An armed group allegedly attacked a businessman’s under-construction building in Chattogram after he refused to pay Tk20 million in extortion, according to police and local sources. The attackers reportedly vandalised the property and detonated three crude bombs, commonly referred to as cocktails, before leaving the area. A construction worker, identified as Hasan Saki, sustained serious […]

Police recovered the bodies of four people, including a newlywed couple, from three upazilas of Naogaon district on Sunday, 26 July, following separate incidents. The deaths occurred in Badalgachhi, Atrai and Raninagar upazilas. The newlywed couple drowned in a canal in Badalgachhi around noon. In Atrai, a young man was found hanging inside his home […]

Three more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 458 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest fatalities include two women and one man. The figures were disclosed by the DGHS in a bulletin […]

Police have detained a 25-year-old man in connection with the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl, a Class One pupil, in Sunamganj Sadar upazila. The suspect, identified as Saiful Haque, was detained by police on Sunday afternoon following the reported incident. The girl’s father is preparing to file a case with Sunamganj Sadar Model Police […]