Law enforcement authorities in the Baraigram Upazila of Natore district have escalated an assault investigation to a murder inquiry following the death of a mother who was allegedly attacked by her son. The victim, Sajeda Begum, passed away on Sunday, 3 May 2026, at a tertiary referral hospital, two days after sustaining critical injuries during […]

A devastating residential fire in the Gabtali Upazila of Bogra district has claimed the life of a 14-year-old girl. The incident took place on Sunday, 3 May 2026, at approximately 5:30 pm in the village of Sonar Tair, located within the Durgahata Union. The deceased has been formally identified as Lamia Akter Shashi, the daughter […]

In a landmark policy shift designed to expedite the modernisation of the national transport infrastructure and advance sustainable energy goals, the Cabinet has sanctioned a comprehensive suite of customs and tax exemptions for the importation of new electric buses. Under this new fiscal framework, the government has moved to waive almost all traditional import-related levies, […]

A formal grievance has been submitted to the administrative authorities at the University of Chittagong (CU) concerning allegations of prolonged online harassment, defamation, and the unauthorised distribution of manipulated imagery. The individual named in the complaint is Mohammad Shamim Uddin, who holds the position of Joint General Secretary within the university’s wing of the Jatiyatabadi […]

A critical failure in the utility infrastructure of the capital resulted in a significant domestic crisis on Sunday, 3 May 2026. Thousands of households across several affluent and densely populated neighbourhoods—including Gulshan, Banani, Baridhara, and Badda—were deprived of natural gas for domestic use. The outage, caused by a major rupture in a Titas Gas transmission […]

A special court in Dhaka has concluded a protracted judicial process lasting over two decades, sentencing six individuals to life imprisonment for the 2004 murder of Naeem Shikder Bindu. The verdict was delivered on Sunday, 3 May 2026, by Judge Zakaria Hossain of the Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-6. The case, originating from the Shyampur area, […]

An enforcement operation conducted by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in the Kalai Upazila of Joypurhat has led to the detention of six individuals discovered consuming illicit substances within an abandoned secondary school. The raid, which took place on Sunday, 3 May 2026, has sparked a broader conversation regarding the vulnerability of disused public […]

A contentious audio recording involving two prominent local leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) wings in Jamalpur has surfaced on social media, sparking significant local debate. The leaked conversation, approximately one minute in duration, features an exchange between the President of the District chatra Dal (labour wing) and the President of the District Matsyajibi […]

Despite the formal activation of the state’s paddy procurement programme at a regulated rate of 1,440 BDT per maund, marginal farmers across the Sunamganj district are currently enduring a severe financial crisis. A combination of torrential rainfall, upstream flash floods, and a lack of solar exposure has rendered it impossible for small-scale cultivators to dry […]