Severe gas shortages have brought production to a standstill at several gas-dependent factories in Ashulia, with manufacturers reporting steep losses, sharp declines in output and growing pressure to reduce their workforces. At A R Wet Processing Ltd, a factory of Fashion Globe Group in the Kathgora Amtala area of Ashulia, production was running at reduced […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 506 people during regular operations across the capital over a 24-hour period, while 55 cases were filed during the same period. Additional Deputy Commissioner of the DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division, Niaz Mehedi, disclosed the information on Thursday, 20 August. According to the police, the arrests were made during […]

Bangladesh’s spending on petroleum imports more than doubled in the 2025–26 financial year, driven by higher international energy prices and increased demand amid renewed instability in the Middle East. According to Bangladesh Bank data, the country spent around US$10.64 billion on petroleum products during the financial year, compared with less than US$5.14 billion in 2024–25. […]

A violent clash between two rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) broke out in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, on Wednesday, 19 August, leaving at least 10 people injured and triggering fresh concern over the party’s internal divisions in the area. The confrontation took place around midday in the Ashariarchar area of Sonargaon upazila. The dispute […]

A deadly fire that broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at a five-storey building in Kolkata’s New Market area has raised serious questions about fire safety in hotels and guesthouses operating in densely populated parts of the city. The blaze erupted at around 2am at a building on Mirza Ghalib Street, where several […]

Four more children have died in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours after developing symptoms associated with measles, according to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday, 19 August. The health authorities reported that 931 people were identified with measles-like symptoms during the 24-hour period. Since the outbreak monitoring […]