The Government of Bangladesh has formally initiated a comprehensive programme to deploy advanced high-definition closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance systems across 517 secondary educational institutions. This strategic endeavour is primarily designed to mitigate and eventually eradicate instances of bullying, “eve-teasing” (a colloquial term for street harassment), and “ragging” (hazing rituals). By establishing these technological safeguards, the […]

In a case that has sparked debate over administrative discretion and prisoner rights, Md. Shahrukh Khan, a leader of the now-proscribed Bangladesh Chhatra League, was denied parole following the death of his father, Abul Bashar Khan. Instead of being granted temporary release to attend the funeral, the deceased was brought to the gates of Barisal […]

In a significant judicial development, the Mymensingh Child Violence Suppression Tribunal has sentenced Kabir Hossain Rubel Miah, aged 35, to life imprisonment for the rape of an eight-year-old girl. The verdict, delivered on Wednesday, 29 April 2026, is being hailed as a milestone in the regional legal system’s commitment to penalising crimes against minors with […]

The death toll from a devastating head-on collision between a stone-laden lorry and a microbus in Kurigram’s Nageshwari has risen to five. The victims, who included a father and his eight-year-old daughter, were returning to their homes in Bhurungamari Upazila after seeking medical consultations in Rangpur. The arrival of the deceased in their native village […]

The family of the high-profile criminal Khandakar Naim Ahmed Teton (also known as Naeem Ahmed Teton) has alleged that his assassination was the direct consequence of a dispute involving the lease of the Bochila sacrificial cattle market. Teton, once ranked second on the Ministry of Home Affairs’ list of the country’s 23 most-wanted “top terrorists,” […]

The Bangladeshi musical ensemble Ganpoka, established in 2011, has formally announced the impending release of its inaugural studio-recorded track and accompanying music video. Despite a professional trajectory spanning over fourteen years—during which the group became a prominent fixture on the live circuit with a repertoire of more than ten original compositions—the band has remarkably never […]