The government has reaffirmed its uncompromising stance against corruption in the construction of crop-protection embankments across the haor belt, with the Water Resources Minister pledging strict oversight during a field inspection in north-eastern Bangladesh. Addressing journalists on Friday afternoon after visiting the Chandrasonar Taal haor in Dharampasha upazila of Sunamganj District, Water Resources Minister Mohammad […]

An armed gang carried out a late-night robbery at the home of a Saudi Arabia–based expatriate in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj District, holding residents hostage at gunpoint and injuring a local youth who attempted to intervene. The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday (26 February) in Kadamtali village under Khagkanda Union. According to […]

At least 25 people, including four police officers, were injured in violent clashes between law enforcement and residents in Raipur upazila of Lakshmipur District late on Thursday night. The confrontation erupted over the custody of four suspected battery-powered auto-rickshaw thieves, triggering hours of unrest and a major road blockade. The incident began in Sonapur Union’s […]