A written complaint has been submitted to the Police Headquarters and the Ministry of Home Affairs in Bangladesh alleging serious misconduct, including physical abuse, bribery, and implicating an individual in false cases, against Md Jabbarul Islam, formerly Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shreepur Police Station in Magura district and currently serving with the Police Bureau of Investigation […]

A Union Parishad member in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila has been accused of eloping with a married woman and subsequently contracting a marriage with her, according to allegations made by the woman’s husband and local sources. Local accounts state that Mizanur Rahman, a member of Ward No. 7 of the Surajpur–Manikpur Union Parishad in Chakaria, […]

A bomb-like object accompanied by a handwritten note has been recovered by police from Meherpur’s Gangni upazila, prompting concern among local residents. The discovery was made on Sunday morning (3 May) at a river landing point in Char Goal village, situated along the Mathabhanga River. According to local accounts, villagers first noticed a polythene-wrapped item […]

A case of alleged murder and robbery involving hired agricultural labourers has caused widespread concern in Chandina upazila of Cumilla, Bangladesh, where a 65-year-old woman was found dead after being reportedly strangled and her valuables stolen. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 a.m. on Saturday (2 May) in the Alipur area of Suhilpur Union. The […]

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast the possibility of gusty winds and thunderstorms, with wind speeds reaching between 45 and 60 kilometres per hour, across 13 regions of the country. The alert was issued on Sunday (3 May) and covers the period from 5:00 am to 1:00 pm for inland river ports. According to the […]

Police in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola district have arrested a married couple in possession of Yaba tablets during a targeted operation. The arrests were made on Saturday evening (2 May) in the Mulaipattan area under Ward No. 9 of Tabgi Union. Acting on specific information, law enforcement personnel conducted a raid at a residential property, […]

Eight construction workers were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in Sylhet on Sunday morning. The accident took place at approximately 6:00 am in the Talibazar area of South Surma. According to police, the victims were travelling in a pickup van from Sylhet towards Sunamganj when the collision occurred. […]