The prolonged power outages that have long plagued Bangladesh’s rural regions and district towns have now reached the capital city, Dhaka. Severe load shedding hit various neighbourhoods across Dhaka on Wednesday night, 12 August, plunging residents into extreme distress and disrupting everyday household routines after working hours. Affected citizens turned to social media platforms to […]

A horrific collision between a heavy goods lorry and a motorcycle claimed two lives along the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Highway on Wednesday morning. The fatal incident occurred at around 10:00 am on 12 August in the Keruntali area under Teknaf Upazila, casting a pall of gloom over the victims’ families and local communities. The deceased have […]

A long-standing land dispute turned violent in Puthia, Rajshahi, leaving one person dead and at least 20 others injured. The victim, identified as 36-year-old Abdul Karim, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday evening, 11 August, following a clash between two rival groups in Bharuapara village under Belpukur Union. Karim, the son of Fazlul Haq of […]

Police in Ashulia have arrested two individuals, including a local political leader, for their alleged involvement in the abduction of a 16-year-old female student from Savar Cantonment Public School and College. Officers confirmed that evidence directly linking the suspects to the crime prompted the arrests. The detainees have been identified as Touhidur Islam Sanbi, Secretary […]

Five more individuals have succumbed to measles and suspected measles symptoms across the country in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00 am on Wednesday. According to official data, four deaths were attributed to measles-like symptoms, while one fatality was confirmed to be caused by laboratory-tested measles. With these latest fatalities, the nationwide death toll […]

A bomb disposal unit successfully neutralised a high-powered pressure cooker bomb in an open field in Savar on Wednesday afternoon. The controlled explosion, carried out at around 3:30 pm on 12 August, shook the immediate vicinity with a powerful blast as bomb technicians safely detonated the device. The discovery dates back to Tuesday midnight, 11 […]