A fishing trawler carrying five fishermen has reportedly been seized by the Arakan Army (AA), an armed group operating in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, while fishing in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Teknaf in Bangladesh. The incident has renewed concerns over the safety of fishermen working near the maritime border, where tensions and […]

Iranian cyber attacks targeting Israel have risen sharply since the launch of the United States-Israeli military campaign against Iran, according to a senior Israeli security official. The claim comes amid continuing tensions between the two regional adversaries, where cyber warfare has become an increasingly significant element alongside conventional military operations. Speaking to the German newspaper […]

A family in Chandpur’s Hajiganj has been left devastated after two brothers died within hours of one another, turning what began as a day of mourning into an unimaginable tragedy. The back-to-back deaths have cast a deep shadow over relatives, neighbours and the wider local community, who described the incident as one of the most […]

A central committee member of the Jubo Mohila League has been arrested by police after reportedly returning to her family home in Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila to visit her ailing mother. Sanjida Akter, who is also a former leader of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at Eden Mohila College, was taken into custody during a late-night police […]

Bangladesh is grappling with a worsening electricity crisis as soaring temperatures, rising power demand and mounting generation shortfalls have triggered widespread load-shedding across the country. Officials warn that the situation could deteriorate further if the heatwave intensifies, placing additional pressure on an already strained power system. According to official estimates, the nationwide power deficit averaged […]

Police recovered the hanging bodies of two women in separate incidents in Faridpur’s Sadarpur Upazila on the same day, prompting ongoing legal procedures as investigators seek to establish the circumstances surrounding both deaths. According to police, the incidents occurred on Sunday, 28 June, in two different unions of the upazila. The deceased were identified as […]

A woman has been taken into police custody after allegedly severing her sleeping husband’s genitals with a razor blade in a shocking incident in Bhanga Upazila of Faridpur early on Monday morning. The victim, 30-year-old Hanif Sheikh, a cosmetics trader, sustained critical injuries and was initially rushed to Bhanga Upazila Health Complex before being referred […]

Former reserved-seat Member of Parliament for Nilphamari-3, Mosammat Ashika Sultana, has been placed on a fresh three-day remand in connection with a case filed under Bangladesh’s Anti-Terrorism Act at Mirpur Model Police Station in the capital. The order was issued on Monday by Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque after hearing a remand petition submitted […]