A 55-year-old farmer was brutally killed while sleeping in his own home in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila, in what police believe was a carefully planned late-night attack. Investigators recovered a bloodstained knife from the scene as they launched an investigation into the killing, while family members alleged that the murder stemmed from a long-running family dispute. […]

A senior school teacher and a secondary school student have been arrested in Cumilla after a video allegedly showing the student marking Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination answer scripts sparked widespread criticism and prompted legal action. The arrests were carried out on Saturday night during a raid in the Abdullahpur area of Debidwar Upazila. The […]

At least 14 people, including women, men and children, were injured after a series of fox attacks in a single night in Sripur, Gazipur, leaving residents alarmed and raising concerns over public safety. The attacks took place on Saturday night in Gosinga Union and Ward No. 1 of Sripur Municipality. According to local residents, fox […]

The body of a 13-year-old boy who was swept away by powerful floodwaters in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar has been recovered after an extensive rescue operation. Fire Service divers retrieved the body on Sunday afternoon, nearly 24 hours after the teenager disappeared in the strong current created by heavy monsoon rains and flash floods. […]

A devastating road accident in northern Bangladesh has claimed the lives of four people, including three members of the same family, after a speeding truck rammed into a battery-powered passenger van in Domar upazila of Nilphamari. The tragic incident occurred at around 3:30pm on Sunday (12 July) on the Domar–Jaldhaka regional road in the Panga […]

A young man who had come to Dhaka in search of a better future died after being hit by a train while he was on his way to attend a job interview. The victim, identified as Mohammad Rakib, 28, was struck by a train near Kuril Bishwaroad in the capital on Sunday (12 July) morning. […]

Police have recovered the bodies of three unidentified men from separate footpath areas in Shahbagh, a busy part of the capital city. The bodies were found on Sunday (12 July), after passers-by informed police about three individuals lying unconscious at different locations. According to eyewitnesses, the bodies were recovered from footpaths near Anandabazar, Dhaka Medical […]

Continuous heavy rainfall and flooding have caused extensive damage to the fisheries sector in Chattogram, with nearly 10,000 fish farms and water bodies inundated and large quantities of fish washed away. A preliminary assessment by the district fisheries department has estimated the total financial loss at more than Tk 91 crore. The damage was reported […]