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 […]

Residents in northern Feni are facing renewed concerns over flooding as the monsoon season approaches, with damaged embankments along the Muhuri, Kohua and Silonia rivers yet to receive durable repairs. People living in riverbank areas of Fulgazi, Parshuram and Chhagalnaiya upazilas say temporary restoration work has heightened fears of another disaster similar to the devastating […]

A worker employed at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant project was killed in a road accident in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a motorcycle struck his bicycle while he was returning home from work. The accident took place at around 10:00 pm on Saturday, 16 May, at Montri’s Intersection in Shahapur Union of Ishwardi Upazila. The deceased […]

Authorities in Noakhali district have seized 96 sacks of government-allocated rice from the residence of a local leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Subarnachar, following allegations of illegal stockpiling and profiteering. The operation was carried out on Saturday afternoon after local residents informed officials that large quantities of subsidised rice had allegedly been stored for a […]