Family accuses 'Boro Sajjad' of ordering Sarwar’s shooting
The father of slain Chattogram BNP activist Sarwar Hossain Babla has alleged that his son was killed on the orders of fugitive gang leader Sajjad Hossain, known locally as “Boro Sajjad”. He has been named in several murder cases and remains on an Interpol Red Notice under the name Sajjad Hossain Khan. During his years in Chattogram, Sajjad controlled the city’s mafia alongside Nurunnabi Maxon and Sarwar. Chhoto Sajjad was believed to have been backed by Boro Sajjad. He is said to have managed an arms cache in Chattogram owned by Boro Sajjad.
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November 07, 2025 16:22 UTC
Dreams before Aug 5 unfulfilled even after 15 months, says Gono Odhikar’s Nur
Dreams before Aug 5 unfulfilled even after 15 months, says Gono Odhikar’s NurGono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur has said the aspirations people held before Aug 5 last year have not been fulfilled even 15 months later. Nur urged voters to treat the national election with “importance”, saying it will determine the direction and governance of Bangladesh in the coming years. Nur said Gono Odhikar Parishad has not yet joined any electoral alliance but will consider cooperating with political parties depending on their approach to state reform and national change. On extortion, Nur said: “Previously, leaders and activists of the Awami League and its allied organisations used to extort in the industrial sector. Yet some sponsors continue to support these criminals and extortionists to capture polling centres,” he added.
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November 07, 2025 15:43 UTC
Two Krishak Dal leaders killed as truck runs them over in Sirajganj
Two Krishak Dal leaders killed as truck runs them over in SirajganjTwo leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal were killed after a truck ran over their motorcycle on the way to attend a party programme in Sirajganj’s Raiganj Upazila. The accident took place around 12pm on Friday at Ghurka along the Sirajganj-Bogura highway, said Ismail Hossain, chief of Hatikumrul Highway Police. The dead were identified as Omar Faruk, who served as office secretary of Ward No 7 unit of Krishak Dal under Chandaikona Union, and Faridul Islam, who was the joint general secretary of the same unit. Sheikh Abdur Razzak Jewel, former president of the Raiganj Upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, said Faruk and Faridul were on their way to Hatikumrul to join a BNP rally when a speeding truck hit their motorcycle. Faruk died on the way to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura.
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November 07, 2025 15:41 UTC
Three arrested with weapons over BNP factional clash in Raozan
Three arrested with weapons over BNP factional clash in RaozanThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has confirmed the arrest of three people in connection with clashes between the rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Chattogram’s Raozan Upazila that left five people shot. Ovi is the general secretary of the Raozan Upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, the youth front of the BNP. The gunfight took place between two groups of the BNP on Wednesday night at Kuiyapara in Bagowan Union of Raozan Upazila. When asked about the political affiliation of the arrestees, the RAB-7 chief said, “The incident started as a quarrel and then escalated into a fight and a shooting incident. In total, six suspects have been arrested so far—two in the Sarwar murder case, three in the Raozan shooting, and one in the rickshaw-puller shooting incident, he said.
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November 07, 2025 15:03 UTC
Clashes, arson, vandalism erupt in Faridpur over BNP nomination
Violence has erupted between supporters of two BNP leaders in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur over the parliamentary polls nomination, leaving at least 20 people, including police, injured. Witnesses said the incident involved supporters of Krishak Dal vice-president Khandaker Nasirul Islam and former Boalmari Upazila BNP Joint Secretary Shamsuddin Mia Jhunu. Both are contenders for the BNP nomination in Faridpur-1, which covers Boalmari, Alfadanga and Madhukhali. They added that around 3pm Shamsuddin’s supporters gathered near Kazi Sirajul Islam Mohila College while Nasirul’s supporters assembled about a kilometre away near WAPDA intersection. By 4pm Nasirul’s supporters marched towards WAPDA intersection while Shamsuddin’s supporters moved towards the college.
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November 07, 2025 14:57 UTC
Clashes, arson and vandalism erupt in Faridpur over BNP nomination
Clashes, arson and vandalism erupt in Faridpur over BNP nominationViolence has erupted between supporters of two BNP leaders in Boalmari Upazila of Faridpur over the parliamentary polls nomination, leaving at least 20 people, including police, injured. Witnesses said the incident involved supporters of Krishak Dal vice-president Khandaker Nasirul Islam and former Boalmari Upazila BNP Joint Secretary Shamsuddin Mia Jhunu. Both are contenders for the BNP nomination in Faridpur-1, which covers Boalmari, Alfadanga and Madhukhali. They added that around 3pm Shamsuddin’s supporters gathered near Kazi Sirajul Islam Mohila College while Nasirul’s supporters assembled about a kilometre away near WAPDA intersection. By 4pm Nasirul’s supporters marched towards WAPDA intersection while Shamsuddin’s supporters moved towards the college.
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November 07, 2025 14:39 UTC
Primary teachers to stage nonstop sit-in from Saturday for pay bump
Assistant teachers of government primary schools are set to launch a fresh protest programme, demanding that their salaries be raised to the 10th grade pay scale and to press for long-pending promotions. The protest action is being organised under the banner of the "Primary Teachers’ Demand Implementation Council", a coalition of four teacher organisations. “Starting Saturday, 20,000 teachers will stage a sit-in at Shaheed Minar to demand 10th-grade pay, higher grade benefits, and promotions. The protest will continue until our demands are met," Khairun Nahar Lipi, general secretary of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers’ Association (Shahin–Lipi), said on Friday. This time, we’ll return home only after we achieve our demands on the streets.”Bangladesh currently has 65,567 government primary schools employing around 384,000 teachers, according to the Directorate of Primary Education.
