A violent and audacious attack on police officers in Mymensingh city has triggered widespread concern after a handcuffed suspect was forcibly snatched from custody by an armed mob, leaving five police personnel seriously injured. The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon, 13 January, at the Digarkanda Fishery intersection, a busy area of Mymensingh city. According […]

A meticulously planned and apparently clue-free murder in Manikganj has been unravelled within 24 hours, after detectives established that the victim, Nurjahan Begum, was killed by an acquaintance who entered her home through a bathroom ventilator to exact revenge over a long-running financial dispute and perceived public humiliation. Nurjahan Begum, 55, a resident of the […]

A man has been sentenced to imprisonment after being caught attempting to sell pork falsely presented as venison near the Sundarbans, highlighting once again the persistent threat posed by wildlife poaching and food fraud in Bangladesh’s coastal forest regions. Forest Department officials detained the accused, Zakir Hossain, 38, late on Sunday night at around 11 […]

A major eviction drive was carried out on Tuesday afternoon along the Dhaka–Aricha Highway in Savar, as the local administration moved decisively to remove illegally constructed structures from government land. The operation took place in the Chotobalimeher area, adjacent to the Savar Model Mosque, and resulted in the demolition of 35 unauthorised shops and roadside […]

Under the government-led initiative ‘Operation Devil Hunt Phase-2’, the joint security forces have arrested 18,007 individuals across Bangladesh in the past month. The operation, aimed at controlling law and order, cracking down on illegal arms, and targeting extremist groups, also resulted in the seizure of a large cache of weapons and explosives. Authorities reported that […]

Gopalganj police have arrested Mujibur Rahman Sikdar, the chief campaign coordinator for independent candidate Kamruzzaman Bhuiya, contesting the Gopalganj-2 constituency, which covers Sadar and part of Kashiani. The arrest took place on Tuesday at approximately 11:00 am near the Post Office junction in Gopalganj town. Authorities reported that Mujibur Rahman Sikdar, a resident of Chandradighalia […]