his wife’s cousin, leaving the 20-year-old victim six months pregnant. The suspect, identified as Abu Hanif, was taken into custody from his residence on Wednesday night. On Thursday, law enforcement authorities presented him before a local court, which rejected his bail application and […]