Bilateral development cooperation between Bangladesh and China has reached a critical juncture, marked by a sharp slowdown in new funding commitments, delayed mega-projects, and recalibrated foreign direct investment. Over the past decade, Beijing was instrumental in modernising Bangladesh’s core physical architecture—funding flagship initiatives like the Padma Bridge Rail Link, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel […]

CUMILLA, BANGLADESH — The Cumilla City Corporation (CuCC) has formally initiated a comprehensive online registration process to bring battery-operated auto-rickshaws and light electric vehicles, locally known as Mishuks, under an official regulatory framework. The digital portal opened for applications on Sunday, 9 August, and will remain operational until 31 August. This administrative measure aims to […]

A terrible highway collision directly outside Shahid Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZRMCH) in Bogura resulted in the deaths of two individuals and left three others seriously injured early on Sunday morning. The incident unfolded along the key trunk road when a heavily freighted lorry crashed headlong into the rear of another loaded vehicle stationary […]

In another tragic incident along the international frontier, a 20-year-old Bangladeshi youth was shot and killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Kulaura border in Moulvibazar district during the early hours of Sunday. The deceased, identified as Tara Miah, was the son of Abdul Malek and resided in the Muraichhara Bosti area within […]

A wave of severe criticism has erupted in Barishal following grave allegations against a local youth politician and his associates, who reportedly subjected a woman to sexual harassment and forcibly recorded her on camera before disseminating the footage online. Circumstances of the Incident and Online Spread The troubling affair unfolded in the Gournadi Upazila of […]

RAMPAL, BAGERHAT — Abandoned by her husband and stripped of basic shelter, a young mother in Bagerhat has been forced into a desperate sacrifice, selling her own hair for ৳500 to clear unpaid rent before being cast out onto the streets with her two young children. Rehana Khatun’s fight for survival in Santoshpur village, situated […]

DHAKA — An eight-year-old boy has passed away at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka, a day after a catastrophic domestic fire triggered by a gas leak severely injured three members of the same family in Narayanganj. The deceased child, identified as Maruf, succumbed to his injuries around 12:00 pm on […]