A law enforcer was shot near Rayerbazar Police Outpost in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur during an anti-drug drive on early Thursday.

The government has issued a showcause notice to the acting director of the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital over criticising the transfer order of former director.

Four people were detained after a worker of Akij Textile factory was killed allegedly by his co-workers who pumped air into his rectum in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Thursday.

Conflict and disagreement with colleagues led to the killing of executive engineer of Konabari zone of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Delwar Hossain, police said after solving the murder case.

A Bangladeshi expatriate living in Bahrain, who returned home two months back, fled from a city hospital on Sunday after he was taken there with fever, cough and sneezing.