Police in Satkhira have arrested four leaders of the Awami League in connection with a case involving allegations of sabotage. The four were detained during an operation in the Sultanpur area of Satkhira town on Saturday, 15 August, and were subsequently produced before a court, which ordered that they be sent to jail. The arrested […]

Severe gas shortages are disrupting production across Gazipur, one of Bangladesh’s major industrial hubs, with around 15 per cent of factories reportedly facing difficulties because of inadequate gas pressure. According to Gazipur Industrial Police-2, the district has more than 3,000 factories of various sizes. Of these, an estimated 400 to 450 are experiencing production disruptions, […]

Police have arrested 15 people, including five lawyers, during a meeting and prayer gathering organised in connection with the 51st death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Chattogram’s Double Mooring area. The arrests took place on Saturday night, 15 August, when police raided a private residence where the gathering was being held. The detainees […]

Six more people have died with symptoms associated with measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, taking the reported death toll since the outbreak began in mid-March to 908, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The latest figures were released in the Directorate’s measles situation report on Sunday, 16 August. The report […]

A seven-year-old boy was killed after being struck by an autorickshaw while attempting to cross a road in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola on Sunday morning. The accident occurred in front of a Dakhil madrasa in Ward No. 8 of Paschim Char Umed Union at around 10am. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Abdullah, son of […]

Rakibul Islam, former president of the now-banned Chhatra League’s Natore district unit, was released on parole for two hours on Saturday to attend his father’s funeral prayers and burial. He was taken back to Natore District Jail under police escort after the burial was completed that night. According to Natore Sadar police, Rakibul has been […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 511 people during its regular anti-crime operations across the capital over a 24-hour period, with 49 cases filed against those detained. The arrests were made during coordinated drives conducted by different DMP divisions and its Detective Branch in several parts of Dhaka. Police also recovered firearms, ammunition, narcotics and a […]