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RAB detains three suspects on charges of killing in Chattogram mobile phone technician

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested three individuals, including the key suspect, in connection with the murder of a mobile phone technician at Chattogram's Enayet Bazar. On Sat... Read More


Bangladesh introduces new police uniform in phased distribution

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Bangladesh Police have begun distributing new uniforms, initially to a limited number of personnel. Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesperson Talebur Rahman said the uniform rollout be... Read More


Chattogram Zoo area set to 'double', animal museum planned

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Chattogram Zoo, covering 4.05 hectares of land, will soon double in size with a major expansion. Authorities are adding 3.24 hectares to the zoo's existing area, bringing the total ... Read More


Elections, referendum on same day: What EC must now do to manage two ballots, two counts in one night

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- With the interim government deciding to hold a referendum on the same day as the parliamentary election, the Election Commission (EC) must rework its plans so referendum preparations... Read More


EC to hold talks with 12 parties, including Jamaat, on Monday ahead of general election

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The Election Commission is going to hold talks with 12 political parties, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, on Monday for its third day of dialogue with political stakeholders ahead of ... Read More


What takes youths "with no political involvement" out to burn buses?

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Police and families insist the two teenagers involved in an attempted arson attack on a bus in Mirpur had no political affiliations, raising questions about what drove them to take p... Read More


Ashraful murdered, dismembered by friend in 'blackmail' plot, says RAB

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- The Rapid Action Battalion says it has begun piecing together how Ashraful Haque, a businessman from Rangpur, was lured to Dhaka and murdered, after his dismembered body was discover... Read More


Judge's son's murder suspect abused drugs after losing job as soldier, police

Dhaka, Nov. 15 -- Police have confirmed the man arrested over the murder of Tawsif Rahman Sumon, the only son of Rajshahi Metropolitan Sessions Judge Abdur Rahman, started abusing substances after los... Read More


Driver badly burnt as schoolbus torched in Manikganj

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The driver of a bus parked in Manikganj's Shibaloy has suffered critical burn injuries after the parked vehicle was set on fire. The incident occurred at 1:30am on Friday in the Fal... Read More


CPB announces nationwide protests over Laldia terminal, election deposits

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) has announced a set of programmes in Dhaka and across the country demanding a reduced election security deposit while opposing the decision to... Read More