Smuggling of gold is still rampant despite the scope of importing gold through legal channels in the country. Law enforcing agencies in charge of security at the airport have detained some carriers with gold, but the masterminds are out of
Special drive will be conducted to tighten the noose on those possessing illegal weapons ahead of upcoming 12th national election. The Rapid Action Battalion has recovered 433 illegal firearms and arrested 149 people in connection with the seizures in the
Militancy is yet to end in the country although 18 years have passed since the countrywide series bomb blasts took place on August 17, 2005 and there was no major attack until 2016. However, the trial of cases filed in
Bangladesh does not have any indigenous population. But some vested groups are alluring the small ethnic groups of Chattogram Hill Tracts to identify themselves as indigenous people for taking facilities. Bangladesh's small ethnic groups especially are the hill tribes. The
The popular tourist destination, Bandarban with its attractive green forests, cloud-touching wavy hills and diverse lifestyles in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, is now becoming a no-go zone due to the armed activities of the separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF).
The Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) has claimed that Kukis here are the Zo people believed to be the descendents of one of the 'lost tribes of Israel', according to sources. The KNF is an insurgent group which aims at establishing
Law enforcers special drives against snatchers are yet to bring down the number mugging incidents in the capital.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has carried out a series of massive drives to arrest snatchers and robbers after a policeman was killed and
A tablet of powdered meth, commonly known as Yaba, which means 'crazy medicine' now goes for as little as Tk 150 or even Tk 25 at the Rohingya camps near the border with Myanmar, according to sources. This amount is
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Thursday) reiterated that Bangladesh has no intention to engage in war with anyone, saying her government has taken initiatives for overall development of the armed forces only to secure the country's independence and sovereignty. Actually,
Numerous muggings are occurring on a daily basis in the capital, but majority of these incidents go unreported. Victims are getting killed and injured by muggers. Most of the mugging incidents go unreported as victims are generally reluctant to lodge