Angry CNG-powered auto-rickshaw drivers staged a road blockade on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal, Mymensingh, demanding an uninterrupted supply of natural gas to run their vehicles. The demonstration began around 10:30 am on Wednesday (2 September), when driver groups halted their vehicles at the Kakchor Road intersection. The protest effectively paralyzed traffic along the eastern […]

An unidentified woman, believed to be around 40 years of age, lost her life in the early hours of Wednesday following a road traffic collision on the Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area. The fatal hit-and-run occurred at approximately 5:30 am along the inbound lane leading from Dholairpar towards Jatrabari. Police officers arrived at […]

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the month of September. Under the newly announced tariff structure, the benchmark 12 kg LPG cylinder will now retail at Tk 1,585, down by Tk 13 from the previous price of Tk 1,598. The regulatory authority announced the revised […]

Bangladesh has registered five additional dengue-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, taking the national death toll from the mosquito-borne viral disease past the 100 mark this year. Official statistics released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reveal that 1,324 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the same one-day […]