Bangladesh

Three UPDF men detained in Chattogram Hill Tracts; rifle, ammunition recovered

Three members of the United People’s Democratic Front were detained during a raid in the Budangchhara area under Guimara region in the Chattogram Hill Tracts on Saturday. The detainees were

56 judges share 28 Dhaka courtrooms

The High Court monitoring committee for subordinate courts in the Dhaka division expressed concern and dissatisfaction as 56 judges were sharing 28 courtrooms and working hours on a rotational basis

Moulvibazar SP withdrawn 7-days after appointment

Bangladesh Police Headquarters has withdrawn Moulvibazar’s newly appointed Superintendent of Police (SP), Md. Riazul Islam, only seven days after he assumed office, according to an official order issued on Friday.

PM inaugurates re-excavation of Khorddo Khal in Chandpur

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the re-excavation work of historic Khorddo Khal (canal) in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur, 48 years after his late father excavated it. After travelling by

Man, his son killed in Faridpur road accident

A 50-year-old man and his son were killed as a bus knocked them down on Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district early Saturday. The deceased were identified as

Woman held over killing husband in Shariatpur

Police on Friday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband and dismembering the body in Sadar upazila of Shariatpur district. The arrested is Asma Begum, wife of Zia Sardar

Farmers falling in debt trap, food supply may get hurt

Fifty-year-old farmer Sudhin Chandra Das cultivated boro paddy on 150 decimals of leased land in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj, part of the country’s haor region, hoping to harvest the crop

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF at Lalmonirhat border

A Bangladeshi national was killed by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Lalmonirhat border. The incident occurred early Thursday (14 May) at around dawn in the