Five suspects have been remanded in police custody for three days following the brutal murder and robbery of a 70-year-old railway station cleaner in Narsingdi. The suspects were brought before the Narsingdi District Court on Sunday, 12 July 2026, amid growing public outrage over the fatal assault of a vulnerable elderly woman who had dedicated […]

Torrential monsoon downpours and widespread flash floods have triggered a humanitarian emergency across Chittagong, claiming 13 lives—including six children—and exposing displaced communities to a dramatic surge in venomous snakebites. Official data reveals that 75 individuals have required emergency hospital treatment for snakebites after rising floodwaters forced displaced reptiles out of their natural habitats and into […]

The persistent and severe monsoon downpours wreaking havoc across Bangladesh have forced Dhaka University to cancel all scheduled internal examinations for tomorrow, Monday 13 July 2026. The decision was formally announced late on Sunday evening, 12 July, via an official press release issued by the office of the University’s Controller of Examinations. According to the […]

Torrential monsoon downpours have pushed the flood situation in Cox’s Bazar to catastrophic levels, leaving behind a trail of destruction and mounting casualties. Continuous rainfall has severely aggravated the suffering of residents in inundated areas. The local administration has officially confirmed that the death toll from separate incidents of flooding and landslides across the coastal […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has unveiled a comprehensive suite of strategic decisions following a high-level meeting of its Standing Committee, the party’s supreme policy-making forum. Chaired by the BNP Chairman and Prime Minister, Tariq Rahman, the session focused heavily on the timely execution of the party’s electoral manifesto, upcoming local government elections, international diplomacy, […]

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has intercepted two unauthorised artisanal trawling boats and detained 37 individuals during a targeted night-time raid off the coast of Banshkhali, Chittagong. The operation, which also yielded a significant haul of prohibited trawling nets, marks another step in the authorities’ ongoing campaign against destructive and unregulated fishing practices in the Bay […]