414 arrested in a day in DMP drives, 59 cases filed
A total of 414 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours in the regular anti-narcotics and anti-crime drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital. During this time, 59 cases were filed with various police stations. According to DMP…
‘In the age of AI, the curriculum must be made technology-based’
A panel discussion titled ‘Improving the quality of technical education, professional recognition and increasing future employment opportunities’ was held on Sunday, the closing day of the three-day technical education and innovation fair…
Vandalism at Motijheel Islami Bank Hospital over patient’s death
An incident of vandalism has taken place at Islami Bank Hospital in the capital’s Motijheel over the death of a 13-year-old girl. Relatives allege that the girl, named Mahima, died because surgery was not performed in time even though she was…
Areas of Rajshahi to go without electricity for 7 hours on Monday
Several areas of Rajshahi will be without electricity for 7 hours in phases on Monday (5 October) due to emergency maintenance work. The information was given in a notice from the office of the executive engineer of Sales and Distribution Division-2 of…
Raid on forest robbers’ den in Sundarbans, 14 mobile phones recovered
Forest guards have recovered various items, including 14 mobile phones, from a fishing hut built by forest robbers in a drive in the Nilbaria area of the Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans. The drive was conducted on Sunday afternoon. Forest guards led…
Body of auto-rickshaw driver recovered two days after going missing in Sirajganj
The body of a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver named Md Shahadat Hossain (38) has been recovered two days after he went missing from Khokshabari in Sirajganj Sadar upazila. Sadar thana police recovered the body from a crop field in the Balidaha area of…
Chhatra League leader arrested on cyberattack charges in Chandpur’s Faridganj
Police have arrested a young man named Md Rakibul Hasan, 22, in Faridganj of Chandpur on charges of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of Chhatra League, an organisation whose activities are banned, and of hacking social media accounts and spreading…
4.5kg of gold strapped to body in a belt, Malaysian passenger held at Shahjalal
Dhaka Customs House has recovered 4.5 kilograms of gold from a Malaysian national who arrived on a Malaysia Airlines flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The estimated value of the recovered gold is about Tk 8 crore. The customs authorities…
427 arrested by DMP in capital in 24 hours
In the regular drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital, 427 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours. During the same period, 54 cases were filed. This information was given in a press release of DMP’s Media and Public…
Father’s cry after losing only son: ‘Give me back my child’
Just a few days ago, father Mridul Islam had written about his pride in his only son Avan. In joy at his son moving up from play group to nursery, he had written on Facebook with a photo of the boy, ‘Life cannot be measured by results alone; the…