A sudden stone-throwing attack on a moving passenger train triggered panic among travellers in Bangladesh’s Jhenaidah district on Saturday afternoon, prompting swift action by railway staff and local residents. The incident occurred near Mobarakganj Railway Station in Kaliganj upazila, when stones were hurled at the Chilahati–Khulna-bound Rupsa Express, shattering at least one window and briefly […]

Dhaka’s Pangao Inland Container Terminal (PICT) has resumed operations under the management of Swiss-based multinational logistics company Medlog, marking a significant shift in Bangladesh’s inland port operations. The terminal was formally reopened on Sunday, raising expectations that the long loss-making facility will finally move towards financial viability and play a stronger role in the country’s […]

In Mymensingh-1 constituency (Haluaghat-Dhobadoura), a supporter of independent BNP candidate Salman Omar was fatally stabbed on Friday evening, with local sources identifying two individuals as leading the attack. The victim, Nazrul Islam, aged 40, was killed amid a dispute over the inauguration of Omar’s election office in Ershad Bazar, Dhobadoura Upazila. Nazrul hailed from Bakpara […]

A private car was severely damaged after a compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder exploded while the vehicle was being refuelled at a filling station in Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila. The incident occurred at around 11:00 am on Saturday at the Star CNG filling station in the Kararchar area, located along the busy Dhaka–Sylhet highway, triggering panic […]

In a significant law enforcement operation in Boalkhali, Chattogram, joint forces conducted a raid on the residence of an Awami League leader, seizing illegal firearms, weapons manufacturing equipment, and arresting two brothers. The arrested individuals were subsequently handed over to the local police. The incident occurred late Friday night in the Bengura area of the […]