Four labourers suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion while allegedly attempting to install an illegal gas connection in Narayanganj’s Fatullah late on Monday night. One of the victims remains in critical condition and has been admitted to the Emergency Department of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, where doctors said he sustained […]

Police have launched an investigation after a brick fragment struck a vehicle in the motorcade of Prime Minister Tarek Rahman while he was travelling to Barishal, following the circulation of a video of the incident on social media. The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 13 July, near Sadhur Bridge in Rajoir Upazila […]

The Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has assured Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates that no student will suffer any disadvantage if errors are confirmed in the creative section of the Physics First Paper examination. The announcement follows widespread concerns raised by examinees over two questions that were alleged to contain inaccuracies. In an […]

The fear of lightning strikes returns with every monsoon season across the vast haor wetlands of Netrokona, where thousands of farmers and fishermen depend on open fields and water bodies for their livelihoods. While the rainy season brings opportunities for cultivation and fishing, it also exposes residents to one of the country’s deadliest natural hazards. […]

More than 155,000 families remain marooned as severe flooding and landslides continue to affect large parts of Bangladesh, with the death toll rising to 54 and at least 39 people injured. The latest situation report released by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Monday (13 July) shows that hundreds of thousands of people […]

Bangladesh Police have arrested nearly 33,000 people during a nationwide special operation conducted over the past two and a half months as part of an intensified drive to tackle crime, maintain public order and apprehend fugitives. Alongside the special operation, almost 84,000 additional suspects were detained in regular policing activities and in connection with various […]

The Government of Bangladesh has assigned 101 recently promoted Joint Secretaries, who had been serving as Special Officers on Special Duty (OSD) under the Ministry of Public Administration, to various ministries and divisions across the government. The officials will continue serving in their newly assigned workplaces until further orders, marking the next phase of their […]

DHAKA — A Dhaka court has placed Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, a temple organiser from Gaibandha, on a four-day police remand in connection with a high-profile money laundering case. Haridas, who recently drew national attention for initiating the construction of an 81-foot-tall statue of Rama in Palashbari, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is preparing to expand technology-driven traffic enforcement across the capital by introducing a new generation of lower-cost ‘plug and play’ surveillance cameras alongside its existing artificial intelligence (AI)-powered camera network. The move reflects the force’s broader strategy to strengthen traffic monitoring while keeping implementation costs under control. According to DMP officials, […]