State-run exploration engineers have struck a promising new natural gas reserve in Noakhali’s Kompaniganj upazila, offering a welcome prospect for Bangladesh’s energy-strapped national grid. Hydrocarbon deposits were formally identified on Monday afternoon at the ‘Sundalpur South-1’ exploration well, situated in Rampur Union, following weeks of extensive drilling operations. Engineers from the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and […]

A tribunal in Panchagarh has sentenced a 26-year-old man to death for the brutal rape and murder of a woman he befriended during a train journey. The convict, Rifat Hossain Sajjad, son of Akhtar Hossain from Majhgram village in Boda upazila, was also fined BDT 100,000 by the court. Judge Hossain Mohammad Fazlul Bari of […]

A 35-year-old man was left fighting for his life in Faridpur Sadar Upazila after unidentified assailants broke his limbs and gouged out both his eyes in a horrific act of violence. The victim, identified as Delowar Hossain, son of Anwar Hossain from Madhabpur village, was discovered abandoned in a paddy field near the Baitkumari wetland […]

Public outrage erupted across Manikganj today as residents, students, and grieving family members staged a massive demonstration along the Dhaka-Aricha highway, demanding the urgent rescue of Redwan Ansari. The 25-year-old business administration student and private sector employee has been missing for nine days following a suspected abduction. Grief and desperation hung heavy over the Baniyajuri […]

A headmaster in Habiganj district faces serious criminal charges following formal complaints of sexual harassment and attempted assault against a colleague on school grounds. The victim, a part-time teacher at Shahpur South Government Primary School in Madhabpur upazila, lodged a case with the Habiganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on Sunday, 1 November. Following […]