Specialist transit police deployed on Dhaka’s Mass Rapid Transit system have intercepted a woman attempting to transport a substantial quantity of cannabis through the capital’s elevated rail network. Officers apprehended 45-year-old Shiuli at the Secretariat Metro Station on Sunday afternoon, 6 September, after discovering four kilogrammes of the illicit drug concealed inside her personal belongings. […]

Three prisoners serving sentences or awaiting trial at the Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj have died after falling severely ill and being rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The fatalities occurred at different times on Sunday morning, 6 September. The deceased comprise two undertrial prisoners and one convicted inmate, with the deaths of the two […]

A four-year-old girl tragically lost her life and her father was severely injured when the earthen wall of a mud house collapsed on them following a violent lightning strike in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. The fatal incident occurred on Sunday morning, 6 September, in Dhitpur village under Bhaluka Upazila amidst heavy rainfall and intense electrical storms across […]

Chattogram is confronting a sharp escalation in dengue fever cases, with healthcare authorities reporting more than 300 new infections within the first six days of September alone. The sudden spike in vector-borne transmissions across the port city and surrounding districts has heightened anxieties among local residents and public health officials alike. Official statistics compiled by […]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified its crackdown along the frontier, successfully intercepting a massive haul of smuggled goods valued at approximately Tk 1.86 crore across multiple operations in Sylhet. The targeted raids demonstrate the paramilitary force’s ongoing efforts to curb illicit cross-border trade and secure the region’s territorial boundaries against illegal trafficking syndicates. Operating […]