In a robust effort to curb road accidents, enhance highway security, and eliminate substance abuse from the public transport sector, the Chuadanga District Police have officially initiated a mandatory drug-testing campaign for long-distance drivers, supervisors, and transport assistants. The initiative is being executed in close collaboration with the local District Transport Owners’ Association, targeting key […]

Search and rescue operations resumed on Wednesday morning along the Padma River near Rajshahi as emergency services continued their efforts to locate a father and son who vanished after a boat capsize. Despite more than 20 hours having elapsed since the tragic incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon, salvage teams have yet to trace the missing […]

Sitting silently on the banks of the turbulent Bangali River, 75-year-old Chaitanya Sarkar wept as he watched the water swallow what remains of his ancestral village. A resident of Hawladar Para in Chokkhanpur village under Sherpur Upazila, Bogura, Sarkar recounted the painful erosion that has destroyed his community over the years. Once home to 130 […]

A formal legal complaint has been lodged against a local photographer and his parents in connection with the alleged four-day unlawful confinement, sexual assault, and subsequent murder of a 24-year-old makeup artist in the Adabor area of the Bangladeshi capital. On Monday, 27 July, the victim’s elder sister, Razia Sultana, filed the petition before Judge […]

In a major bid to curb rising criminality, maintain public order, and ensure national security, law enforcement agencies across Bangladesh have arrested over 141,000 individuals during a comprehensive 88-day operation. According to a press release issued by the Police Headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday, the extensive drive combined both specialized crackdowns and routine operational procedures […]

A primary school educator based in the Dumki sub-district of Patuakhali has been taken into police custody on charges of sexually abusing a young student. The suspect was detained by members of the local community on Monday morning after the minor disclosed the traumatic event to family members, prompting swift public action and official police […]