In an official notification issued on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Ministry of Public Administration appointed Additional Secretary Md Moniruzzaman as the new Managing Director of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA). Moniruzzaman, who previously served as an Additional Secretary attached to the Local Government Division, takes the helm of an institution heavily […]

Tension has flared in Patuakhali’s Kalapara after a violent assault on protesting vessel workers near the Payra 1,320 MW Thermal Power Plant left at least 12 individuals injured. The attack, allegedly orchestrated by local members of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal—the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)—took place on Tuesday afternoon, 25 August, near the […]

Two years on from a devastating industrial inferno that destroyed the Gazi Tyres manufacturing plant during political unrest, the families of 182 missing individuals remain trapped in administrative paralysis. Relatives have made repeated appeals to police stations, government offices, local lawmakers, and political leaders, yet they have received little beyond empty assurances. Without official declarations […]

Two serving female Union Parishad (UP) members have been arrested by the District Detective Branch (DB) of police in Rajbari after being caught with 30 contraband Yaba tablets during a targeted operation. The arrests were confirmed late on Tuesday night by Md Mofizul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Rajbari DB Police. The suspects have been […]

Tensions along Bangladesh’s northern frontier escalated sharply on Tuesday afternoon after personnel from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) unlawfully crossed the international boundary into Bangladeshi territory and attacked local agricultural workers, sparking a civilian-led confrontation that forced the patrol to retreat and abandon their equipment. The incident took place at approximately 4:30 pm near […]

A public interest litigation has been submitted to the High Court seeking binding directives to amend Bangladesh’s standard marriage registration deed—known locally as the Nikahnama—to compel both brides and bridegrooms to declare their full marital history, existing spousal commitments, parental obligations, and verified identity records prior to solemnising a union. Supreme Court advocate Ishrat Hasan […]

A disturbing act of vigilantism in Bangladesh’s eastern district of Feni has ignited widespread public anger after a mother of four and a father of two were bound to an electricity pylon and subjected to sixteen hours of physical abuse over accusations of an extramarital relationship. The ordeal, which unfolded in Sonagazi municipality, finally ceased […]

Public skepticism surrounding the police investigation into the horrific quadruple murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three members of his family in Rangpur has intensified following detailed revelations by Joseph Mahbub, a close friend of deceased victim Agami Chakraborty. Following a personal visit to the crime scene, Mahbub publicly dissected the official law enforcement […]