A persistent moderate to severe heatwave continues to sweep across Bangladesh’s northwestern Rajshahi region, severely disrupting daily life and pushing temperatures to dangerous levels.
A violent clash broke out in Rajshahi city over control of the district motor workers’ union office, triggering crude bomb explosions, chase-and-counter-chase, and widespread vandalism.
Superintendent of Police Mohammad Tarikul Islam has said that the killing of four members of the same family in Naogaon was not a robbery. Preliminary investigation suggests the murders occurred due to a family dispute over land.
Intern doctors at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) have been observing a 24-hour work abstention to protest harassment by patients' attendants. The strike has severely disrupted medical services, causing immense suffering for patients arriving from distant areas.
A grocery shopkeeper was stabbed to death in Rajshahi’s Puthia Upazila after allegedly refusing to pay extortion money. Police have detained the suspect.
Pahela Baishakh 1433 was celebrated in Rajshahi with a colourful procession and various programmes organised by the district administration.