A late-night journey turned into a harrowing ordeal for a mobile financial services agent in Chattogram, after a group of robbers posing as fellow passengers made off with Tk 1 million from him in a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw. The incident occurred at around 10:30 pm on Saturday night in the Bahaddarhat area under Chandgaon police station. […]

In a significant drug enforcement operation, a married couple has been apprehended in Gopalganj for possession of a large quantity of cannabis. The seizure, totalling 16 kilograms, was carried out by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in the village of Guptorgati, Mukshudpur Upazila, on Sunday afternoon, 14 December. The arrested individuals have been identified […]

Muhammad Eyakub, the general secretary of the labour union at Jamuna Oil Company, has been sent to prison following his arrest in connection with an attack on students during an anti-discrimination movement. The arrest was carried out by police in the early hours of Sunday, after which he was formally remanded to custody by the […]

A disturbing case of consumer deception has come to light in Chattogram, where counterfeit soaps bearing the label “Original” were being sold in local markets. At first glance, these products appeared identical to legitimate Dettol soaps—similar packaging, colours, and branding—but tests revealed they contained substandard and potentially hazardous ingredients. For months, a well-organised criminal network […]

A sombre shadow has fallen over the village of Polashbari in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, following the tragic death of Sabuj Mia, one of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a terrorist drone strike at a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping base in Sudan. Sabuj’s untimely passing has plunged his family, friends, and the wider community into mourning. Sabuj […]