Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an expanded investigation into Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, a former adviser to the interim government, following fresh allegations of money laundering amounting to 110 billion Bangladeshi Taka (approximately £700 million). The high-profile youth leader, who rose to prominence during the July student movement, is facing serious scrutiny over accusations […]

A long-running village feud over local dominance has claimed another life in Alfadanga, Faridpur, where a tea vendor was ambushed and fatally hacked to death by armed rivals. The incident occurred around 9:00 pm on Saturday, 12 September, near Mala Government Primary School along the Kashiani-Alfadanga Road. The victim, 55-year-old Rabiul Islam Sheikh, also known […]

A second Bangladeshi national has died in hospital following a shooting by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along the Thakurgaon border. Thirty-eight-year-old Mostakim succumbed to his injuries late Saturday evening, hours after another victim, Asadul Haq, 35, died on Saturday morning. A third Bangladeshi national, Sri Uda Chandra, 35, sustained gunshot wounds during the […]