The family of a late freedom fighter has alleged that their house was vandalised and furniture looted in a targeted attack in Islampur village under Jagannathpur upazila, Sunamganj. Family members say they are living in fear following the incident.
Allegations have surfaced that a young woman was forced into sex work at a beauty parlour in Manikganj district town. Police rescued the woman on Saturday night following a tip-off. Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident.
A court has acquitted all 18 accused in the murder case of Nasim Ahmed Sohail, a student of Premier University Chattogram and executive member of Metropolitan Chhatra League.
Nearly 200,000 people of Rangabali, an island upazila in Patuakhali, remain deprived of the fundamental right to healthcare. The entire upazila lacks any full-fledged hospital or specialist doctors. Consequently, patients requiring advanced treatment must risk their lives travelling by waterways to the district headquarters or neighbouring upazilas.
Speedboat operators have decided to suspend passenger services in Kaptai Lake due to the fuel oil crisis. As a result, passengers have been facing severe hardship since Sunday morning.
Unidentified miscreants have shot and killed Sohag Sheikh, 42, upazila general secretary of Jatiya Sramik League and a businessman, in Mollahat upazila, Bagerhat. The incident occurred around 10:30 pm on Saturday, March 14, on the road in front of Paner Hat in the upazila.