The government has initiated an emergency plan to import additional refined fuel worth about 204.6 billion taka in an effort to protect the country’s energy supply amid growing geopolitical instability in the Middle East. Officials say the proposed purchase includes large quantities of diesel and octane to ensure adequate fuel reserves for the coming months. […]

Police in Sirajganj have arrested three men accused of posing as a senior police official and attempting to extort money from local traders by demanding an alleged Eid honourarium through a messaging application. The suspects reportedly contacted business owners while falsely identifying themselves as the district’s chief law enforcement officer. The arrests were confirmed on […]

The government has carried out a simultaneous reshuffle at the top of three of Bangladesh Police’s most important specialised units — the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Special Branch (SB) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) — in a move that is being widely viewed as both an administrative change and a strategic recalibration of […]

In Bogura, hurried road repairs ahead of the Eid festivities have caused widespread traffic congestion along the city’s main Satmatha–Banani thoroughfare, particularly in the Koloni Bazar area. Authorities have removed existing asphalt surfacing on otherwise well-maintained sections to lay reinforced cement concrete (RCC), reducing vehicular movement to a single lane for nearly three weeks. Drivers, […]