A furniture businessman has been arrested by the police in the northern Bangladeshi city of Bogura following allegations of brutally assaulting and stabbing a stray dog. The incident, which has sparked outrage amongst local residents and animal welfare advocates, highlights growing public concern over domestic animal cruelty and the enforcement of protective legislation within the […]

An Awami League leader from the Naldanga Upazila of Natore has succumbed to his injuries at the Natore Modern Sadar Hospital, nearly a month after being publicly assaulted. Local Awami League officials have held activists from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate organisations responsible for the attack. The opposition has strongly denied these […]

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have apprehended two active members of the notorious ‘Ashik Group’, a criminal organisation terrorising the Khulna region. The elite force conducted a precision operation on Monday evening at the Katakhali intersection in Fakirhat Upazila, Bagerhat, successfully capturing the suspects. The detainees have been identified as 27-year-old Emon Sharif and 25-year-old […]

A newborn baby girl was rescued alive after being abandoned next to a communal dustbin on the premises of the Gajaria Upazila Health Complex in Munshiganj. The infant was discovered in the early hours of Monday morning, drawing immediate attention from medical staff and patients’ relatives. This distressing incident has sparked widespread concern and indignation […]

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued an urgent weather warning for nine districts across the country, forecasting severe squalls and thunderstorms. Temporary gusty winds reaching speeds of up to 60 kilometres per hour are expected to sweep through these regions by the evening. Consequently, the meteorological authority has advised river ports in the affected areas […]

A horrific act of domestic violence has shaken the quiet village of Goshaipur in Govindaganj Upazila, Gaibandha. A fifty-five-year-old woman, Dulali Begum, was stabbed to death, allegedly by her husband, Biraj Miah. In a tragic twist of fate, the suspect had previously been jailed for the murder of his mother-in-law nearly two decades ago, only […]