A thirteen-year-old schoolboy tragically drowned on Monday after falling into an underwater pit created by sand extraction in the Matamuhuri River. The incident occurred at approximately 12:30 pm in the Chokoria upazila of Cox’s Bazar district. The deceased has been identified as Ador Das, a Year 8 student (seventh grade) at Chokoria Korak Vidyapith. He […]

An investigation has uncovered a deeply entrenched institutional bribery syndicate operating within passport offices across Bangladesh. Driven by specialised personnel known as ‘channel masters’, this illicit system orchestrates the collection, accounting, and distribution of bribes. The network implicates individuals at every level—from office heads to low-ranking clerks—with allegations that monthly proceeds worth millions of BDT […]