Six years after the Sundarbans was formally declared free of banditry, armed gangs have once again entrenched themselves across the mangrove labyrinth, rekindling a climate of dread among fishermen, forest workers and traders. The resurgence began after the political upheaval of 05 August 2024,...
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another was left critically injured during a clash over a land dispute in Nageshwari, Kurigram. The incident unfolded on 30 November in the early afternoon at Hailatari village under Santospur Union. Nageshwari police chief Rezaul Karim Reza...
Panic swept through the Khulna District and Sessions Judges Court on 30 November after a midday gun attack left one man dead and another severely injured. The shooting occurred at about 12:15pm within the court compound, sending lawyers, litigants and staff scrambling for cover as the sound of...
A listed criminal long known for controlling the local narcotics trade, Bunia Sohel, was left critically injured on Saturday (29 November) evening after an assault by rival groups inside Mohammadpur’s Geneva Camp on 29 November. Police said the attack unfolded within the camp shortly after...
A bus left parked beside a rural road in Dhamrai caught fire shortly after midnight on 27 November, with officials suggesting the blaze may have been the result of deliberate arson. The bus had been left overnight beside the Suapur–Khararchar road near Kutirchar’s maize mill, according to the...
The High Court has concluded that former Teknaf police chief Pradeep Kumar Das was the architect of the killing of Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan, with then sub-inspector Liaqat Ali executing the plan by firing four shots at the former army officer. The finding appears in the full 378-page...
