A prominent student political figure from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has triggered widespread debate on social media after publishing a self-critical piece regarding nationwide electricity shortages and public suffering. Reza Sharif, former president of the Barishal University chapter of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)—the student wing of the BNP—shared his candid reflections on Facebook […]

A local contractor in Nagarkanda, Faridpur, has accused a municipal administrative officer and his associate of physical assault following a dispute over unpaid project bills, claiming he was beaten with an iron pipe for refusing to pay a 15 per cent bribe. The incident occurred at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday, 12 August, inside the […]

Nazmul Hasan Mamun, widely known as “Bomaru Mamun,” who was acquitted in the 2017 Hotel Olio anti-terrorism case, has re-emerged as a central figure in an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation. The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the police linked Mamun to a fresh explosive cache discovered following the arrest of an associate in […]