The recent directive for police personnel to remain vigilant amid reports of bomb scares and the discovery of suspicious objects across Bangladesh was not issued on the basis of any specific intelligence about an imminent attack on police vehicles, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Detective Branch) Mohammad Shafiqul Islam has said. He described the […]

A 55-year-old man was shot dead after armed assailants allegedly entered his home in Raipura, Narsingdi, on Sunday morning, reportedly following a long-standing local dispute. Three others were injured in the incident in the Sadaragarkandi area of Chanpur Union. The deceased was identified as Momen Mia, son of the late Dhan Mia of the area. […]

Local business leaders, political activists, and civil society representatives gathered in Pabna on Sunday to stage a human chain and submit a formal memorandum to the District Commissioner, accusing Khaled Hossain Parag, the official photographer to the Prime Minister, of extortion, tender manipulation, and land grabbing. Organised under the banner of the Pabna Conscious Citizens’ […]

Bangladesh recorded two more dengue deaths in the past 24 hours, while 423 patients were admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease, according to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The two deaths were reported from Barishal and Khulna divisions, with one fatality recorded in each division. The latest […]

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen again for consumers in Bangladesh, with the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announcing a new retail price for August. Under the revised pricing structure, the price of a 12-kilogram LPG cylinder has been increased by Tk70 to Tk1,598. The previous retail price was Tk1,528, meaning consumers […]

Hundreds of candidates finally selected for assistant teacher posts at government primary schools gathered outside the National Museum in Shahbagh, Dhaka, on a hot and humid day punctuated by occasional light rain. They had assembled to demand an early posting after waiting for months to receive formal appointment and deployment dates. The protest began shortly […]

Four more children have died in Bangladesh after developing symptoms associated with measles over the past 24 hours, bringing the combined number of deaths from measles and measles-related symptoms to 844 since 15 March. The figures were reported in the Directorate General of Health Services’ latest measles situation report published on Sunday. The report covers […]

The body of a 12-year-old boy was recovered from a boiler water pond at a rice mill in Mahadebpur upazila of Naogaon on Saturday night, several days after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Real Islam, 12, son of Faruk Hossain Bachchu of Khordda Kalna village in Khajur Union of the upazila. His […]

Police have recovered the body of a nine-year-old girl from beside a railway line in Charjashardi Union of Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur. The girl’s family has alleged that she was raped before being killed, although police have not yet confirmed the allegation and said they are investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. The body of […]

Police have arrested four leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations in Nandail, Mymensingh, following an alleged candle-lighting event and a brief flash march held on Friday night to mark 1 August. The four were taken into custody after police launched a late-night operation in the Rasulpur area. A case […]