A young woman has allegedly been abducted at knifepoint and repeatedly assaulted by her cousin in the remote island upazila of Hatiya, under the Noakhali district. The incident has triggered widespread local outrage, particularly after the victim’s family faced a violent retributory attack for seeking legal recourse. Law enforcement officials confirmed that separate criminal cases […]

Five members of a specialised criminal syndicate have been arrested in Naogaon for deploying chemical sprays to incapacitate and rob elderly targets. Known colloquially as the “Devil’s Breath” gang, the group used a potent chemical agent to hypnotise and disorient their victims. In one tragic instance, an elderly woman died in hospital after being targeted. […]

A security guard has been apprehended by the police after using a duplicate key to steal 17 lakh BDT from an Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC booth located on the campus of the International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC) in Sitakunda. The suspect took advantage of a brief lunch break taken by the bank official in charge […]

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has apprehended the principal suspect accused of orchestrating a violent assault on a local magistrate and other government officials during a mobile court drive in Rajbari. The suspect, identified as 30-year-old Faysal Sheikh, was captured after a week-long manhunt following an incident where an armed mob assaulted state employees to […]