The recent visits by Bangladesh’s Prime Minister to Malaysia and China have prompted debate over the country’s foreign policy direction and diplomatic standing. According to political and economic analyst Sabbir Ahmed, the two tours failed to produce the tangible outcomes that many had anticipated, raising questions about the government’s regional engagement and international positioning. Ahmed […]

A massive human-chain protest was staged in the Katabil area of Cumilla city on Sunday to protest against the brutal shooting of a local schoolboy, Ethan Ahmed Prem. Organised under the banner of the Anti-Drug Alliance, hundreds of demonstrators gathered at noon to demand the immediate arrest and prosecution of those involved in the incident. […]

Police have arrested a security guard in connection with the theft of Tk 1.7 million from an ATM and cash collection booth operated by Islami Bank Bangladesh in Sitakunda, Chattogram. The suspect, identified as 56-year-old Md Ayub Ali, a resident of Cox’s Bazar, was apprehended during an operation in Rangpur after investigators tracked his whereabouts […]

Residents of Mirzapur Upazila in Bangladesh’s Tangail district have staged demonstrations and blocked the Dhaka–Tangail–Jamuna Bridge Highway after enduring severe electricity shortages for nearly two months, with many claiming they have been without power for up to 16 to 18 hours a day. The prolonged load-shedding, which has coincided with intense summer heat, has severely […]

A dramatic and deadly incident unfolded on a busy highway in India’s Karnataka state after a suspected kidnapper allegedly detonated an explosive device inside a moving vehicle, moments after his former girlfriend escaped by jumping to safety. The incident took place on Saturday, 27 June, along National Highway 48 near Jogihalli in Sira Taluk, Tumakuru […]

Allegations of favouritism have emerged against Jamaat-e-Islami Member of Parliament Md Nurul Amin over the appointment of his close relatives as project presidents for several development schemes in Pirganj Upazila of Rangpur. Local residents claim that a number of projects funded under the Test Relief (TR), Kabita and Kabikha programmes have been placed under the […]