A senior medical practitioner in Madan Upazila, Netrokona, has come forward to report a series of severe death threats and targeted harassment. Dr Sayma Akter stated that she has been subjected to intense intimidation, including threats to her life and professional standing, following her role in the medical examination of an 11-year-old victim of sexual […]

In an escalation of factional violence within the refugee settlements of Cox’s Bazar, the leader of an armed group was assassinated on the evening of Tuesday, 5 May 2026. Abdul Halim, the head of the eponymous “Halim Group,” was killed during a targeted shooting in the Ukhiya sub-district. The incident, which took place within the […]

Law enforcement officials in Chittagong have successfully apprehended a suspected narcotics trader during a targeted raid on a residential property. The operation, conducted by the EPZ Police Station on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, resulted in the recovery of a significant quantity of illicit substances, including 2,200 Yaba tablets and 5 kilograms of cannabis. The suspect, […]

Motahar Hossain Alamgir Maltia, the former and subsequently expelled General Secretary of the local unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has initiated a legal suit under the Cyber Security Act against seven journalists and a fellow politician. The filing, which targets several senior figures within the Char Fasson Press Club, has triggered a significant […]

Tariq Rahman, an entrepreneur and political figure widely recognised by his popular moniker “Am-Janata” (The Common People’s Tariq), has officially returned to his seasonal mango trading enterprise. The announcement follows a period of concentrated political activity, during which Rahman contested the Dhaka-12 constituency in the recently concluded 13th National Parliamentary Election. Having completed his electoral […]

The Education Minister, A.N.M. Ehsanul Hoque Milan, has articulated a firm government stance on the operational parameters of private universities, emphasizing a transition towards heightened regulatory oversight. Speaking at a formal engagement in Banani, Dhaka, on Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Minister detailed a strategy to balance institutional autonomy with the imperative of national security, […]