A young female garment worker in Siddhirganj was strangled to death by her paramour following a dispute over marriage, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) confirmed during a press briefing. The suspect, 25-year-old Abdur Razzak, also known as Aryan, has confessed to the crime in court under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. […]

A primary school student in Barisal narrowly escaped severe injury after discovering a sharp razor blade baked inside a loaf of bread distributed as part of a government school meal programme. The disturbing discovery took place on Wednesday, 22 July, at Harisena Government Primary School in Gournadi Municipality, sparking widespread alarm and anger among parents […]

A 24-year-old expatriate worker returning from Oman was severely mutilated at his ancestral home in Chatkhil Upazila, Noakhali, late on Wednesday night, 22 July. The victim, Jewel, suffered a violent attack allegedly carried out by his widowed aunt-in-law, who fled the scene immediately after the incident. The horrific attack took place in the Maryadpara village […]

A habitual offender facing eight criminal charges was hacked to death by assailants in Jessore on Wednesday night, 22 July. The killing took a dramatic turn after a suspect, arrested in connection with the crime, claimed he attacked the victim after catching him attempting to rape his wife. The deceased, 35-year-old Shariful Islam Jitu, was […]

A local political activist was hacked to death in Bogra over a longstanding family land dispute on Wednesday night, 23 July. The victim, 32-year-old Atiqur Rahman Mondal Sagar, was attacked by his cousins at his in-laws’ residence in Chalitabari Dakshinpara village, under Bogra Sadar Upazila. Sagar was the former convenor of the Shakharia Union unit […]

A 26-year-old man was allegedly murdered inside his lover’s marital home in Rajoir Upazila of Madaripur district on Wednesday night, 23 July. The victim, identified as Maruf Matubbar, was reportedly struck on the head with an electric clothes iron before his body was concealed beneath a bed. The deceased was the son of Haider Matubbar, […]

In a significant administrative clean-up within the law enforcement framework, the government of Bangladesh has sent seventeen senior police officers into compulsory retirement. The list of high-ranking personnel includes three Deputy Inspectors General (DIG), twelve Additional Deputy Inspectors General (Additional DIG), and two officers holding the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP). Notably, three female […]

A local political leader was killed in a fatal road accident in Mirsarai, Chittagong, on Thursday, 23 July. The victim, identified as 36-year-old Md Salahuddin, lost his life on the spot following a collision on the Special Economic Zone Road in the Muslim Chhattar area, formerly known as Ismail Khan Chhattar. Salahuddin was the son […]