Police officers in Natore’s Lalpur upazila have dismantled an active cyber crime syndicate following targeted twin raids, arresting five suspects accused of hijacking social media accounts and extorting money from unsuspecting victims. The coordinated police operations, conducted across two separate locations over the weekend, led to the recovery of ten mobile phones used in the […]

A disturbing video capturing a female business owner being repeatedly kicked whilst under police protection in Rajbari has sparked widespread public anger, laying bare a bitter commercial dispute in the district town. The violence erupted on Saturday morning outside Kaderia Market within the central textile bazaar, forcing law enforcement officers to intervene as longstanding friction […]

Police officers in Gazipur have detained five family members of an arrested political figure after they staged a public demonstration and shouted political slogans inside the compound of Tongi East Police Station. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, 30 August, as law enforcement personnel were preparing to escort the detainee to court, triggering a severe […]

An ambulance driver was apprehended by police in Lohagara, Narail, on Sunday evening after local residents caught him attempting an act of necrophilia with the body of a young woman inside his vehicle. The suspect, identified as 28-year-old Sagar Sheikh, suffered a public thrashing at the hands of an incensed crowd before officers intervened to […]

An undergraduate student was abducted, physically assaulted, and subjected to extortion in Narayanganj’s Araihazar upazila on Sunday after sharing a social media post commenting on widespread electricity load-shedding. The violent encounter unfolded within the premises of a local club situated adjacent to the Araihazar Police Station, raising severe concerns over local security and political intimidation. […]

Terrified residents scrambled for cover in the capital’s Gandaria neighbourhood on Sunday evening after armed miscreants opened fire indiscriminately near a commercial establishment. The sudden outbreak of violence unfolded amidst a street clash in the densely populated Munshirteek area, leaving three bystanders—including a young woman—hospitalised with bullet wounds. Local residents rushed the victims to the […]

A sum of 902 crore taka (£57 million) is urgently required to complete and operationalise the newly constructed Third Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Parliament was told on Sunday. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat disclosed the financial figure during a supplementary question-and-answer session chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. […]