Two people, including a Jubo Dal leader, were injured in a series of clashes between rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram, reportedly over an internal political dispute. One of the injured, identified as Jubo Dal activist Ghoshona Kabir, is in a critical condition after being stabbed. The violence […]

The Bangladesh Chhatra League has called a nationwide general strike for 10 November, urging the implementation of eight demands covering political, educational, economic and labour-related issues. The organisation has announced that educational institutions, public transport, shops, industrial establishments, government and private offices, banks and courts should remain closed on the day. However, emergency services, including […]

Seven Bangladeshi nationals, including three children, have been killed in a devastating road accident in Saudi Arabia, with all the victims hailing from Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. The accident occurred early on Saturday, 7 November, in the Al-Himna area, when a lorry struck a bus carrying the Bangladeshis from behind as they were travelling […]

Actress Pori Moni, whose real name is Shamsunnahar Smrity, has received a legal notice demanding an unconditional apology over allegations of harassing journalists and disrespecting Bangladesh’s national anthem. Copies of the notice have also been sent to the president and general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association, calling on them to take disciplinary action […]

The death toll from air strikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on the outskirts of Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, has risen to 33, with at least 39 others injured, according to the Houthi-controlled health ministry. Anis Al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the ministry, confirmed the latest casualty figures in a statement published on social media platform […]