The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has cancelled the candidacies of seven examinees following disciplinary breaches and cheating incidents during the 50th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written examinations. Simultaneously, the commission announced the second-phase viva voce timetable for 2,160 candidates who passed the written evaluation under general cadres. The official notifications were issued under the […]

A special tribunal in Comilla has sentenced three members of the banned militant organisation Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), including a woman, to varying prison terms under the Explosive Substances Act. The verdict brings to a close a high-profile counter-terrorism trial that spanned more than twenty years. Judge Khairun Nesa of the Comilla Additional District and […]

In a disturbing incident highlighting rural conflict and vigilante violence, a woman in her forties residing in Senbag, Noakhali, was allegedly bound to a tree, physically assaulted, and subjected to public humiliation over unsubstantiated allegations of poultry theft. Following the ordeal, the victim filed a formal complaint at the local police station, naming four individuals […]