Aklakur Rahman Akash

DRU and CRAB condemn journalist Kamruzzaman Khan’s inclusion in the case, while the bus owner’s family alleges harassment; police defend their initial findings

DNA samples from five charred bodies recovered from a burnt covered van after the Pretty Group explosion in Ashulia were sent to the CID forensic department for identification.

Five bodies still unidentified; DNA test results may take a month

Omar Sultan, a 38-year-old truck driver, was with colleagues at Pretty Group’s loading and unloading area in Jamgara, Ashulia, around 6:30pm on Sunday when, five minutes later, a massive explosion sent him fleeing.

A father’s search for his missing son after the Ashulia explosion

Local leaders allege ‘objectionable religious remarks’ during the event; organiser denies claims and fears fresh violence

Md Suman, 17, from Ranabhola under Turag Police Station, had been missing since he left home on June 22. Around 11:00pm on June 26, police recovered his body from the Turag River, about half a kilometre from the boat terminal near Ashulia Gorur Haat.

The social media sensation is undergoing a 14-day quarantine before scientists begin research on breed development