Foreign currency exchange rates against the Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) for Sunday, 15 November 2026, have been published based on official figures from Bangladesh Bank. The benchmark valuations, last updated on Saturday, 14 November 2026, serve as a crucial reference point for commercial banks, importers, exporters, and expatriate remitters tracking daily market movements. According to the […]

Twelve gas refinery workers have been killed and sixteen others injured after a bus carrying staff overturned in western Iran late on Saturday night. The crash occurred along a rural stretch between Abdanan and Dehloran in Ilam province, near the Iraqi border, prompting a large-scale overnight emergency response. According to a report published by the […]

Police have recovered the body of a 50-year-old expatriate outside the front door of his residence in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur district. Preliminary investigations indicate that the victim, Rafiqul Islam Talukdar, was strangled to death, though both the motive behind the killing and the identities of the perpetrators remain unknown. The body was discovered on […]

Two young men have been killed in a road accident in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur district. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 8:00 am on Sunday in the Jigatala area along the busy Rangpur-Dinajpur highway, adding to the growing toll of morning transit fatalities in northern Bangladesh. The deceased have been identified as Mukul Islam, […]

Two bus passengers have been killed in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur after allegedly being kicked and pushed out of a moving coach during an extortion attempt. The fatal incident occurred at approximately 8:00 am on Sunday along the busy Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in the Jigatala area, sparking immediate outrage and a highway blockade by furious local […]

Six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed across the Gopalganj district to restore public order and safeguard local residents following a bout of political violence. The paramilitary mobilisation comes in direct response to coordinated attacks on opposition offices that left the region on edge over the weekend. According to a press release […]

A woman from Satkania in Chattogram has died after spending more than three weeks on life support, nearly a month after a road collision on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway claimed the lives of her husband and toddler daughter. Reshmi Akter passed away at approximately 3:30 am on Saturday, 14 November, while undergoing treatment at a […]

Labour unrest over demands for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 and other workplace-related issues has forced another 29 garment factories in Gazipur to suspend operations, adding to growing uncertainty across Bangladesh’s key industrial areas. Of the 29 factories, 13 issued closure notices on Saturday night, while the remaining 16 announced their closure on […]

A 35-year-old man has died after allegedly being beaten with bamboo sticks following a dispute over smoking cigarettes in Saturia, Manikganj. Ramjan Ali died at the National Hospital in Shyamoli, Dhaka, at around 2.30pm on Saturday, after receiving treatment for serious injuries sustained in an attack the previous day. The deceased was the son of […]