Police have arrested two local political leaders affiliated with the Awami League and its student wing, the Chhatra League, during overnight raids in Shibpur Upazila, Narsingdi. The arrests were made under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In the first operation conducted late on Sunday night, 26 July 2026, officers apprehended 45-year-old Shahadat Hossain Shyamal Molla from the […]

Police have arrested 12 activists belonging to the banned student organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League after they attempted to stage a flash procession in Sonargaon Upazila, Narayanganj. The incident occurred on Monday afternoon, 27 July 2026, along the Asian Highway in the Bostol area under Jampur Union. According to local residents and law enforcement officials, a […]

Three people, including two sisters, have been killed and three others severely injured following a head-on collision between a lorry and a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw in Ramu Upazila, Cox’s Bazar. The injured passengers are currently undergoing treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital. The fatal accident occurred around 2:00 pm on Monday, 27 July 2026, along the […]

Police have recovered the body of a Sub-Inspector attached to the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) from a pond adjacent to his in-laws’ residence in Paikandi village, Gopalganj Sadar Upazila. Authorities retrieved the body on Monday, 27 July 2026, after local residents spotted it floating in the water. The deceased officer has been identified as 38-year-old […]

Public awareness and strict legal enforcement are essential to curb environmental pollution caused by illegal polythene, emphasized Sheikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Speaking during an awareness drive at Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka on Monday, 27 July 2026, the state minister highlighted the urgent need to phase out banned […]

The government has restored the operational licence of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Mogbazar, Dhaka, following its temporary suspension over the deaths of six newborn babies. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has attached three mandatory conditions to the clearance, warning that failure to meet them will prompt renewed regulatory enforcement. An official circular signed […]

A court in Faridpur has sentenced a man to imprisonment until death for strangling his 25-year-old wife over unpaid dowry demands. Judge Shamima Parveen of the Faridpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict on Monday, 27 July 2026, concluding a seven-year judicial process. The convict, Monojit Sarkar, was tried for the murder […]

A district court in Khulna has sentenced three men to death over the murder of a local grocer following a land dispute in Batiaghata Upazila. Judge Md Khurshid Alam of the Khulna Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4 pronounced the verdict on Monday, 27 July 2026. The court acquitted a fourth accused after prosecution failed […]