The Bangladeshi government has approved the purchase of 270,000 metric tonnes of wheat from the United States and Singapore to bolster its national food reserves. While the procurement aims to ensure domestic food security, the decision to buy a substantial portion of the grain from the US at a premium above prevailing international market rates […]

The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested six alleged members of an organised cyber fraud syndicate accused of deceiving people through fake online investment schemes by misusing the name and identity of As-Sunnah Foundation and Islamic scholar Shaykh Ahmadullah. Police confirmed the arrests on Wednesday, saying the group had allegedly persuaded […]

Police have arrested the principal suspect in the murder of Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Saifullah Bari in Gaibandha’s Saghata Upazila, bringing a significant development in a case that has attracted widespread public attention since the fatal attack last month. Mokhlesur Rahman Mukul, the main accused in the case and a recently expelled Jubo Dal leader, […]

A senior local politician from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has died from severe stab wounds following a violent clash during a community arbitration meeting in Dhaka. The incident, which unfolded in the Nabodaya Housing area of Adabor, was reportedly triggered by a lingering dispute over a football match involving the Brazil national team. The […]

A local Labour Party leader was hacked to death in Patuakhali in what his family has described as a premeditated attack stemming from a long-running combination of political rivalry and family disputes over property. Police have launched an investigation and are searching for the suspects, who have reportedly gone into hiding following the killing. The […]

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman has defended his party’s stance on the use of government facilities by elected representatives, saying Jamaat had pledged to avoid certain state privileges where possible but had never claimed that accepting every government-provided benefit would constitute wrongdoing. Speaking at a post-budget exchange with journalists […]