Mohammad Jamil Khan

Having lost her right leg in a landmine explosion, Nur Kaida, a 23-year-old Rohingya woman, now feels helpless at a refugee camp in Teknaf.

One year after the fall of the Awami League government, the police force is still reeling -- its morale shattered, its chain of command in tatters.

A tense situation is prevailing along the Bangladesh-Myanmar frontier after an armed member of the Arakan Army (AA) entered Bangladesh on Monday, hours after prolonged bursts of gunfire from the Myanmar side in Bandarban’s Ghumdhum border.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has cleared the former expatriates’ welfare minister, its former secretary, several MPs and a syndicate of 101 recruiting agencies of charges of human trafficking and money laundering.

More than 1,300 firearms and over 2,50,000 rounds of ammunition looted from police stations during the July uprising remain missing

During the monsoon, Jhalakathi transforms into a floating paradise. Bhimruli guava market comes alive with boats carrying farmers, buyers, and tourists.

The funding shortfall stems largely from a drastic reduction in humanitarian aid by the US

The image of him running across the Milestone School and College field, his body scorched, in a desperate attempt to survive, shook the nation when the video went viral on social media after the incident on Monday.

Siblings Aryan Ashraf Nafi and Tania Ashraf Nazia lie side by side at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, their small bodies covered in bandages.

Between 2:30pm and 4:30pm, a charred body of a child and more than 100 injured victims were rushed to Uttara Adhunik Hospital

Milestone teacher recalls crash horror

Says Assamese teacher pushed into Bangladesh by BSF; at least 120 Indians pushed in since May 7

Based on the findings, law enforcers will assess security needs in each constituency and identify candidates who may pose risks.

An Indian man earlier this month appealed to authorities in Assam to help find his elderly mother, who has remained missing since she was allegedly pushed into Bangladesh by the Border Security Force (BSF).

Syndicate exploits Gulf-bound workers, issues fake fitness papers

Despite repeated concerns raised by human rights groups, Indian authorities have continued the practice of “push-ins” -- forcibly sending individuals across the border into Bangladesh -- with over 1,900 people pushed in since May 7.

Five years ago, Bangladesh initiated a Tk 400-crore deal with a Russian company to procure two helicopters for its police force, but the delivery was recently suspended due to US sanctions.

Prisoners in Bangladesh legally earn only Tk 2 per day for their labour, a figure so low that it demoralises inmates and undermines their rehabilitation efforts through meaningful work.

Police are grappling with operational challenges as more than 400 key posts have remained vacant over the past 10 months, impairing the force’s ability to combat crime. 

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.