Three members of the same family sustained burn injuries after a gas leak triggered an explosion and fire in their kitchen in Mudafa Masterpara, Tongi, Gazipur, early on Wednesday. The injured were identified as Lalchan Mia, 60, his wife, Nasima Begum, 50, and their 16-year-old daughter, Tanisha. They were taken to the Burn and Plastic […]

Banshkhali, Chattogram: The upazila administration has seized 450kg of rice allocated under the government’s Food-Friendly Programme from a grocery shop in Banshkhali, Chattogram. The shop belongs to Mohammad Yahia, the brother-in-law of local BNP leader and food programme dealer Rashid Ahmed. Yahia was fined Tk 1,000, while the administration announced the cancellation of Rashid Ahmed’s […]

Three police officers were injured in an attack while attempting to arrest a wanted suspect in a drug case in Bhaluka, Mymensingh. The incident took place on Tuesday night, 20 October, in Sajangaon village under Rajoi Union. The injured officers were taken to Bhaluka Upazila Health Complex for treatment. The officers have been identified as […]

The government has relaxed the experience requirements for appointing managing directors (MDs) or chief executive officers (CEOs) to six state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh. Under the revised rules, candidates may be considered for the top positions without having served as a deputy managing director (DMD) for at least two years, provided they demonstrate exceptional professional […]

A 60-year-old woman has allegedly had her gold chain snatched by two unidentified men who approached her and her husband under the pretext of providing a family card in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola district. The incident took place at around 6pm on Tuesday, 20 October, in a deserted area of the Power Plant Road in […]

Police have arrested three men over allegations that a woman was gang-raped after being lured onto a boat on the pretext of helping her cross a river in Terokhada upazila of Khulna. The victim was rescued by police and admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital for medical treatment. Investigators are continuing efforts to identify and […]