A pall of gloom has descended upon the Sandwip municipality in Chattogram following the heart-breaking death of a young schoolboy. Fourteen-year-old Apurba, a promising student of the ninth form, lost his life in a tragic electrocution incident on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026. The accident occurred within the domestic premises of the victim’s family home, highlighting […]

In a distressing breach of medical ethics and institutional security, the Pabna Mental Hospital—the only specialised psychiatric facility in Bangladesh—has reportedly become a hunting ground for unscrupulous “content creators”. These individuals are allegedly gaining illicit access to sensitive hospital wards to film degrading videos of vulnerable patients, subsequently broadcasting their suffering across social media platforms […]

In an unusual display of political theatre at Rajshahi University (RU), activists from the university branch of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir were observed posing for a series of light-hearted photographs in front of anti-clandestine political graffiti recently painted by the Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD). The incident, which took place around 5:00 pm on Wednesday, […]

In a distressing escalation of violence within the Chittagong Hill Tracts, three young rubber plantation workers were abducted at gunpoint by a masked gang in the early hours of Wednesday, 22nd April 2026. The incident occurred in the remote Mustoilla Hill area of Ali Khyong Mouza, situated within the Naikhyangchari Upazila of Bandarban district. This […]