A court in Habiganj has sentenced a 42-year-old man to life imprisonment for the murder of his mother-in-law, whom he lured to Satchhari National Park under the pretence of buying gold jewellery before killing her. Delivering the verdict on Wednesday, Judge Kakon Dey of the Additional District and Sessions Judge First Court of Habiganj also […]

A tragic early-morning road accident on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway has claimed the lives of a father and his four-year-old son in Bandar upazila, Narayanganj. The victims were struck while standing by the roadside when a passenger bus collided head-on with a heavy cement-laden truck travelling illegally on the wrong side of the highway. At least […]

In a major restructuring effort to bolster public safety and overhaul law enforcement administration, the government has approved the direct recruitment of 4,000 Sub-Inspectors (SIs) and 10,000 Constables into the Bangladesh Police. The decision was finalised on Wednesday afternoon during a high-level meeting of the Secretaries Committee on Administrative Development at the Secretariat. Alongside these […]

Police in Lohagara, Chittagong, have arrested three men following the gang rape of a young woman who was lured to the area under the false pretext of marriage after a romance that originated from an accidental phone call. The suspects were produced before a Chittagong court on Wednesday morning following a targeted two-day law enforcement […]

A joint task force operation in northern Bangladesh has led to the recovery of a rare touchstone Shiva Lingam weighing 245 kilograms, which had been hidden beneath the floor of a residential home. Law enforcement officers arrested 34-year-old Mostafa Ali during the drive, conducted at approximately 1:30 pm on Wednesday in the Chak-Rajballav area of […]