The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued an urgent weather warning for twelve regions across the country, advising internal river ports to hoist cautionary signal number one. Meteorologists announced on Thursday evening that unstable atmospheric conditions are likely to trigger sudden, violent squalls capable of reaching speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour. The official […]

A major political rally organised by the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) in Feni’s Sonagazi sub-district descended into brief chaos on Thursday, 9 July, when rival factions engaged in a physical altercation on stage. The scuffle unfolded directly in front of the party’s central leadership, including Hasnat Abdullah MP, the chief organiser for the southern region. […]

A ten-year-old schoolgirl has been hospitalised in Gazipur after allegedly being subjected to repeated sexual assaults and death threats by an older relative. The suspect, identified as forty-year-old Hanif Dewan Hanifa, a resident of Kaliganj Upazila and a father of three children, fled the area immediately after the crimes came to light. Law enforcement officials […]

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Rajshahi following the brutal sexual assault of a seven-year-old child in Charghat Upazila. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-5) apprehended the primary suspect within eight hours of a criminal case being registered by the victim’s family. The suspect, identified as Deb Chandra Das, a resident of the Arjisadipur area […]

A teenager has been taken into police custody in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, following the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old child who had gone to his residence to play. The local community intervened on Thursday afternoon, detaining the adolescent before handing him over to the authorities. The incident, which has sparked deep anger and concern across […]

Eight individuals, including four women and four men, have been arrested during a targeted police operation at a residential hotel in the Konabari district of Gazipur. Law enforcement officials launched the raid on Wednesday evening, 8 July, following a tip-off regarding illicit activities taking place within the premises. The detainees were formally presented before a […]

A special court in Jamalpur has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering his wife over an unmet dowry demand. Alongside the capital punishment, the court imposed a punitive fine of 500,000 BDT on the convict. The verdict was delivered on Thursday afternoon, 9 July, by Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the […]

A 25-year-old private university student has succumbed to his injuries following a violent clash between two local factions over a long-standing dispute in Tongi, Gazipur. The victim, Monzurul Islam—popularly known as Hasib—passed away during the early hours of Thursday, 9 July, whilst undergoing emergency treatment at a private hospital in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Law enforcement officials […]

Thirty individuals have lost their lives following a relentless spell of torrential rainfall that triggered catastrophic landslides and widespread flash flooding across Chittagong, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Cox’s Bazar. The grim assessment was delivered on Thursday, 9 July, by the Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Asadul Habib Dulu, during an emergency parliamentary session. […]