A 40-year-old homemaker died after reportedly suffering an electric shock while cooking rice in a rice cooker at her home in Sherpur Sadar upazila on Saturday evening. The deceased was identified as Kulsum Akter Bhuli, wife of Furkan Ali, from Fakirpara in Pakuria Union. She was the mother of two sons and a daughter. Her […]

Questions have emerged over whether Humayun Kabir, who was sworn in as Bangladesh’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs (technocrat) last Friday, has formally renounced his British citizenship. Kabir previously served as the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser with the rank of a state minister. His long association with the United Kingdom, including his education, professional […]

College teacher Ariful Islam, 35, who was allegedly attacked after speaking out against online gambling and casino operations in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari, has died while undergoing treatment. Ariful died at the intensive care unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday evening, after spending 20 days under medical care, according to local sources and Aditmari police. […]