Four labourers suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion while allegedly attempting to install an illegal gas connection in Narayanganj’s Fatullah late on Monday night. One of the victims remains in critical condition and has been admitted to the Emergency Department of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, where doctors said he sustained […]

Police have launched an investigation after a brick fragment struck a vehicle in the motorcade of Prime Minister Tarek Rahman while he was travelling to Barishal, following the circulation of a video of the incident on social media. The incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. on Monday, 13 July, near Sadhur Bridge in Rajoir Upazila […]

The Dhaka Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board has assured Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates that no student will suffer any disadvantage if errors are confirmed in the creative section of the Physics First Paper examination. The announcement follows widespread concerns raised by examinees over two questions that were alleged to contain inaccuracies. In an […]

The fear of lightning strikes returns with every monsoon season across the vast haor wetlands of Netrokona, where thousands of farmers and fishermen depend on open fields and water bodies for their livelihoods. While the rainy season brings opportunities for cultivation and fishing, it also exposes residents to one of the country’s deadliest natural hazards. […]

More than 155,000 families remain marooned as severe flooding and landslides continue to affect large parts of Bangladesh, with the death toll rising to 54 and at least 39 people injured. The latest situation report released by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Monday (13 July) shows that hundreds of thousands of people […]