Bangladesh has recorded a strong rise in remittance inflows in the opening days of May, reflecting continued resilience in expatriate earnings and formal money transfer channels. According to data released on Tuesday (5 May) by Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan, the country received approximately US$456 million in remittances during the first four days of […]

A tragic incident in Ramganj upazila of Lakshmipur has left the local community in shock after the body of a young man, identified as Mostafizur Rahman, was recovered from a crop field on Wednesday morning (06 May). According to police and local sources, residents of the South Shrirampur Rajbari area discovered the body lying in […]

A self-styled traditional healer has been arrested in northern Bangladesh after allegations that he sexually assaulted an SSC (Dakhil) examination candidate under the pretext of exorcising “spiritual possession”, police confirmed. The arrest was made on Tuesday night (5 May) from the Namazgar area of Bogura town. The accused, identified as Hakim Rezaul Karim (40), reportedly […]

A missing housewife was dramatically rescued from the top of a tamarind tree the morning after she was reported missing in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram district, drawing a large crowd of onlookers and prompting a swift response from the fire service. The incident occurred in the Gorai Anandabazar area, where the woman, wife of Md […]

The Fuel Pass registration service in Bangladesh will remain temporarily unavailable for five hours on Thursday due to essential maintenance work on the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) server and storage systems. According to a notice issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Wednesday (6 May), the scheduled maintenance will be […]

A 38-year-old betel leaf trader was brutally hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla, Bangladesh, in a late-night attack that has shocked the local community. The victim, Md. Anwar Hossain Nayan, son of the late Abdul Hai from South Betiara village, operated a small betel shop at Gangra Rashar Matha. Police […]