Overnight drive at 18 police stations: 275 detained in Cumilla anti-teen gang, drug and mugging operation, 133 freed on bond
Cumilla district police have detained 275 people in a special drive carried out simultaneously at 18 police stations in the district. The drive was conducted to curb drug trading, teen gangs and mugging. The drive began on Friday (23 October) evening and…
Inform nearest BOP if smuggling or drugs are spotted: BGB holds awareness meeting at Sunamganj’s Chinaura-Ashaura border
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) held discussions with residents of border areas of Sadar upazila on ensuring border security and preventing smuggling, drugs, human trafficking and illegal intrusion. A public awareness meeting was organised for the purpose…
Six days after TupTup tragedy, fire breaks out at another Cox’s Bazar hotel
Fire breaks out at Cox's Bazar hotel again, over 300 tourists escape unharmed
AQI 157: Dhaka seventh on list of polluted cities, air worst at Baridhara’s Park Road
The first breath of winter can be felt in the air. When winter arrives, humidity usually drops, pollution levels rise and the air turns unhealthy. On the website of IQAir, the Switzerland-based air quality monitoring organisation, Dhaka ranked seventh on…
Demand to launch BRT within three to four months, protesters occupy highway at Bhogra against cancellation
Local residents formed a human chain, taking position on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the city’s Bhogra Bypass area at 11am today (Thursday), demanding that Gazipur’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) be launched within three to four months. They…
DB raid at home: Yasin held with single-barrel gun, bullet and 200 yaba pills
Yasin Sardar, 32, has been caught by the District Detective Branch (DB) of police at his own home. A single-barrel gun, one round of ammunition, 200 yaba pills and local weapons were found in his possession. The raid was carried out at around 12:45pm…
Motorcycle hits unidentified vehicle from behind on Dhaka-Chattogram highway, one killed
A youth named Akramul Islam Rahi (16) has been killed at Gazaria in Munshiganj after his speeding motorcycle hit an unidentified vehicle from behind on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Another youth named Abu Bakkar (20), who was on the same motorcycle, was…
Four-day remand granted for gold trader Dilip Agarwala in attempted murder case
The court has sent gold trader and Diamond World owner Dilip Kumar Agarwala on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case of Uttara West police station in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Haque granted the remand after a…
Procession from Dhakeshwari, most idols to be immersed at Waizghat
The highest security arrangements have been put in place in Dhaka metropolis around the immersion of idols, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner of Police (Operations) Md Shahidullah has said. More than 16,000 police members have been…
Playing in his grandmother’s yard, one-and-a-half-year-old Saifan drowns in pond
A one-and-a-half-year-old child named Saifan has died tragically after drowning in a pond at Kachua in Chandpur. The incident took place at Tulpai Patwari Bari in ward No. 7 Sadar Dakshin union of the upazila at about 11:30am on Wednesday (21 October).…