Adverse weather conditions, strong gusty winds and rough waters on the Padma River have led authorities to temporarily suspend ferry and launch operations on the Daulatdia–Paturia river route, causing significant disruption for thousands of passengers and transport operators awaiting river crossings. The suspension of ferry services was implemented at approximately 2:00 pm on Saturday, 6 […]

A verdict is set to be delivered on Sunday in the case concerning the brutal killing of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi, Dhaka. The judgment will be announced by Judge Masrur Saleqin of the Dhaka Metropolitan Child Violence Suppression Tribunal. The prosecution has sought the maximum punishment, the death penalty, for both accused individuals—Sohel Rana […]

Elderly Man Killed While Crossing Highway in Mirsarai A 75-year-old man was killed after being struck by a pickup van while crossing the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Mirsarai Upazila of Chattogram on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Md Mujibul Haque (75), son of the late Abdul Haque of the Mirzapara area in West Khaiyachhara […]

The mighty Jamuna River has intensified its erosion along several riverbank communities in Sirajganj even before the onset of the peak monsoon season, leaving many families homeless and heightening concerns among residents living in vulnerable char and riverside areas. One of the latest victims is Molla Saiful Islam, an auto-rickshaw driver from Char Salimabad in […]

Two people, including a young motorcyclist and his brother-in-law, were killed after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a motorcycle in Barguna district on Friday night. The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm on the Dhaka–Kuakata Highway in front of Shakharia Secondary School in Amtali Upazila. The deceased were identified as Md Sajib […]

A female college student in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna has reportedly been staying at the home of her alleged boyfriend for seven consecutive days, demanding that he marry her. According to local sources, the accused, Tahzid Hossain Biplob Molla, has remained absent from the area since news of the student’s protest became public. As of […]

A reported attempt to push seven people from India into Bangladesh through the Tetulbaria border in Meherpur’s Gangni Upazila was thwarted by members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local residents, according to border authorities and local sources. The incident occurred at dawn on Saturday near Sub-Pillar 5 of Main Pillar 104 along the […]

A passenger bus overturned after colliding with a road divider in Dhaka’s Mohakhali Amtali area early on Saturday, leaving the driver’s assistant dead and two passengers seriously injured. According to Fire Service officials and hospital sources, the accident occurred at around 6:00 a.m. when a passenger bus operated by Bhati Bangla Paribahan lost control and […]