In a significant development surrounding the high-profile death of 19-year-old Morium Khatun, her father, S.M. Masum Billah, has reached an out-of-court settlement with Member of Parliament Gazi Nazrul Islam and his family. Appearing before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sefatullah in Dhaka on Wednesday, 30 September, Mr Billah filed a formal affidavit expressing […]

A student leader in Gazipur’s Sreepur Upazila has been expelled from his organisation following serious allegations of orchestrating the daylight abduction of a female undergraduate student who turned down his marriage proposal. The victim, a second-year student at Pear Ali University College, was reportedly seized on the morning of 28 September outside a local store […]

A retired schoolmaster’s family in Magura was left reeling after receiving a residential electricity bill exceeding ৳506.83 crore for consuming a modest 235 units of power in a single month. The unprecedented administrative blunder triggered immediate high-level government intervention on Wednesday, culminating in the swift suspension of the Magura Palli Bidyut Samiti General Manager and […]

Police have arrested Md Aniruzzaman Anik, the former president of the Pirojpur district unit of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), from the capital’s Bhatara area. The 35-year-old was apprehended during an early-morning raid at approximately 3:20 am on Wednesday from his hideout in the capital. Anik, the son of Md Aktaruzzaman Fulu and Shirin Akhtar […]

Law enforcement agencies in Noakhali and Laxmipur have launched a sweeping crackdown on juvenile gangs, detaining 347 individuals during overnight operations spanning Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning. The coordinated drive forms part of an intensified campaign by law enforcement to curb juvenile delinquency and restore public order across Bangladesh’s southern region. In Noakhali district, officers […]

A 28-year-old woman in Faridpur district has been taken into police custody following a disturbing incident in which she attempted to hang her young child to force her expatriate husband to return to Bangladesh. The woman recorded the act and sent the video directly to her partner, but the footage subsequently leaked online, prompting swift […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police have detained 401 suspects and seized an array of weapons and illegal drugs during a sweeping 24-hour operation across the capital. The extensive security drive, conducted across all administrative police divisions in the city, reflects an ongoing effort by law enforcement agencies to maintain public order, curb street crime, and disrupt local […]

The Bangladesh government has issued an executive order declaring a five-day holiday for the upcoming celebration of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community. The decision offers public sector employees and citizens an extended break from 20 to 24 October, combining designated festival leave with an additional executive holiday and the […]

Bangladesh continues to face an acute public health strain as the nationwide death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles symptoms crossed 1,100. Data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday confirmed that five more people succumbed to measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours up to 8:00 AM today. While no […]

Back in 2005, the Indian music industry witnessed the simultaneous emergence of two aspiring vocalists through television talent competitions: Abhijeet Sawant and Arijit Singh. While Sawant achieved instant stardom by winning the inaugural season of Indian Idol, Singh quietly exited Fame Gurukul well before the finale, missing out on immediate public recognition. More than two […]