The Bangladesh Police have apprehended a 28-year-old man in connection with the rape of a third-grade schoolgirl in the Faridpur Sadar Upazila. The suspect, identified as Jihad Khan, was arrested during a nocturnal raid in the Shibchar area of Madaripur district. He is the son of Hashem Khan and a resident of Uttar Sadipur village, […]

A further child undergoing treatment with measles-like symptoms has died at the paediatric ward of Rangpur Medical College Hospital, while new cases continue to be reported across the division. The deceased infant, Moni Akter, aged nine months, was the daughter of Mahabub Alam from Sadar Upazila in Thakurgaon. She died on Saturday night while receiving […]

In Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj area, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-11) has arrested a drug trafficker named Sohel Rana (37) along with 10 kilogrammes of cannabis. The information was confirmed on Saturday morning (17 May) through a press release issued by RAB-11. According to RAB, acting on a tip-off, an operational team of RAB-11, CPSP Narayanganj, set […]

A late-night fire has partially destroyed a market in Bandarban district, damaging approximately 48 shops and residential houses, according to local administration and fire service officials. The incident occurred at around 3:45am on Saturday night at Baghmara Market in Jamchhari Union, situated along the border between Rowangchhari and Bandarban Sadar upazilas. Local accounts indicate that […]