In a move aimed at facilitating smoother traffic flow during a significant political event, authorities have announced that the Elevated Expressway in Dhaka will be toll-free for four hours on Thursday, 25 December. The decision coincides with the return of BNP’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, to the country. The announcement was made public on Wednesday, […]

In a harrowing incident in Dupchanchia, Bogura, two suspects have been placed in five-day judicial remand over the abduction and subsequent strangulation of a local businessman. The order was issued on Tuesday evening by Judicial Magistrate Ariful Haque, according to Inspector Shahidul Islam of Bogura Court Police. Inspector Islam confirmed that the two suspects were […]

The Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) General Secretary, Salahuddin Ammar, has come under intense criticism from the branch of the Nationalist Teachers’ Forum for his recent conduct. On Monday night, the forum’s President, Professor Abdul Alim, and General Secretary, Professor Mohammad Amirul Islam, issued a statement denouncing Ammar’s behaviour. According to the statement, Ammar […]

In Madaripur, all positions held by Faruk Hossain Bapari, the district convenor of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) youth wing, have been suspended following allegations that he organised a guard around the residence and business establishments of banned Awami League leader Shahjahan Khan and his brothers. The suspension was confirmed in a press release on […]

After more than fifteen years abroad, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is set to return to Bangladesh. He is scheduled to depart from London on Wednesday evening (24 December, UK time) and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is expected to land in Dhaka around noon on Thursday (25 December). Accompanying him […]

In Laxmipur, an eight-year-old girl tragically lost her life after a fire was deliberately set at the residence of a local BNP leader, while three others sustained severe burns. The case was officially lodged four days after the incident. On Tuesday night (23 December), BNP leader Belal Hossain, who himself suffered burns in the attack, […]

Authorities have confirmed the identity of the young woman whose lifeless body was abandoned at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). The discovery was formally verified on Tuesday afternoon, 23 December, when her relatives visited the DMCH morgue to identify the body. The deceased has been identified as Rasheda Akter, 22, daughter of the late […]