The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh has established a special committee tasked with reviewing the reports of the National Pay Commission 2025, the Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission 2025, and the Armed Forces Pay Committee 2025. The committee will also prepare recommendations related to salaries, allowances, and other compensation for government officials, judicial officers, and members […]

In a shocking incident in Valuka Upazila, Mymensingh, a 36-year-old housewife was brutally murdered in her own home. Rahima Khatun was found dead with her throat slit on Friday night, 6 February, at approximately 10:30 PM in her residence at Gangatiapara village of Hobirbari Union. Police have taken her 17-year-old daughter, Somaiya Akter, into custody […]

Fourteen years have passed since widowhood entered my life, yet the memory remains sharp, intimate and unyielding. After encountering countless people of many shades—faces hidden behind masks—I have grown weary. Witnessing the inhumanity, arrogance, vanity and quiet cruelty of so‑called influential figures has only deepened one conviction: Jahangir Sattar Tinku was, beyond question, a genuinely […]

A late-night joint operation by Bangladesh’s security forces in Jashore has led to the detention of four members of a single family and the seizure of foreign-made firearms, ammunition, and a substantial cache of illegal equipment, in what officials describe as a major breakthrough against an organised arms trafficking network. According to law enforcement sources, […]

The parliamentary campaign in Jhenaidah-4 has been increasingly marred by violence and vandalism, raising serious concerns about public safety and the integrity of the electoral process. The latest incident occurred when unidentified attackers targeted the election office of independent candidate Saiful Islam Firoz, leaving at least six people injured. A succession of similar attacks has […]