Railway police in Bangladesh have recovered a substantial quantity of cannabis following an unscheduled search operation on an intercity train at Brahmanbaria Railway Station, marking another seizure in ongoing efforts to curb narcotics trafficking through the rail network. According to officials, approximately 10 kilograms of cannabis were recovered from the toilet of an intercity service […]

Police in the capital have arrested three individuals and recovered counterfeit currency notes worth approximately 34 lakh Bangladeshi Taka, in a coordinated series of raids conducted in Uttara and Gazipur. Authorities suspect the group was preparing to circulate the forged banknotes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, targeting livestock markets and busy commercial hubs. The arrested individuals have […]

A legal application has been filed in a Dhaka court against 11 individuals, including the director of the National Heart Institute and Hospital, over allegations of medical negligence, patient exploitation by a broker syndicate, and subsequent death of a patient. On Thursday (14 May), the application was submitted before the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Md. […]

The government of the Indian state of West Bengal has issued a new directive prohibiting the public slaughter of animals, introducing stricter regulatory controls and mandatory certification requirements prior to slaughter. According to the notification issued by the state’s Home and Hill Affairs Department, violations of the order may attract penalties of up to six […]

A tragic road accident in Mirsharai, Chattogram, claimed the life of a 60-year-old woman after she was run over by a passenger bus while crossing the road to visit a neighbour’s residence. The incident occurred at approximately 9:00 pm on Wednesday near College Gate along the Baraiyarhat–Khagrachhari road in Mirsharai. According to local sources, the […]

In a coordinated operation across Uttara and Turag, the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested nine individuals, including six Chinese nationals, on allegations of involvement in an organised online gambling and money laundering network. The arrests were made on Wednesday morning following intelligence-led raids on several residential flats suspected of being used […]

The body of the main suspect in a widely reported five-member family murder case has been recovered from the Padma River, bringing a dramatic development to an incident that had shocked the entire country. The accused, Forqan Miah, had been at the centre of a brutal killing in Kapasia under Gazipur. Police confirmed that his […]

A further seven children have died in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours amid a continuing outbreak of measles and measles-like symptoms, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. One of the deceased children had laboratory-confirmed measles, while the remaining six were reported to have shown symptoms consistent with the disease. The latest fatalities […]