A fire erupted on an electrical utility pole adjacent to the high-rise Janata Tower in Dhaka’s bustling Kawran Bazar late on Friday night, sparking momentary panic across the commercial hub. Emergency responders contained the outbreak within twenty minutes, ensuring no casualties or injuries were sustained. The Fire Service and Civil Defence control room logged the […]

Two journalists were physically assaulted, unlawfully detained, and stripped of their broadcasting equipment after attempting to document systematic cheating during an examination at Kazipur Degree College in Gangni Upazila, Meherpur. The violent encounter took place on Friday, 28 August, during a degree-level assessment administered under the Bangladesh Open University (BOU). The targeted reporters were identified […]

Fourteen members and activists associated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League have been arrested following a swift security response to an unauthorised flash rally in Netrokona’s Purbadhala Upazila. The coordinated operations were carried out by Purbadhala Police Station and the Netrokona District Detective Branch in the early hours of Friday, 28 August, near the Pabai section […]

In a dramatic legal turnaround, police officers in Bangladesh have located a 36-year-old woman alive and unharmed in Dhaka, six weeks after her family launched a criminal case alleging her abduction, extortion, and murder in Khulna. The incident began on 11 July when Ayesha Khatun, a resident of Naksha village in Coyra Upazila, disappeared without […]

Police in Gazipur have arrested a high-profile narcotics operative, known locally as “Kutta Mizan”, recovering a substantial quantity of illicit substances alongside cash, vehicles, and communication equipment. Officers from Tongi West Police Station carried out the targeted midnight operation near Gate No. 2 of the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium, located along the western corridor […]

Local freedom fighters and civil society representatives in Madhabpur, Habiganj, have expressed deep indignation following the removal of murals depicting the four national leaders from a public memorial site dedicated to the 1971 Liberation War. The artwork, featuring Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain M Mansur Ali, and A H M Quamruzzaman, was dismantled from […]

A state derives its ultimate strength not from the weaponry it commands, but from the integrity of the rule of law, the independence of its institutions, and the genuine sense of security felt by its populace. When these foundational pillars buckle, the crisis extends beyond the administration in power; the entire state mechanism is drawn […]

Bangladesh pays solemn tribute to Language Movement hero, student leader, and uncompromising activist M A Wadud on the anniversary of his passing. A central figure in shaping the nation’s political and cultural architecture, Wadud died on 28 August 1983. Across a life dedicated to democratic governance, social equality, and economic liberation, he remained a steadfast […]

Bangladeshi literature and journalism lost one of their most formidable figures on 28 August 2020, when Rahat Khan passed away at his New Eskaton residence in Dhaka at the age of 80. Marking six years since his demise, the legacy of this Ekushey Padak-winning writer and veteran newsman remains a cornerstone of the nation’s cultural […]