The Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) General Secretary (GS), Salahuddin Ammar, has increasingly found himself at the centre of controversy, with allegations ranging from public harassment of teachers and students to interference in administrative affairs, threats against academics, physical attacks and politically contentious remarks. The latest incident, involving allegations that three students were assaulted […]

Residents of Dholeshwar in South Keraniganj’s Konda Union say they continue to live in fear and uncertainty amid allegations of land grabbing, the forcible takeover of businesses and extortion involving several individuals reportedly associated with the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami. According to local residents, the situation emerged following a political shift and has persisted for months, […]

Bangladesh’s ongoing measles outbreak has claimed more lives, with four more children dying after developing symptoms associated with the disease over the past 24 hours. The latest deaths have taken the total number of people who have died from measles or measles-related symptoms to 835 since 15 March, according to the latest report issued by […]

Police recovered the body of a 45-year-old schoolteacher from an abandoned toilet tank beside her home in Baroipara village of Ekdanta union, Atgharia upazila, Pabna, on Thursday morning, amid suspicion that she may have been strangled to death. The deceased was identified as Gita Rani, wife of Nanda Das and a resident of Baroipara village. […]

Police have recovered the body of a 27-year-old hotel employee from an open field near Inani Beach in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, with visible injury marks on different parts of his body. The death has sparked allegations from the victim’s family that he may have been deliberately killed and his body abandoned in an isolated location. […]

Three police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been given new officers-in-charge (OCs) as part of a wider administrative reshuffle involving several police inspectors. The changes affect the leadership of Ramna, Kamrangirchar and Shyampur police stations, while six inspectors have also been transferred or assigned new responsibilities in different DMP units. The changes […]

A 45-year-old man in Netrokona’s Purbadhala upazila has allegedly died by suicide after his son’s wedding was called off at the last moment, reportedly leaving him deeply distressed. The incident took place on Wednesday night (29 July) in Panishana Purba Para village, under Ghagra Union, triggering shock and concern among local residents. The deceased was […]