A five-year-old boy who went missing at Kurmitola General Hospital in Dhaka was safely reunited with his parents through the efforts of an Ansar member on Saturday.The child, identified as Alamgir, had come to the hospital with his family from Narayanganj. He became separated from his parents while in the hospital’s outpatient department and was ...more

An alleged thief was caught red-handed while attempting to steal iron angles from a children’s park in the Hatirjheel area of Dhaka on Friday.The incident took place around 10:30am at the Rajuk children’s park near Moghbazar-Bahir Road under the Dhaka Metropolitan Ansar (DMA) West Zone.According to sources, Ansar member Md Zahidul Islam noticed a man ...more

Advocate Saimon Chowdhury, elder son of Alhaj Farhad Chowdhury, Associate Editor of the renowned English Paper, “The Daily Industry”, is being remembered today on his second death anniversary.Saimon passed away from cardiac arrest at BIRDEM General Hospital on August 30, 2024, at the age of 32. He served as Legal Affairs Secretary of North Jatrabari ...more

A seminar titled “Conservation of Art: Necessity, Challenges, Prospects in Bangladesh” was held at the Osman Jamal Auditorium of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka on Tuesday (August 25, 2026).The seminar was organised by the Department of Oriental Art of the Faculty of Fine Arts. Professor Dr Abdus Salam, Pro-Vice Chancellor ...more

Traffic movement through the Karnaphuli Tunnel will be subject to controlled diversion for routine maintenance work from August 26 to 31, according to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority.The maintenance operation will be carried out daily from **11:00pm to 5:00am**. During this period, traffic on the **Patenga-to-Anwara tube** will be diverted under a controlled traffic management system, ...more

A fugitive convicted in a drug case and sentenced to life imprisonment has been arrested by a team of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-3) in Dhaka’s Darus Salam area.The arrestee was identified as **Imrul Mallik, 43**, son of Golam Rasul Mallik of Telkara village in Lohagara, Narail.RAB-3 said its team arrested Imrul at Bagbari area under ...more

Three alleged brokers were arrested at the BRTA office in Mirpur during an operation by members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party on Thursday and later sentenced to 30 days in jail each by a mobile court.The three were detained at around 4pm while allegedly collecting money illegally from service seekers by promising to ...more

A four-year-old speech-impaired girl was rescued and reunited with her father within half an hour of going missing from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Wednesday night.The child, Nadia, had gone missing from the West Cabin on the third floor of the hospital’s old building around 9:30pm. She had arrived at the hospital with her ...more

Members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) repaired a 120-foot damaged road in Sagardari village under Keshabpur upazila of Jessore through voluntary labour, bringing relief to local residents.The repair work was carried out on Monday morning under the guidance of Jessore District Commandant Mazharul Islam Bhuiyan and the supervision of Keshabpur Upazila ...more

A man was detained with seven yaba tablets at the Karwan Bazar Metro Rail Station on Friday night following the prompt action of members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP). He was later handed over to the police for legal action.According to officials, the incident occurred at around 8:00 p.m. on the ...more