Operations at the Mirpur-10 and Farmgate metro rail stations in Dhaka were temporarily suspended on Saturday after two suspicious bags or sacks were found at separate locations, prompting a security response from police and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) bomb disposal unit. The first suspicious item was spotted at around noon on the second floor […]

Police in Panchhari, Khagrachhari, have detained a 17-year-old youth following allegations of attempting to sexually assault a five-year-old child by luring her with cartoons on a mobile phone. Law enforcement officers took the teenager into custody at around 9:30 pm on Friday (31 July) after receiving an oral complaint from the victim’s family. According to […]

Rain is expected to continue across Bangladesh despite a slight weakening in the influence of the seasonal monsoon, according to the latest forecast issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). While rainfall has become less widespread than in recent days, showers and thunderstorms remain likely in all eight divisions of the country. The weather agency […]

Rajshahi University (RU) has been gripped by growing tension following allegations of repeated assaults on students, accusations of politically branding victims before handing them over to police, and controversial remarks directed at journalists. The incidents have triggered widespread concern across the campus, with students, political organisations and journalists warning that the university’s academic environment is […]

Police have arrested six leaders affiliated with the Awami League, Jubo League and Krishak League in separate operations across three upazilas of Bogura, as part of ongoing action against individuals accused in various criminal cases. Following the completion of legal formalities, all six were produced before a court on Thursday (30 July), which ordered that […]

Low- and middle-income households in Dhaka are facing mounting financial pressure as the prices of essential commodities continue to rise, with vegetables and green chillies becoming particularly expensive. The sharp increase in the cost of everyday food items has made weekly grocery shopping increasingly difficult for many families, forcing them to cut back on purchases […]

A former joint secretary of the Narayanganj Metropolitan unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been accused in a rape case filed by a woman who is the mother of one child. The complainant alleges that the accused lured her to a residence on the pretext of helping her with a legal case involving her […]

Bangladesh recorded four additional deaths among people showing symptoms consistent with measles over the past 24 hours, while no deaths were confirmed to have been caused by laboratory-confirmed measles during the same period. The latest fatalities have pushed the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles cases to 820 since 15 March. The […]