Mohammad Jamil Khan

The silence was unusual for a place otherwise bustling with activities. It reminded one of the calm before a storm, of ominous signs of danger. Even then, nobody in their wildest imagination could measure the devastation and bloodshed it would lead to.

A top leader of the militant outfit  Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islam (Huji) instructed Shamin Mahfuj to establish and initiate the formation of a new militant faction, which later became known as Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya.

The newly-formed militant outfit, Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya, has exclusively designated Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), an armed group operating in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, as its sole supplier of firearms.

Amid a ban on cattle import, smuggling from Myanmar and India continues unabated ahead of the Eid.

Ruhul Amin and Rezaul Karim are two brothers from Cumilla’s Daudkandi.

Incumbent Barishal Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah is losing all his grip over the city after a new mayor was elected last week.

Expansion work on highways, short holidays, and roadside cattle markets are likely to cause sufferings to north-bound Eid holidaymakers.

Voter turnout was as low as 36 percent in neighbourhoods known as strongholds of incumbent Barishal Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah in Monday’s polls to the Barishal City Corporation, according to centre-wise voting results.

Contrary to the widespread perception that Jamaat-e-Islami has been on the wane for over the past 15 years, the Islamist party that actively opposed the birth of the nation is actually growing, according to intelligence and party documents.

Ruling Awami League activists allegedly assaulted Islami Andolan Bangladesh mayor nominee Mufti Syed Faizul Karim and some of his supporters, and police BGB men used batons to disperse his followers during yesterday’s Barishal City Corporation election.

Election campaign in Barishal City Corporation ended yesterday with Awami League mayor nominee Abul Khair Abdullah promising to complete the unfinished development initiatives.

A major reshuffle in the administration and police at the field-level is on the cards in the coming weeks. Many consider it a significant move as the next general election will be held under the supervision of DCs and SPs.

Barishal is currently immersed in a state of tension and unease as the scheduled city corporation election, set to take place on June 12, draws near. The atmosphere in the city has become increasingly volatile, prompting concerns among both residents and authorities about safety and security.

Technology has advanced at a rapid pace, bringing many benefits to society, but it also has led to changes in crime patterns. Law enforcers’ race against crimes has become even more challenging faced with these technology-facilitated crimes. On many occasions, these techno criminals catch the police off guard.

With only two days until Barishal city goes to polls, the division in the ruling Awami League is still the talk of the town.

The police’s Detective Branch recently arrested three members of a gang involved in scams targeting hundreds of people. Led by one Mostafizur Rahman, they embezzled at least Tk 13 lakh from over 350 people in the last six months through a ploy of “staging fake accident dramas”.

Twelve women who went to Saudi Arabia to work as house helps about six months ago returned to Bangladesh penniless yesterday after “being subjected to torture”.  

It all happened quietly. There were hardly any polling agents for Zaida Khatun. Even her supporters could barely be seen in the largest city corporation of the country. Even during the campaign, her posters were rarely seen.

A syndicate has been smuggling people from Bangladesh to nations such as Italy, France, and America under the pretense that they are employees of a non-governmental organisation.

Md Mamun is a butcher by profession who runs a meat shop in the Kadamtali area of the capital.