Police officers in Debidwar, Comilla, have apprehended the alleged mastermind behind an elusive honeytrap and blackmail ring, local sources confirmed on Friday. The suspect, a woman named Laily—widely known across the region by her epithet ‘Lady Don’—was taken into custody during a late-night law enforcement operation that also yielded a quantity of illegal narcotics. Sub-Inspector […]

Police in Faridpur have launched a murder investigation following the gruesome discovery of an unidentified man’s dismembered remains packed inside three cardboard boxes left alongside the Dhaka-Khulna Highway. The victim, estimated to be between 40 and 50 years of age, was discovered around midday on Saturday in the Boalia area under Raiptur Union in Madhukhali […]

Tragedy struck the remote Haor region of Khaliajuri in Netrokona on Saturday morning after two toddlers lost their lives in a tragic drowning incident just yards from a local educational institution. The deceased have been identified as five-year-old Obaidullah, son of Selim Miah, and four-year-old Shahadat, son of Sekul Miah. Both children were residents of […]

Police in the capital have launched an investigation after discovering the dismembered remains of an unidentified man in the Adabor area of Dhaka on Saturday. Law enforcement officers recovered the victim’s remains from Hakkar Mor in Adabor Block 10 after being alerted by local residents. According to preliminary reports from the scene, the body had […]

A sharp escalation in suspected measles cases across Bangladesh has claimed the lives of seven more children in a 24-hour window, underscoring growing concerns over childhood public health vulnerabilities. According to official data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) during its regular health bulletin on Saturday, 12 September, seven deaths attributed to […]

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers have arrested a 30-year-old man in Gazipur following allegations of gang rape, video blackmail, and extortion targeting the wife of an expatriate worker in Thakurgaon’s Ranishankail upazila. The suspect, identified as Al Amin, son of Mohammad Hanif from Hatgaon village in Ranishankail, was apprehended on Friday night during a targeted […]

Police have recovered the bodies of two unidentified men from the Shahbagh area of the capital, Dhaka. The deceased are estimated to be around 65 and 45 years of age. Authorities have not yet been able to ascertain their identities. The recoveries took place on Saturday afternoon from the footpath adjacent to the National Eidgah […]

Tragedy struck the Daulatpur area of Khulna on Saturday morning after a 35-year-old man was shot dead in broad daylight along the Khulna-Jessore Highway. The victim, identified as Jalil Munshi, son of Dilu Munshi, was a resident of the Kulibagan neighbourhood. The incident took place at around 8:15 am directly in front of the Ispahani […]

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has announced that both day and night temperatures are expected to decrease across the country over the next 24 hours. Alongside the dip in temperature, meteorologists have warned of widespread rainfall accompanied by sporadic squally winds and thunderstorms across all eight administrative divisions. According to the official bulletin released on […]

A journey to mourn the loss of a relative ended in tragedy early on Saturday morning when a young homemaker was killed in a road accident in Chandpur’s Matlab Dakshin sub-district. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Sadia Akter, was travelling in a battery-run auto-rickshaw alongside three family members to attend a relative’s funeral. The fatal […]