Man Detained Following Assault on Disabled Minor A 21-year-old man has been remanded in custody following the harrowing sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl with speech and hearing impairments in the Sunamganj district of Bangladesh. The suspect, identified as Mostakim Mia, was apprehended by local authorities in Jagannathpur and produced before the Sunamganj court on […]

Leaders and activists of the Noakhali Division Implementation Struggle Council, together with representatives from various social and voluntary organisations, have once again rallied to demand that Noakhali be officially declared an administrative division and that the government implement the decision without delay. The demonstration took place on Sunday afternoon at the Central Shaheed Minar premises […]

Danbir Randa Prasad Saha, widely known as R.P. Saha, was a determined, self-reliant and compassionate humanist who rose from extreme poverty. Through hard work, talent and unwavering willpower, he became renowned across Asia as a philanthropist. He was born on 16 November 1896 in Mirzapur of Tangail district, on a sacred Ekadashi morning. His parents […]

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has undergone a targeted administrative restructuring, with six officers holding the rank of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) being reassigned to new roles. This move, aimed at bolstering operational efficiency across various specialised and territorial divisions, was formalised through an official order signed by the DMP Commissioner, Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali, […]

More than two hundred export-oriented garment factories in Narayanganj have been shut down over the past two years due to various obstacles, including lack of support from banks, customs complications, unwillingness of foreign buyers, labour unrest and energy shortages. As a result, more than one hundred thousand workers who lost their jobs are living in […]

Limon Mia, 35, has been placed on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Tawsif Rahman Suman, son of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahman. The accused is alleged to have entered a house and carried out the killing. On Saturday, 15 November, Limon Mia was produced before the Metropolitan Magistrate’s […]