The High Court of Bangladesh has ordered Grameen Kalyan, a social business entity founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay 666 crore taka (approximately £48 million) in outstanding taxes to the National Revenue Board (NBR). A High Court bench led by Justice Md […]

A 28-year-old electrician was brutally hacked to death by an eight-member gang in the Sonadanga area of Khulna city on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 8:30 pm behind the Talukdar Community Centre, where the victim was standing whilst using his mobile phone. According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadanga Model Police Station, Md Rafiqul […]

DHAKA — Bangladesh will launch a nationwide second-phase special measles vaccination campaign on 25 September to contain persistent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral disease across the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain announced the government’s decision following a seminar held at the University Women’s Federation in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The event, […]

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has executed an extensive enforcement drive across the capital, filing 2,206 cases against persistent traffic violators. Conducted on Thursday, 10 September, the day-long operation aimed to restore order on the city’s notoriously congested arteries. Alongside the legal cases, officers impounded 436 vehicles into police dumping yards […]

The Bangladesh Police Headquarters has announced a series of administrative realignments, reassigning six senior officers across various operational divisions, regional posts, and specialized units. Issued on Thursday, 10 September, by the Personnel Management-1 branch of Police Headquarters, the directives were formalised through separate official notifications signed by Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Raihan Uddin Khan. […]

Police in Rupganj have detained two men during a targeted evening operation following intelligence reports of an impending armed clash in Narayanganj district. The arrests took place on Wednesday night within the Chanpara Rehabilitation Centre settlement. Acting on specific information that individuals were gathering weapons to commit violent offences, a patrol team from Rupganj Police […]