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November 07, 2025 14:26 UTC
Press Secretary Shafiqul says reports of ‘mob violence’ are not being denied
Press Secretary Shafiqul says reports of ‘mob violence’ are not being deniedChief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has admitted that some incidents of “mob violence” occurred in Bangladesh following the July Uprising. Speaking to journalists at Netrokona Circuit House on Friday, he said they were not denying that such incidents had taken place. He added that “mob violence” was not new in Bangladesh, as similar occurrences had been seen in the past. The press aide noted that the situation has now come “fully under control”.
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November 07, 2025 13:39 UTC
Fisherman dies over net casting clash in Sirajganj
A fisherman has died after allegedly being beaten by fellow fishermen during a dispute over net casting in Sirajganj. One of his nephews was also injured in the clash and has been admitted to hospital. Bimal’s son, Akash Hawlader, said the argument broke out around 3am on Friday when his father and three neighbours Horen Hawlader, Probash Hawlader and Ripon Hawlader, cast their nets in the same spot of the river. During the clash, my father’s head was struck by fishermen from the other boat,” Akash said. He added that Bimal was taken to hospital for treatment soon after the incident and later brought home.
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November 07, 2025 13:23 UTC
Interim government itself ‘creating conditions’ to hinder February election, says Fakhrul
Interim government itself ‘creating conditions’ to hinder February election, says FakhrulBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the interim government itself has created conditions that could “disrupt” the approaching national election. Speaking at a rally in Dhaka’s Naya Paltan on Friday, Fakhrul accused the interim administration of “failing” to maintain neutrality, despite his party’s support, and said its actions risk derailing the polls. He said the government was “failing” to maintain neutrality and instead setting the stage for possible disruption of the polls. Fakhrul also alleged that the political groups advocating a referendum were “plotting” to derail the electoral process. Reiterating the BNP’s position, he said the referendum must be held on the same day as the national election, scheduled for February 2026.
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November 07, 2025 12:57 UTC
RAB detains two over connection with shooting BNP’s Sarwar
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two individuals in connection with the killing of Sarwar Hossain Babla, who was shot dead during the election campaign of BNP candidate Ershad Ullah in Chattogram. While RAB said the two were arrested from the city’s Hajirpool area on Friday, family members claimed they were picked up from their homes early in the morning. “It appeared that the bullet was meant for Sarwar, as the gun was pressed against his neck when fired. Sarwar Hossain Babla, who police listed as a “criminal”, was killed on the spot, while Ershad and four others were injured. Once everyone is caught, the main motive will become clear.”When asked about possible conflicts, he said: “Sarwar had an ongoing feud with Chhoto Sajjad.
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November 07, 2025 12:16 UTC
Uprising partners should all be in parliament to bring real changes: Nahid Islam
Uprising partners should all be in parliament to bring real changes: Nahid IslamNational Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has said that all participants of the July Uprising should be in the next parliament. He made the remark on Friday afternoon at the launching of the University Teachers' Forum at the Shamsur Rahman Auditorium of Bangla Academy. Nahid Islam declared his commitment to get a legal basis for the July Charter and move towards the next elections. Nahid said that uprisings, elections, and consensus commission would yield nothing without having some real changes in existing systems. Professor Sirajul Islam of Dhaka University has been named as convener of the newly introduced University Teachers' Forum while Dr. Shamim Hamidi of Dhaka International University was appointed as the member secretary.
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November 07, 2025 12:03 UTC
A Kushtia woman struggling in poverty killed her toddler daughter. Then she took her own life
A Kushtia woman struggling in poverty killed her toddler daughter. Then she took her own lifeA woman struggling in poverty has reportedly strangled her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter to death using a rope before dying by suicide in Kushtia’s Daulatpur. On Thursday night, she allegedly killed her daughter Lamia before hanging herself from the ceiling of her house. When she did not respond, they looked through the window and saw the hanging body, broke down the door, recovered the body, and reported the incident to the police. The bodies have been sent to the morgue at Kushtia General Hospital on Friday morning to confirm the cause of death.
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November 07, 2025 11:54 UTC
Bangladesh to move towards election through legal basis of July Charter, says Nahid
Bangladesh will move towards elections through a legal basis of the July Charter containing state reform initiatives, says National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam. He said, “Muhammad Yunus must issue the order of the July Charter from the point of the mass uprising. Therefore, all the stakeholders in the mass uprising should be in parliament." At the beginning of the event, the convening committee of the University Teachers Forum, the new organisation of teachers, was announced. Nahid said, "One of the contexts of the mass uprising was the economic crisis; the youth were the biggest victims in particular.
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November 07, 2025 11:47 UTC
India sets up Army base in West Bengal, military station in Assam along Bangladesh border
India sets up Army base in West Bengal, military station in Assam along Bangladesh borderEastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari with troops at the new military base in Chopra, West Bengal. Credit: Indian ArmyEastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari with troops at the new military base in Chopra, West Bengal. Credit: Indian ArmyThe Indian Army has operationalised a new military base in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur and is raising a new military station in Assam’s Dhubri to reinforce its capacity along the border with Bangladesh, reports the Deccan Chronicle. On Thursday, Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen RC Tiwari visited the base at Chopra in North Dinajpur, close to the India-Bangladesh border. The Eastern Command posted from its account on social media site X: “Lt Gen RC Tiwari, #ArmyCdrEC, visited the troops of #BrahmastraCorps deployed at #ChopraDefenceLand.
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November 07, 2025 10:01 UTC