An unidentified woman, believed to be around 50 years old, was killed after being struck by an intercity train in Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore on Saturday morning. The impact left her body dismembered, with the remains scattered beside the railway tracks. Railway police have collected her fingerprints in an effort to establish her identity. The […]

A fire broke out at a carton warehouse associated with Supreme Garments in Kashimpur, Gazipur, on Saturday morning, prompting a response from five Fire Service units. No casualties have been reported so far. The fire started at around 10.30am on 24 October in the Shailan area of Kashimpur Police Station, within Gazipur metropolitan area. The […]

Bangladesh Bank’s website remained inaccessible for a third consecutive day on Saturday as the central bank continued precautionary measures following a global cybersecurity alert. Officials said the website would remain offline until adequate security could be ensured, although connections between the central bank and commercial banks continued to operate normally. The central bank took the […]

A gunman opened fire at the personal car of popular Bangladeshi singer and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Asif Akbar in the capital’s Moghbazar area early on Saturday, 24 October. No one was injured in the incident, but the vehicle’s rear right window was badly damaged. The shooting took place at around 4.50 am […]