Police have arrested four leaders associated with the Awami League in Satkhira in connection with a case filed over alleged acts of sabotage. The arrests took place on Saturday, 15 August, in the Sultanpur area of Satkhira town. Those detained are Kazi Aktar Hossain, organising secretary of the Satkhira district Awami League; Master Shafiqul Islam, […]

Bangladesh have created a landmark moment in their Test history, defeating Australia by nine wickets in Darwin to take a 1–0 lead in the two-match series. The victory is particularly significant because it is Bangladesh’s first Test win on Australian soil, ending a long wait for a result that had previously eluded them against one […]

A persistent shortage of natural gas in Gazipur is disrupting industrial production, with around 15 per cent of factories reportedly facing operational difficulties and affected units experiencing production cuts of nearly 40 per cent. Mohammad Amzad Hossain, superintendent of Gazipur Industrial Police-2, said on Sunday that the authorities had received information about widespread disruption caused […]

Police in Chattogram have arrested 15 people, including several lawyers, while preparations were under way for a programme marking the 51st anniversary of the death of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The arrests took place on Saturday night, 15 August, in the Double Mooring police station area of Chattogram city. According to lawyers and local sources, […]

Concern over the measles situation in Bangladesh has intensified, with six more people dying after developing symptoms of the disease in the past 24 hours. During the same period, another 1,101 people were reported with measles or measles-like symptoms, highlighting the continuing scale of the outbreak. The latest figures were published by the Directorate General […]

A young woman was killed and her husband seriously injured when a speeding lorry struck their motorbike as they were travelling to her father’s home on their first wedding anniversary in Rangpur. The deceased, 20-year-old Liza Akter, was the daughter of businessman Lavlu Mia of Guabari village in Pirgachha upazila. Her husband, Shamim Mia, is […]

A seven-year-old boy was killed after being struck by an autorickshaw while attempting to cross a road in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola on Sunday morning. The accident occurred in front of a local Dakhil madrasa in Ward No. 8 of Paschim Char Umed Union at around the morning hours on 16 August. The child, identified […]

Former president of the banned Student League’s Natore district unit, Rakibul Islam, was temporarily released on parole for two hours on Saturday night to attend his father’s funeral prayer and burial. He was taken back to Natore Jail under police escort after the burial was completed. According to Natore Sadar police, Rakibul had been in […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 511 people during its regular law-enforcement operations across the capital over a 24-hour period, while 49 cases were filed against those detained, police said on Sunday. The information was disclosed on 16 August by Niaz Mehedi, additional deputy commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division. The arrests were […]

Dhaka is set to receive 50 additional automated traffic signals as part of a new initiative aimed at improving traffic management and restoring discipline on the capital’s increasingly congested roads. The project is expected to cost around Tk 100 crore, putting the average expenditure at approximately Tk 2 crore for each signal installation. The proposed […]