DHAKA, BANGLADESH — Overseas Bangladeshi workers sent $406 million in foreign remittances during the first three days of August, representing a dramatic year-on-year surge that provides a vital boost to the nation’s external financial standing. According to the latest statistical bulletin released by Bangladesh Bank, the $406 million recorded between 1 August and 3 August […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has taken decisive disciplinary action by stripping Miron Hossain (Jamaddar), a ward-level official in Lakshmipur, of all party responsibilities after video footage purportedly showing him using illicit substances circulated widely online. The expulsion order came within 24 hours of the clip gaining traction on social media, provoking intense outrage across […]

In a swift night-time operation, law enforcement officers in Narsingdi intercepted and arrested two members of an armed highway robbery syndicate responsible for terrorizing commercial drivers along regional routes. The crackdowns followed a violent armed robbery on the Panchdona-Ghorashal highway, during which a truck driver was held at gunpoint. The details were formally disclosed during […]

An intensive law enforcement operation in Jashore district reached a major milestone after officers from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) dismantled a hidden narcotics ring, apprehending a 54-year-old female suspect alongside a massive stash of contraband. The arrested individual, identified as Ambia Begum (also locally known as Ambia Khatun), is the wife of local […]