A local leader of the now-banned Jubo organisation Swechchhasebak League attended his mother’s funeral in Brahmanbaria while wearing handcuffs after being granted temporary parole from prison, in an emotional scene that drew relatives, local residents and law enforcement officials. Shah Alam Khandakar, general secretary of Akhaura Upazila Swechchhasebak League and a resident of Nurpur Dakshinpara […]

A Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) officer posing as a prospective groom helped unravel one of Narsingdi’s most talked-about murder cases, leading investigators to key suspects and exposing what authorities say was a carefully planned robbery that ended in the brutal killing of a 13-year-old girl driven by greed for cash. What appeared to be […]

Four young men lured to Teknaf with promises of well-paid jobs have been rescued by a joint operation conducted by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police after being held captive for three days in a remote hill hideout, where their captors allegedly attempted to extort millions of taka in ransom from their families. Although […]

Bangladesh’s Parliament has unanimously passed the Gambling Prevention Act 2026, introducing sweeping new measures to combat online gambling, sports betting, virtual casinos and cryptocurrency-based betting networks. The legislation replaces the country’s 159-year-old gambling law with a modern legal framework that reflects the realities of the digital age, carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment […]

Dhaka’s metro rail operator is preparing to open the long-awaited Kamalapur Metro Station by March next year as passenger numbers continue to climb steadily across the capital’s first mass rapid transit line. Officials believe the extension will significantly strengthen the city’s public transport network and increase daily ridership by at least 20 per cent by […]

A total of 291 Members of Parliament took part in the general discussion on Bangladesh’s proposed national budget for the 2026–27 fiscal year, with deliberations spanning 45 hours and 51 minutes before the Jatiya Sangsad approved the country’s largest-ever budget. According to officials at the National Parliament Secretariat, the lengthy debate reflected broad participation from […]

Two schoolboys drowned while bathing in the Padma River and another man remained missing after disappearing in the Mahananda River in separate incidents in Chapainawabganj on Tuesday, prompting rescue operations by the Fire Service and an investigation by the river police. The victims of the Padma River tragedy were identified as Rifat Ali, 16, and […]

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has announced that all fuel depots and major petroleum installations across the country will suspend fuel supply and marketing operations on Wednesday, 1 July, to facilitate annual stocktaking, asset valuation and physical verification of petroleum products. The temporary suspension, announced through an official order issued by the state-owned corporation, is part […]