Around 1,000 companies in Bangladesh have been waiting for pesticide registration certificates and licences for two and a half years, with applications covering 4,603 products still awaiting decisions. Yet four chemical pesticide products from US-based multinational Corteva Agriscience Bangladesh Limited have received approval, raising questions among industry representatives about the transparency and consistency of the […]

Police have detained a 26-year-old man and a young woman from a residential mess in Khulna, Bangladesh, following information provided by local residents. The two were detained at around 3.30pm on Sunday, 25 October, from the fourth floor of a building in the Mujgunni area of Khalishpur, according to police. The man has been identified […]

Bangladeshi singer Rabi Chowdhury has expressed alarm over shots being fired at fellow musician Asif Akbar’s private car, condemning the incident and calling for greater protection for artists. He has also urged the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation to identify those responsible and establish the motive behind the shooting. In a post on his […]

Police in Kendua, Netrokona, have arrested three men accused of gang-raping a young woman who travelled from Ishwarganj to meet one of them. The accused were produced before a court in Netrokona on Sunday, which rejected their bail applications and ordered that they be sent to jail. The accused have been identified as Billal Mia, […]