Today is 23 June, a day of sorrow, disgrace and profound significance in the history of Bengal. On this day in 1757, the infamous Battle of Plassey took place in the mango groves of Plassey on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. In reality, it was not a clash between two evenly matched forces; rather, […]

A 22-year-old Bangladeshi student, Shahriar Ahmed, also known as Imon, has been found murdered in Cyprus after going missing shortly after leaving for work in the coastal city of Larnaca. His body was discovered ten days later, buried in a shallow grave in the Cofinu area, in what Cypriot police describe as a violent and […]

The widely discussed albino white buffalo from Dhaka’s Mirpur National Zoo has been formally transferred to the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar for scientific observation and research, following a directive from the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. According to BLRI officials, the animal was officially handed over on Sunday, 21 June, and has […]

A deeply distressing incident in the Sakhipur Upazila of Tangail District has shocked local residents, after the body of a missing schoolgirl, Senzuti, was recovered from a pond within the premises of the Upazila Parishad two days after she was reported missing. Police confirmed the recovery on Monday morning at around 8:30 am. The deceased, […]

Health authorities have reported a continued rise in measles-related fatalities, with three additional deaths recorded within the past 24 hours, according to a statement issued by the Directorate General of Health Services control room on Monday (22 June). While these latest deaths are classified as measles-suspected, officials confirmed that no deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were […]

The Government has constituted a five-member Search Committee tasked with recommending candidates for the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh (ACC). The move is aimed at ensuring a structured and transparent selection process for one of the country’s key anti-graft institutions. The formation of the committee was officially announced […]

Police in Sherpur’s Nalitabari upazila have detained three individuals following the recovery of a pickup truck loaded with 273 bottles of various brands of Indian-made liquor during a targeted anti-smuggling operation on Monday morning (22 June). According to law enforcement officials, the seizure was made in the Nayani Kanda Goruhati area after police acted on […]