Police in Madaripur’s Kalkini upazila have arrested a man identified as a suspect in multiple criminal cases involving serious allegations, including murder, rape, theft, robbery, mugging, and extortion. Authorities state that a total of 17 cases have been filed against him in connection with various alleged offences. The arrest was confirmed on Thursday morning (7 […]

A total of eight people were killed across six districts in Bangladesh within 24 hours due to lightning strikes during thunderstorms accompanied by seasonal nor’westers and rainfall. All of the deceased were farmers and labourers who were engaged in harvesting boro paddy and maize in open fields when the incidents occurred. Several others were also […]

A series of clandestine miniature laboratories producing various illicit substances, including ketamine, synthetic cannabis (‘kush’), yaba, and counterfeit alcohol, has been uncovered in Dhaka and its surrounding areas. The operations, according to the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), involved both local and foreign nationals and relied on advanced processing techniques, courier services, and digital payment […]

Ahsanullah Master was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter, educator, and political leader whose life was defined by service to the nation, labour rights, and public welfare. He consistently prioritised national interest and collective wellbeing over personal gain, serving as a representative figure for working people and a committed participant in the Liberation War of Bangladesh. During […]

Five-month-old Moh. Takrim died on Wednesday morning at Universal Medical College Hospital in Dhaka following complications linked to measles and multiple secondary infections. His parents, hailing from the Banglabazar area of Bhola district, were present at the hospital at the time of death and were unable to engage in coherent conversation due to distress. Following […]

A farmer has been found dead under suspicious circumstances inside an irrigation pump house in the Umorpur area of Baro Alampur Union under Pirganj Upazila in Rangpur district. Police recovered the body on Thursday morning after the incident came to light. The deceased, identified as Mofizar Rahman, was reportedly assigned to guard a Bangladesh Agricultural […]

Electricity supply systems in Akkelpur Upazila were severely disrupted after a sudden Kalbaishakhi storm swept through the area at around 1:15pm on Wednesday, leaving at least 75 villages without electricity until 10am on Thursday. Around 30,000 consumers have been affected by the prolonged outage. According to local sources, the intensity of the storm damaged power […]