Police have arrested at least 14 members of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League during a procession on Kuril Bishwa Road in Dhaka, demanding the release of arrested activists of the ousted Awami League and its affiliates. The march started outside the Jamuna Feature Park mall around 7am on Saturd
A mugger chase in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar has left a police sub-inspector and a constable injured, with two suspects detained. The injured are Sub-Inspector Samsuzzoha Sarkar of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station and Constable Md Hridoy Hossain attached to the Public Order Management (POM) uni
Five people, including four members of a family, suffered burn injuries in an explosion, apparently from gas cylinder blast at a house at Madanpur in Narayanganj district on Thursday. The victims were identified as Hazrat Ali, 8, Meem, 13, Sultana, 34, Mannan, 50 and Siam, 19. Witnesses said a ga
At least 30 people, including five police personnel, have reportedly been injured in clashes between two groups in Bhairab. The confrontation brought traffic on two major highways to a complete standstill for around four hours. The incident took place on Wednesday night near Bhairab Bus Stand, sa
A young man has been hacked to death on his way home after celebrating his birthday with his friends in Mymensingh. The murder took place on Monday night at the Mazar Road intersection in Gafargaon municipality, said Gafargaon Police Station chief ASM Atiqur Rahman. The deceased, 24-year-old Nahi
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of former Swechchhasebak Dal leader Billal Hossain Talukdar in the Mouchak area in Dhaka. The arrestees are Al Amin, convener of Ward No. 19 Jubo Dal and Riaz, an activist of the same ward unit. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Ramna
Workers have blocked a road in Kochukhet of Dhaka’s Mirpur to protest the closure of a garment factory, resulting in traffic grinding to a halt in the area for over an hour. They took up positions on the road from 9:15 am to around 10:30 am on Tuesday, said Tania Sultana, assistant commissio
A former convener of Swecchasebak Dal in Ramna was stabbed to death during a salish (arbitration) meeting near Mouchak Anarkali Market in the capital on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Billal Hossain Talukdar, 57, a former convener of Ward No. 19 Swecchasebak Dal under Ramna Police St
A man has been beaten to death by local residents in Manikganj’s Singair Upazila after allegedly being caught breaking into a house. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday in Bandail (Ziyanagar) village of Shayesta Union, according to Fahim Asjad, senior assistant superintenden
A tea worker has died after allegedly being punched during an altercation over accusations of harassing a neighbour's daughter at Chawratal Tea Estate in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet. The deceased was identified as Chaitanya Goala, 43, a worker at the tea estate. Police have arrested Sumon Pradhan
The hanging body of a Bangladesh Bank additional director has been recovered from his home in Dhaka, police have said. The dead was identified as Tanvir Hossain Shuvo, who lived in Mugda, bdnews24.com reports. Motijheel Division Additional Deputy Commissioner Zahid Hossain said police recovered t
The body of a High Court employee has been recovered hanging inside the Supreme Court’s Bijoy Ekattor Building in Dhaka. Shahbagh Police chief Moniruzzaman Khan said the body was found behind a toilet on the building’s eighth floor around midday on Monday. The dead, 42-year-old Md Kam
Police recovered the body of a missing man from a pond in Natore’s Naldanga upazila on Friday morning. The deceased was identified as Milon Prang, 45, a resident of Brahmapur Hajipara village in the upazila. According to police and locals, Milon went missing after leaving home on Wednesday
