A young man has been stabbed to death during a clash between rival youth gangs in Khulna. The victim, identified as 21-year-old Ishan, was attacked on Thursday evening near the Khalishpur Fair Clinic intersection, according to Khalishpur Police Station chief Mir Atahar Ali. He died on the way to
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB–Teesta Battalion) has urged the media and local residents of Lalmonirhat to help prevent rumours and smuggling along the district’s border areas, stressing that community cooperation is vital for strengthening border security. Brigadier General ASM Naser, R
A process is underway to serve Interpol notice against Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, fugitive death sentence awarded accused in a case of crime against humanity. Officials at the Police Headquarters confirmed the development saying that the process is underway following the
A fire that broke out at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) at Shahbagh intersection of Dhaka, was brought under control within a short time on Wednesday morning. Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer (media cell) at Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters, said the fire erupted on the fourt
A mother and her two children have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila. Law enforcers believe the woman slit the throats of her children before dying by suicide, says Shafiqul Islam, chief of Shajahanpur Police Station. The incident occurred on Tu
The bodies of two men have been recovered from the Bakshi Bazar area of Dhaka and Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat. In Dhaka, police recovered the body of an unidentified man, aged around 65, from the Bakshi Bazar area in the capital on Monday morning. The body was found around 11:00 am and was lat
A construction worker was beaten to death in a mob attack over suspected theft in Sonachora area of Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Monday morning. The deceased was identified as Parvez, 30, son of the late Tara Mia of Siddhirganj’s Barmashil area. Parvez was a tenant at Bulbul Misha&
A youth was beaten to death by an angry mob on suspicion of theft in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shahin, 23, son of Mostafa from Gajgah area of the upazila. Three others were injured in the incident. The injured were identified as Suman Sheikh (25),
As Bangladesh approaches its national elections scheduled for February 2025, crime statistics indicate a rise in criminal incidents across the country. According to police headquarters statistics, October saw 319 murders nationwide, slightly up from 297 in September but just below 321 cases in Aug
Three supporters of Baul artiste Abul Sarkar have reportedly been injured in an attack by members of the “Tawhidi Janata” -- a loosely defined movement that portrays itself as a defender of Islamic morality. Abdullah Al Mamun, the additional superintendent of Manikganj police, said tha
A farmer has been shot dead and another man was wounded by gunfire in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district. The incident took place around 8:30 pm on Friday in the Rayta Notunpara area of Bahadurpur Union, according to Bheramara Police Station chief Abdur Rouf Talukder. The dead man was identifi
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the mastermind of an organised fraud ring that embezzled Tk 12.2 million from 28 people by promising jobs, visas and air tickets to Russia. The accused Abdullah, 45, was detained on Thursday from Lalmatia in Mohammadpur, said a CID press release
Eight light guns (LG), along with local weapons and ammunition have been recovered in a special joint drive conducted by police and RAB members in Chattogram’s Raozan. No arrests have been reported until now. The drive, conducted on the early hours of Thursday across different locations in
