A dispute over domestic abuse turned fatal on Saturday night in Kishoreganj’s Pakundia upazila, where a 20-year-old man lost his life following a brutal violent altercation with his elder brother. The incident occurred in the Chardeokandi area of Mathkhola Union, leaving the local community in a state of shock and grief. Law enforcement officers reacted […]

A major traffic artery in the capital ground to a halt on Thursday afternoon after transport owners and workers laid siege to the busy thoroughfare outside the Mohakhali Bus Terminal. The spontaneous blockade was triggered by a law enforcement crackdown on illegally parked vehicles, sparking severe congestion that quickly rippled across surrounding commercial and residential […]

Bangladesh’s public health infrastructure faces renewed strain as six more patients succumbed to dengue fever within 24 hours, taking the national death toll for the year to 139. Statistics released by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room, operating under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), indicate that 1,492 new patients were admitted […]

Tani Laila, daughter of the legendary South Asian vocalist Runa Laila, has called upon fans to actively report social media accounts that are disseminating malicious, artificial intelligence-generated death rumours about her mother. The plea follows a deluge of synthetic videos and doctored images circulating on digital platforms, falsely claiming that the veteran artist was “battling […]

The High Court of Bangladesh has ordered Grameen Kalyan, a social business entity founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay 666 crore taka (approximately £48 million) in outstanding taxes to the National Revenue Board (NBR). A High Court bench led by Justice Md […]

A 28-year-old electrician was brutally hacked to death by an eight-member gang in the Sonadanga area of Khulna city on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 8:30 pm behind the Talukdar Community Centre, where the victim was standing whilst using his mobile phone. According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadanga Model Police Station, Md Rafiqul […]