A special court in Jamalpur has sentenced a man to death after convicting him of murdering his wife over an unmet dowry demand. Alongside the capital punishment, the court imposed a punitive fine of 500,000 BDT on the convict. The verdict was delivered on Thursday afternoon, 9 July, by Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the […]

A 25-year-old private university student has succumbed to his injuries following a violent clash between two local factions over a long-standing dispute in Tongi, Gazipur. The victim, Monzurul Islam—popularly known as Hasib—passed away during the early hours of Thursday, 9 July, whilst undergoing emergency treatment at a private hospital in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Law enforcement officials […]

Thirty individuals have lost their lives following a relentless spell of torrential rainfall that triggered catastrophic landslides and widespread flash flooding across Chittagong, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and Cox’s Bazar. The grim assessment was delivered on Thursday, 9 July, by the Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Asadul Habib Dulu, during an emergency parliamentary session. […]