A 25-year-old woman died after reportedly jumping in front of a moving train at Darshana Halt Railway Station in Chuadanga, leaving behind a child believed to be around four years old on the platform. The incident took place at approximately 12.30am on Friday, 31 July, according to local residents and railway police. Witnesses and local […]

Two key stations on Dhaka’s metro rail network, Mirpur-10 and Farmgate, were temporarily closed on Saturday after separate suspicious bags and sacks were found at the stations, prompting a security response from police and bomb disposal personnel. The two incidents were reported at roughly the same time, leading the authorities to take precautionary measures and […]

Two men were arrested after 1,955 yaba tablets were allegedly found concealed inside the air filter box of a motorcycle during an operation by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-11) in Sonargaon, Narayanganj. The motorcycle, which the authorities said was being used to transport the drugs, was also seized. According to RAB, the two detainees are […]

At least 10 activists from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami were injured in a series of clashes between supporters of the two political groups in Sirajpur Union of Companiganj upazila in Noakhali. A local BNP office was also reportedly vandalised during the violence. The clashes took place from Friday evening until late at […]

Police have arrested eight people, including the convener of the Dimla upazila unit of Jubo Dal, during a raid on an alleged gambling den in Nilphamari’s Dimla upazila. The arrests were made late on Wednesday night, 29 July, in the Shalhati area of the upazila following information that gambling sessions were being regularly held inside […]

The vice-president of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RACSU), Mostakur Rahman Zahid, has threatened action against media outlets and journalists over reports concerning the assault of three students at the university. Zahid alleged that several media organisations had presented the recent incident in a one-sided manner and, in doing so, had effectively defended the banned […]

A local Jamaat-e-Islami leader was allegedly beaten in Patuakhali’s Bauphal upazila following accusations of an inappropriate relationship with a married woman living in his neighbourhood, sparking tension and widespread discussion among residents. The injured man has been identified as Faruk Hossain Pyada, secretary of the Jamaat’s unit in Ward No. 3 of Daspara Union. He […]

The Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) General Secretary (GS), Salahuddin Ammar, has increasingly found himself at the centre of controversy, with allegations ranging from public harassment of teachers and students to interference in administrative affairs, threats against academics, physical attacks and politically contentious remarks. The latest incident, involving allegations that three students were assaulted […]