DHAKA — A significant law enforcement operation targeting an unlicensed commercial venue in the capital’s Uttara district has resulted in the detention of 140 individuals, including 57 women. The coordinated raid was executed at the ‘Combe Restaurant and Bar’, situated near the ‘Moylar Mor’ in Sector 12, commencing late on the evening of Thursday, 23 […]

DHAKA — The Bangladeshi entertainment fraternity is in mourning following the death of the distinguished television and film actor Tarikuzzaman Tapan. The veteran performer, celebrated primarily for his impeccable comedic timing and versatile character acting, passed away on Friday, 24 April 2026, at approximately 8:30 pm. His demise was officially confirmed via a formal statement […]

DHAKA — The Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) has formally declared an indefinite boycott of all events and activities involving the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. This institutional embargo will remain in force until the JCD leadership identifies and takes documented disciplinary action against the activists involved in […]

BHOLA — A formal allegation has been lodged against Motahar Hossain Alamgir Malatia, the former General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Char Fasson Upazila unit, concerning an attempted forceful occupation of a commercial property and the physical assault of its proprietor. The accusations were detailed during a press conference held at the Char […]

SATKANIA — A sophisticated extortion attempt involving a staged “honey-trap” and fraudulent journalistic credentials was intercepted by local residents in the Satkania Upazila of Chittagong on Friday, 24 April 2026. Four individuals, including one woman, were apprehended by the public and subsequently transferred to police custody after allegedly attempting to extort 200,000 Bangladeshi Taka from […]

DHAKA — The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has formally convened a four-member investigation committee to probe an incident in which several members of the Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) sustained injuries. The physical altercations occurred during a period of heightened friction between JCD activists and leaders of […]