In the Ghoraghat Municipality of Dinajpur district, police have recovered the body of Shah Alam (60), an elderly carpenter, with his throat slit. The incident has created significant public concern in the area, with uncertainty surrounding the exact cause of death. It remains unclear whether the case involves suicide or a planned killing, and differing […]

In Ukhiya upazila’s Rajapalong union in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, a fatal incident occurred in the Taipalong area following escalating tensions linked to the writing of the slogan “Joy Bangla” on a wall and a subsequent police case filed by a local political leader. The situation, which had remained tense for several days, ultimately resulted in […]

A woman and her three-year-old daughter were allegedly murdered and buried following a domestic dispute involving a long-term extramarital relationship, according to police statements in Faridpur. Authorities said that Md. Uzzal Khan, who has been detained, confessed during interrogation to killing Jahanara Begum (30) and her daughter Samia (3) by strangulation and subsequently burying their […]

An Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Sirajganj has directed the publication of a newspaper notice regarding the arrest warrant issued against Kusthia-3 (Sadar) constituency Member of Parliament Mufti Amir Hamza in connection with a defamation case. The order was issued on Sunday (17 May) by Judge Suman Karmakar of the Sirajganj Additional Chief Judicial […]

Motorcycle users staged a human chain and protest demonstration against a proposed tax imposition on motorcycles in the capital on Sunday. The programme was held in front of the headquarters of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) in Agargaon, Dhaka. During the protest, demonstrators lined up motorcycles on the road in front of the NBR […]

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 […]