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…
80 gold bars inside shoes, two cabin crew caught at Shahjalal
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recovered 80 gold bars hidden in a special manner inside the shoes of two airline crew members at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The total weight of the recovered gold is about…
20 friends’ ‘hospital of the poor’ in Chauddagram, where treatment does not stop for want of money
Munshirhat Bazar — a well-known rural locality in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. This bazar is one of the centres of education, health and economic activity for the people of several surrounding villages. Although people come and go here every day,…
SRB member killed after being run over by truck while on duty at checkpost in Feni
Md Alamgir (46), a member of the Special Response Battalion (SRB), has been killed after being hit by a truck during a drive in Feni. He was working as a warrant officer at the Feni camp of SRB-7 on deputation from the Bangladesh Army. The truck driver…
Awami League activist flees after pouring boiling water on Chhatra Dal leader in Chuadanga
Awami League activist Sultan Hossain has been accused of pouring boiling hot water on the body of Chhatra Dal leader Hasanuzzaman in Chuadanga. Three people, including Hasanuzzaman and two others named Sirajul Islam, 42, and Hasan Mia, 32, suffered burns…
Prayer timings: 4 October 2026, Sunday
Today is Sunday, 4 October 2026, 19 Ashwin 1433, 22 Rabius Sani 1448. The prayer timings for Dhaka and its adjacent areas are as follows: Zuhr time begins at 11:50am. Asr time begins at 4:04. Maghrib at 5:46. Isha time begins at 6:59. Fajr begins…
Pure intention is the soul of good deeds
No good deed will be accepted without pure intention. Whatever act of worship we perform, whatever good deed we do, we should do it solely to please and satisfy Allah, not to please people. This is because worship done for show will not be accepted. The…
Fugitive death-row convict in driver murder case arrested in Narayanganj
SRB-11 has arrested Monirul Islam Ranju alias ‘Gaal Pora Ranju’, a fugitive accused sentenced to death in the case over the murder of autorickshaw driver Md Jamal of Narayanganj Sadar Police Station. A team of SRB-11 arrested him in a drive…
Nearly equal to last year in just eight months, foreign transactions rising in stock market
The participation of foreign investors in the country’s capital market is increasing as a result of reform initiatives and the easing of the investment process. The total turnover of foreign investors in the first eight months of this year…