A clash broke out between activists of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at Jagannath University on Tuesday, leaving several people injured and prompting heightened security on the campus. The confrontation reportedly began around noon near the university’s central auditorium, where a programme was being held. According to information from journalists […]

Police in Chattogram’s Boalkhali have arrested a local Youth League leader in connection with a case filed over an alleged attack during the student-public movement. The arrested man has been identified as Jager Hossain Bacha, 40. Police detained him from his home in the Chandarpara area of West Gomdandi, under Ward 9 of Boalkhali municipality, […]

Six young men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape of two young women in Dhaka’s South Keraniganj area four years ago. The verdict was delivered on Tuesday, 4 August, by Judge Munshee Md Mashiur Rahman of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4. The convicted men are Rahul, 23; Md […]

Drivers of CNG-powered auto-rickshaws, minibuses and microbuses in Chattogram are facing an increasingly difficult daily struggle as severe gas shortages force them to spend hours waiting at filling stations instead of carrying passengers. For many drivers who begin work before dawn and depend on daily earnings to support their families, the disruption has become a […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 458 people in a 24-hour special operation across different parts of the capital over allegations of involvement in various crimes. Police said the operation also led to the recovery of drugs, a firearm, a sharp weapon, mobile phones, blank cheque leaves, cash and a large quantity of counterfeit currency. […]

Bangladesh’s measles outbreak has created not only a public health emergency but also a serious financial burden for affected households, with many families forced to borrow money or use up their savings to meet treatment-related costs. An assessment conducted by the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red […]

A man was detained by local residents in Debhata upazila of Satkhira after he was allegedly found in an objectionable situation inside the home of a married woman. The man, identified as 40-year-old Shariful Islam Morol, was later handed over to police. Local leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami said he was known in the area as […]