Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) fired blank shots in Teknaf on Monday to disperse a mob that allegedly tried to snatch a yaba smuggler from their custody, the force said in a press release.

A woman died after being electrocuted in Netrokona’s Barhatta upazila yesterday.

The identity of the deceased, aged around 50, could not be confirmed, said police

Residents of Benapole Municipality have long been facing immense hassle with their daily commute as around 1.5-kilometre stretch of the Benapole-Bahadurpur road has been lying in a sorry state.

Activists from Students Against Discrimination staged a protest at the Barguna Press Club yesterday, raising alarm over what they called a “dire dengue situation” in the district.

Businesspeople expressed hope that tourism during Eid-ul-Azha holidays will generate over Tk 700 crore in transactions in Cox’s Bazar.

A clash between two groups of villagers over a trivial dispute at a roadside restaurant left at least 15 people injured in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Monday night.

Police deployed to maintain law and order

'We will be happy to provide the support if Bangladesh requires it, especially the support for constitutional reforms,' says Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

Police yesterday recovered the body of a man bearing multiple hack wounds from a roadside in the capital’s Mirpur-11 area.

A group of people attacked the historic Rabindra Kachharibari in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur upazila yesterday. The attack stemmed from a quarrel between the staff and a local visitor over motorcycle parking on Sunday, police and locals said.

The new variants accounted for approximately 7 percent of the patients attending study hospitals

At least 10 minors were found to be victims of enforced disappearances, according to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. All were under the age of 18.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ announcement on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha that the next national election will be held in the first half of April 2026 has triggered mixed reactions from political parties.

At least 10 people, including two young children, drowned in separate incidents in the last two days.

Local Islamist groups disrupted Eid celebrations in Sylhet and Tangail in separate incidents over allegations of promoting “immorality” and “obscenity”.

Says Fakhrul about talks slated for Friday in London; polls timing may top the agenda

At least 29 people were killed and 153 others injured in road crashes in 16 districts since June 5.

The body of BNP supporter Mamun Bhuyan, the man who got shot during a clash between two groups of BNP’s affiliated bodies, was brought to his home in the Majhipara area of Bhulta, Narayanganj, yesterday afternoon.

Rawhide prices during Eid-ul-Azha have once again dropped below government-set rates across the country, frustrating traders and raising concerns about the effectiveness of recent policy steps, including the temporary lifting of the export ban on raw and wet blue leather.