Khulna Shipyard Road Project: ACC Files Two Cases Against Two Contractors and Six Engineers
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two cases over alleged irregularities in the Khulna Shipyard Road widening project. The cases name two …
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Gunfire and Vandalism at Khulna Clinic: Receptionist Injured, Police Investigating
Attackers opened fire and vandalised the Sandhani Clinic and Diagnostic Centre on Babu Khan Road in Khulna city. A group of 10 to 12 people who arrive…
Father and six-year-old daughter killed as pickup runs over auto-van in Muksudpur
A father and his six-year-old daughter riding in an auto-van have been killed after being run over by a fish-carrying pickup in Muksudpur, Gopalganj. …
Three Attacks in One Day in Khulna: Jubo Dal Leader and Shopkeeper Shot, Sandhani Clinic Ransacked at Night
Three shootings and attacks in a single day in Khulna have spread fear across the city. On Saturday morning, Jubo Dal leader Ramim Biswas was shot in …
Two shootings in Khulna on the day of the IGP's visit: Jubo Dal leader shot in the morning, businessman in the evening
In Khulna, in two separate incidents on the same day, a Jubo Dal leader and a businessman were injured in shootings by criminals. On Saturday (24 Octo…
30 murders in Khulna this year amid drug and turf feuds: gunfire at dawn, fear at dusk, anxiety rising across the city
In Khulna, gunshots are sometimes heard before dawn breaks, and fear spreads as evening falls. Sometimes people are shot dead, sometimes hacked with s…
‘Fascist’ If Force Is Used, ‘Weak’ If It Is Not: IGP Describes the Dilemma Facing Police
If police use force to maintain law and order, they are called fascist; if they do not use force, people consider the police weak — this is how Inspec…
Man Held With Three Maunds of Horse Meat in Khulna's Dumuria, Mobile Court Jails Him for Three Months
A man named Anisur Rahman, also known as Palash Mahmud (40), has been detained in Dumuria, Khulna, with nearly three maunds of meat from three slaught…
Police Will Be Able to Act as Complainant Without a Victim's Report: New Law Coming to Stop Extortion, Says IGP
A new law is being drafted in the fastest possible time to permanently stop the menace of extortion in the country, Inspector General of Police (IGP) …
Protest and Highway Blockade in Magura over Killing of Jubo Dal Leader Shaker
Leaders and activists of the BNP and its affiliated organisations have held a human chain and protest march in Magura demanding the arrest of those in…
Corruption Allegations in Shipyard Road Project: ACC Approves Case Against Eight People Including KDA Chief Engineer
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against eight people, including Khulna Development Authority (KDA) chief engineer (cur…
Passenger-less rivers in Dakope as diesel prices push trawler owners out of the trade
The rise in fuel prices has nearly doubled the cost of running trawlers on the river routes of Dakope in the coastal district of Khulna. The cost of d…
Six Killed, Including a Mother and Son, in Two Faridpur Road Crashes Half an Hour Apart
Six people, including a mother and her young son, were killed in two separate road accidents in Faridpur within the space of half an hour on Friday (2…
ACC Approves Case Against KDA Chief Engineer and Seven Others Over Khulna Shipyard Road Project
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against eight people, including the chief engineer (current charge) of the Khulna Deve…
Three Killed, Several Injured in Head-On Bus-Ambulance Collision on Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur
Three people have been killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and an ambulance in Madhukhali, Faridpur. Several others were injured. Th…
Woman Shot and Hacked to Death on a Khulna Street; Police Cite a Drug-Related Feud
Attackers have shot and hacked to death a woman named Khushi, 25, in the Jinnapara area under Lobonchora Police Station in Khulna city. The killing, c…
Woman Shot and Hacked to Death in Khulna's Jinnapara, Police Point to Drug-Related Dispute
A woman named Khushi, 25, has been shot and hacked to death by attackers in the Jinnapara area under Lobonchora Police Station in Khulna city. The inc…
Boost Trade Capacity, Clear Cargo Faster: PM Issues Directives at Mongla Port
Prime Minister Tareq Rahman has directed officials to strengthen Mongla port's international trade capacity and ensure faster cargo clearance. He also…
Peanut Seller Raju of Dakop Thrilled After Shaking Hands with the Prime Minister, Video Goes Viral
Raju Gazi, a peanut seller from Dakop in Khulna, has expressed his delight after getting to shake hands with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He recorde…