Bangladesh Bank has raised the target for agricultural and rural loan disbursement by 53.85 per cent to Tk60,000 crore for the 2026–27 financial year, signalling a major expansion of institutional financing for farmers and rural economic activities. The new target represents an increase of Tk21,000 crore from the Tk39,000 crore target set for the 2025–26 […]

A madrasa teacher in Singair, Manikganj, has been sent to jail by a court following allegations that he sexually abused two child pupils. The accused teacher was produced before the Senior Judicial Magistrate’s Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Manikganj on Monday afternoon, where Senior Judicial Magistrate Rowshan Jahan ordered that he be remanded […]

A dispute over the supply of bricks, sand and other construction materials has reportedly led to a physical altercation and allegations of assault between two parties in Keraniganj, Dhaka. Both sides have lodged competing claims over what triggered the confrontation, with one party citing concerns over the quality and quantity of materials, while the other […]

A Narayanganj court has sentenced three men to death for the killing of university student Md Wazed Simanto, who was fatally stabbed during a robbery in the city in December 2024. Narayanganj District and Sessions Judge Md Abu Shamim Azad delivered the verdict on Monday, 17 August, in the presence of the three accused. The […]

Police in Hakimpur have arrested three people in two separate operations in Hili, including Minhaz Hasan, a newly appointed vice-president of the Dinajpur district committee of the Bangladesh Chhatra League, which has been declared a organisation. The arrests were made in the early hours of Monday, 17 August, during separate operations at Satkuri rail gate […]

A sleeper coach was completely gutted by fire after colliding with another vehicle on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Elliotganj, Daudkandi, Cumilla, early on Monday morning. The incident occurred at around 4.30am near the Reliable CNG Filling Station, but no casualties were reported as passengers managed to leave the vehicle quickly. The coach, operated by Royal […]

Two separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Demra area left one person dead and four others injured late on Sunday night, raising fresh concerns over road safety and the movement of heavy vehicles on the capital’s roads after dark. The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 35, a ride-sharing motorbike driver who was originally from Narsingdi. […]