A husband and wife were killed after being struck by a bus while crossing the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj on Monday. The accident took place at around 12 noon near the Majhigati bus stand in Kashiani. The victims were identified as Solaiman Molla, 70, and his wife Shahida Begum, 60, residents of […]

A 45-year-old woman was killed after being thrown from a battery-powered autorickshaw when a truck struck the vehicle on the Hajiganj-Ramganj road in Chandpur on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Rehana Akter Lucky, wife of Abdul Kader Bitu Majumder. She lived in the Randhunimura area of Ward 10 under Hajiganj municipality. According to […]

A police assistant sub-inspector in Habiganj has been withdrawn from his posting and attached to the police lines after a video surfaced on social media showing him making remarks about taking bribes. Mohammad Elias Hossain, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) at Chunarughat Police Station, reportedly made the comments while carrying out an investigation at Ranigaon Bazar. […]

A total of 22,120 yaba tablets have been seized during a special anti-drug operation in the Narullahpur area of Chandpur Sadar, with an estimated market value of around Tk 12 million. The suspected ringleader of the operation, however, managed to flee when the authorities launched the raid. According to information provided by the Department of […]

The onset of cooler weather has done little to ease food prices in Dhaka, with most vegetables still selling at between Tk 80 and Tk 200 per kilogram. Egg prices have also risen by Tk 10 a dozen, while fish and meat remain costly, putting additional pressure on household budgets. The latest market situation was […]

Dhaka has once again emerged as the world’s most polluted major city, with deteriorating air quality posing growing concerns for public health and everyday life. On Tuesday (6 October), Bangladesh’s capital recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 217, placing it in the ‘very unhealthy’ category, according to the air quality monitoring platform IQAir. […]

The escape of Raja, widely known as ‘Pichchi Raja’, has taken a new turn after police investigators found that he did not flee in Gazipur as initially believed. Instead, the accused, who faces around 30 cases, allegedly escaped from police custody in Dhaka’s Tantibazar area with the involvement of members of the police. Police said […]

Fifteen Bangladeshi fishermen, including eight from Ramgati in Lakshmipur, have spent around six months in Myanmar custody after being detained by the country’s navy while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. The fishermen were later sentenced to different terms on allegations of entering Myanmar waters illegally, leaving their families in Ramgati, Kamalnagar, Noakhali and Bhola […]