The Bangladesh government is set to finalize a major acquisition agreement for 10 Airbus aircraft this October, marking a pivotal shift in the country’s aviation strategy. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat confirmed the upcoming deal during a press conference at the Secretariat on Tuesday, emphasizing the state’s intent to diversify its fleet […]

A list prepared by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) identifying people allegedly involved in extortion and land or property grabbing has reportedly included a significant number of current and former BNP leaders and activists. According to a report published by the English-language daily New Age, the DMP list contains the names of 1,530 people allegedly […]

Police in Gazipur have recovered the body of a 16-year-old female garment factory worker from her residence in the Jorun area under Konabari Police Station. The deceased, identified as Hasina Akter, was found hanging inside her rented room on Monday evening. Hasina, daughter of Hasen Ali from Amgach Bilasi Tistapara village in Debiganj upazila, Panchagarh […]

A special court in Faridpur has sentenced a young man to life imprisonment for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old child in the Char Bhadrasan area. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon by the presiding judge of the Faridpur Prevention of Violence Against Children Tribunal. The convict, identified as Raju Sheikh, was present in […]

Two suspects sustained gunshot wounds and four were apprehended after a violent standoff with law enforcement officers in the capital’s Adabor area in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident brings the total number of arrests connected to a high-profile property extortion and land-grabbing case to ten. The confrontation unfolded at approximately 2:30 am in […]

Two suspected criminals sustained gunshot wounds during a high-stakes midnight police operation in the capital’s Adabor area after an armed gang launched a violent attack on law enforcement officers. The raid unfolded in the early hours of Wednesday in the Khalpar area behind the Nobodoy Housing kitchen market, following specific intelligence regarding the whereabouts of […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have detained 492 individuals across the capital in a sweeping 24-hour drive aimed at curbing crime and maintaining law and order. According to an official press release issued by Deputy Commissioner Md Akhtar Hossain of the DMP Media and Public Relations Division on Tuesday, 29 September, police personnel launched coordinated raids […]

Police in Chuadanga’s Jibannagar upazila have taken eight individuals into custody, amongst them prominent figures from the local Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League, following a series of coordinated nighttime raids across the sub-district. The operations, conducted by multiple police teams between 1:00 am and 5:00 am on Monday, targeted several specific […]

DHAKA — Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, believed to be around 50 years old, from outside the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday morning. Officers from the local Shahbagh Police Station arrived at the scene around 10:30 am after being alerted to an unconscious man lying near the […]