Three prison inmates have died in separate incidents while receiving medical care or upon arrival at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as remand prisoners Abul Bashar, 58, and Abdul Qayyum, 62, alongside convicted prisoner Shahadat Hossain Liton, 48. Inspector Md Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the DMCH police […]

A former union parishad member was killed on Sunday afternoon after being struck by a speeding, brick-laden lorry on the Chittagong-Rangamati highway in Raozan upazila, Chittagong. The tragedy triggered widespread anger among local residents, who blockaded the vital artery for an hour to demand an immediate end to reckless driving. The victim, 55-year-old Nurul Islam, […]

Police have detained three men in Chhagalnaiya, Feni, after they allegedly posed as police officers to search residents’ mobile phones and extort money from the local community. The incident occurred on Saturday night (5 September) in Uttar Jashpur village, situated within the Mahamaya Union of the upazila. The suspects have been identified as Imam Hossain, […]

Police have arrested a madrasa teacher in Daganbhuiyan, Feni, following allegations of sexually assaulting a young male student in the institution’s residential quarters. The suspect, identified as Nizam Uddin, was apprehended on Saturday night (5 September) during a targeted raid conducted in the Chowrasta area of Noakhali district. Law enforcement officers tracked him down using […]

A substitute madrasa teacher accused of sexually abusing six young pupils has been apprehended by police following a fugitive hunt that led investigators to Gazipur. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Mahbubur Rahman, was arrested in the early hours of Sunday during a targeted operation in the Kalagachhar area under Gacha Police Station of Gazipur Metropolitan […]

Metropolitan police officers have arrested nine individuals, including three retired army personnel, in connection with a violent armed robbery in Dhanmondi where 3.8 million taka was stolen at gunpoint. The details of the operation were disclosed on Sunday morning during a press briefing led by Joint Commissioner (Crime) Md Faruq Hossain at the DMP Media […]

A 38-year-old woman sustained gunshot injuries inside her own residence in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area on Saturday night after unidentified miscreants opened fire through an open window. The victim, identified as Jasmeen Akhtar, was struck in her right arm whilst watching television at around 11:00 pm. Family members rushed her to a local clinic for […]