Tensions have gripped Dhaka College following a chasedown between activists of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, reportedly triggered by a dispute over an event on the campus. The incident took place at around 12.30pm on Tuesday (4 August), leaving several people reportedly injured and raising concerns over the safety of […]

A clash broke out between activists of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at Jagannath University on Tuesday, leaving several people injured and prompting heightened security on the campus. The confrontation reportedly began around noon near the university’s central auditorium, where a programme was being held. According to information from journalists […]

Police in Chattogram’s Boalkhali have arrested a local Youth League leader in connection with a case filed over an alleged attack during the student-public movement. The arrested man has been identified as Jager Hossain Bacha, 40. Police detained him from his home in the Chandarpara area of West Gomdandi, under Ward 9 of Boalkhali municipality, […]

Six young men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape of two young women in Dhaka’s South Keraniganj area four years ago. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday, 4 August, by Judge Munshee Md Mashiur Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4. The convicted men are Rahul, 23; Md […]

Drivers of CNG-powered auto-rickshaws, minibuses and microbuses in Chattogram are facing an increasingly difficult daily struggle as severe gas shortages force them to spend hours waiting at filling stations instead of carrying passengers. For many drivers who begin work before dawn and depend on daily earnings to support their families, the disruption has become a […]