A man has been detained by local residents and later handed over to police after he allegedly attempted to abandon a critically injured elderly man beside a secluded road in Palash upazila of Narsingdi, Bangladesh. The incident occurred around 8am on Wednesday along the Pachdona–Ghorashal road near the Bagdi area, sparking immediate alarm and public […]

Police have arrested Vice Chairman of the prominent industrial conglomerate Navana Group, Sajedul Islam, from his residence in the Banani area of Dhaka following the issuance of a court-approved arrest warrant. According to the Officer-in-Charge of Tejgaon Industrial Area Police Station, Mahbubur Rahman, the arrest was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday morning […]

A long-serving mosque imam has been found hanging inside a mosque in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, prompting shock and grief across the local community. The incident took place on Tuesday around 10:30 pm at the Raja Mia Sowdagor Jame Mosque in the Sonai Chhari Union’s Banglabazar area. Police recovered the body of 43-year-old Md Amir […]

A striking and unusual scene in China’s Sichuan Province has captured widespread attention across social media, leaving many viewers both amused and unsettled. A humanoid robot was filmed kneeling on a pavement and apparently begging passers-by for money, creating a spectacle that quickly went viral online. Videos circulating on social platforms show the robot resting […]

A medical practitioner was arrested late on Monday night from a restaurant in Sherpur upazila of Bogura while attending a birthday gathering, in a case linked to an ongoing explosives-related investigation. Police detained Dr Samir Hossain Mishu at around 11:30 pm from a Chinese restaurant in the upazila town. The arrest took place during a […]

A Dhaka court has placed Md Shafique Nazrul, who was arrested in connection with an alleged fraud scheme involving promises of guaranteed success in the Bangladesh Bar Council examination, on a four-day remand for further interrogation. The order was issued on Tuesday by Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam of Dhaka. The development was confirmed by public […]

A cocktail attack on the residence of the complainant in the high-profile murder case of businessman Aftab Uddin has triggered renewed alarm in Dhaka’s Mirpur area, raising fresh concerns over the safety of witnesses and the integrity of the long-running judicial process. The incident occurred on Tuesday around 12:30 pm, when two individuals arrived outside […]

Lutfar Rahman Sarkar, widely regarded as one of Bangladesh’s most influential and reform-minded bankers, is being commemorated on his 13th death anniversary. His life and career remain closely associated with a transformative vision of banking that sought to prioritise social development, employment generation and financial inclusion alongside institutional growth. Born on 1 February 1934 in […]

A prominent medical figure and political leader, Dr Samir Hossain Mishu, has been arrested by law enforcement officials in Bogra. Dr Mishu is the president of the Bogra district branches of both the Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (Swachip)—a pro-Awami League doctors’ forum—and the Bangabandhu Parishad. His arrest relates to an ongoing attempted murder investigation stemming from […]