Police in Gazipur have arrested a madrasa teacher accused of sexually assaulting a ten-year-old female pupil in the Tongi district, an incident that prompted intense public demonstrations and calls for swift justice. The individual, named as Ibrahim, was taken into custody following an extensive police operation triggered by events on the night of Thursday, 30 […]

The body of a 19-year-old student was recovered by police from a hostel room in Dhaka’s Kalabagan district on Friday morning, highlighting ongoing concerns over mental health and safety support for young students living away from home. The deceased, identified as Pinky Biswas, was a first-year student enrolled at the Anwer Khan Modern Nursing Institute […]

Khulna University (KU) has dismissed Professor Md Rezaul Islam of the Agrotechnology Discipline following a formal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate misconduct directed at female students. The decision was finalised during the university’s 237th Syndicate meeting on Thursday, 30 July. Simultaneously, the administration established a high-powered, five-member special committee to investigate separate […]

Administrative authorities at Kuakata Secondary School, situated in the Kalapara sub-district of Patuakhali, have officially suspended an office assistant following widespread outrage over an explicit video involving a female student from the establishment. The disciplinary decision was taken after a preliminary inquiry confirmed the individual’s involvement in conduct deemed immoral and detrimental to workplace discipline. […]

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 […]