Bangladesh Bank has decided to keep its key policy interest rate unchanged at 9.50 per cent for the October–December 2026 quarter, pointing to persistent underlying inflationary risks despite recent moderation in price indices. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Deputy Governor Dr Habibul Rahman at the central bank’s headquarters, with senior officials in attendance. […]

In an unprecedented step towards restructuring domestic cricket, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has introduced a formal management draft to appoint coaching staff and support personnel for the newly conceived ‘D Three Trophy’. Held on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium press conference room in Mirpur, the draft saw all six participating franchises select […]

In a significant development surrounding the high-profile death of 19-year-old Morium Khatun, her father, S.M. Masum Billah, has reached an out-of-court settlement with Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam and his family. Appearing before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah in Dhaka on Wednesday, 30 September, Mr Billah filed a formal affidavit expressing […]

A student leader in Gazipur’s Sreepur Upazila has been expelled from his organisation following serious allegations of orchestrating the daylight abduction of a female undergraduate student who turned down his marriage proposal. The victim, a second-year student at Pear Ali University College, was reportedly seized on the morning of 28 September outside a local store […]

A retired schoolmaster’s family in Magura was left reeling after receiving a residential electricity bill exceeding ৳506.83 crore for consuming a modest 235 units of power in a single month. The unprecedented administrative blunder triggered immediate high-level government intervention on Wednesday, culminating in the swift suspension of the Magura Palli Bidyut Samiti General Manager and […]

Police have arrested Md Aniruzzaman Anik, the former president of the Pirojpur district unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), from the capital’s Bhatara area. The 35-year-old was apprehended during an early-morning raid at approximately 3:20 am on Wednesday from his hideout in the capital. Anik, the son of Md Aktaruzzaman Fulu and Shirin Akhtar […]

Law enforcement agencies in Noakhali and Laxmipur have launched a sweeping crackdown on juvenile gangs, detaining 347 individuals during overnight operations spanning Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning. The coordinated drive forms part of an intensified campaign by law enforcement to curb juvenile delinquency and restore public order across Bangladesh’s southern region. In Noakhali district, officers […]

A 28-year-old woman in Faridpur district has been taken into police custody following a disturbing incident in which she attempted to hang her young child to force her expatriate husband to return to Bangladesh. The woman recorded the act and sent the video directly to her partner, but the footage subsequently leaked online, prompting swift […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police have detained 401 suspects and seized an array of weapons and illegal drugs during a sweeping 24-hour operation across the capital. The extensive security drive, conducted across all administrative police divisions in the city, reflects an ongoing effort by law enforcement agencies to maintain public order, curb street crime, and disrupt local […]