Two men have been remanded in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and gang-raped over four consecutive days in the Hili region of Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur. The incident unfolded after the victim visited the suspect’s residence to recover an outstanding sum of money owed to her. According to police reports and […]

“Just give me back my child; I ask for nothing else.” Drenched in tears, Mridul Islam uttered these words repeatedly as he mourned the sudden demise of his four-and-a-half-year-old son, Aavan. The young boy breathed his last on Saturday, 3 October, at around 5:00 PM whilst undergoing treatment at Universal Medical College Hospital in Mohakhali, […]

A thirty-eight-year-old worker lost his life in the early hours of Sunday after being struck by an unidentified speeding vehicle while crossing the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bhanga, Faridpur. captured local concern as the victim, identified as Samar Ali, succumbed to his injuries before reaching medical care. Samar, son of Abdus Sattar from Kuralchar village in […]

Dengue fever continues to take a toll on public health across Bangladesh, with Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) recording 42 fatalities among admitted patients up to 3 October this year. Official statistical figures obtained directly from the prominent public hospital show that a total of 3,085 patients suffering from dengue have been admitted to DMCH […]

A 55-year-old man with alleged ties to an outlawed left-wing extremist group was shot dead in broad daylight on Sunday morning at a roadside tea stall in the Dighalia sub-district of Khulna. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Nasimul Karim. According to eyewitnesses and local sources, the incident occurred around 11:30 am when Karim […]

A wedding celebration in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila took a dramatic turn after police arrested a man accused of stealing a cow from a neighbour’s farm and slaughtering it to prepare the customary wedding feast. Authorities confiscated the carcass, hide, head, and hooves from the scene, whilst an investigation is underway to track down the remaining […]

A fugitive sentenced to death for the gruesome murder of a teenage girl in Dhaka has been apprehended by law enforcement officers after evading justice for nearly fourteen years. The convict, identified as 45-year-old Md Emon Hossain, was arrested during a targeted raid on Saturday morning in the Pubail area of Gazipur district. The operation […]

A midnight journey turned into a night of terror for dozens of commuters when an armed gang raided a long-distance passenger bus on the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road, holding the driver at knifepoint before stripping at least 25 passengers of their cash and mobile phones. The robbery took place at around 3:00 am on Saturday near […]

Firefighters in Gazipur continue to battle a major blaze that erupted at a readymade garment factory on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least 70 workers hospitalised after inhaling toxic smoke. The fire broke out at Matrix Garments, situated in the Fakir Market area of Deger Chala. According to officials, the flames originated on the third floor […]

Police in Shariatpur’s Damudya upazila have recovered the body of a three-year-old boy packed inside a sack in a ditch, six hours after he was reported missing. The gruesome discovery on Saturday afternoon sparked furious protests, culminating in an angry crowd setting fire to a neighbour’s homestead over alleged involvement in the murder. The deceased […]