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Foreign Exchange Rates in Bangladesh: Key Currencies on 31 August 2026

August 31, 2026

Global economic shifts and ongoing geopolitical tensions across the Middle East continue to drive volatility across both international and domestic currency markets. Maintaining stable foreign exchange mechanisms remains essential for keeping international trade flowing and sustaining commercial transactions within Bangladesh. The latest exchange rates published for Monday, 31 August 2026, reflect these broader economic adjustments. […]

Female Entrepreneur Assaulted in Rajbari Amid Police Presence

August 31, 2026

A business dispute in Rajbari took an ugly turn on Saturday afternoon when a female entrepreneur was publicly assaulted while being escorted by law enforcement personnel in the heart of the town’s primary textile market. The victim, Zakia Sultana, runs a garment manufacturing enterprise named Astha Poshak Shilpa on the third floor of the Kaderia […]

Tragic Trishal Crash: Two Dead as Truck Hits Autorickshaw

August 31, 2026

A devastating head-on collision between a goods truck and a compressed natural gas-powered autorickshaw has left two people dead and four others injured in central Bangladesh. The fatal accident occurred at roughly half-past eight on Monday morning along the Trishal-Balipara road in Mymensingh. According to local residents and law enforcement officials, the tragedy unfolded near […]

Tragedy on the Punarbhaba: Teenager Drowns in Dinajpur River

August 31, 2026

A routine afternoon swim turned into an unimaginable tragedy in northern Bangladesh when a recent school graduate lost his life in the Punarbhaba River. Rifat, a teenager who had just passed his Secondary School Certificate examinations from Baniakhari High School in the Chirirbandar Upazila, drowned during a weekend outing. He was the son of Rafiqul […]

Artists Raise Alarm Over Growing Pressure on Cultural Events

August 31, 2026

Musicians and cultural figures in Bangladesh have expressed growing concern over incidents involving the disruption of musical and cultural programmes, cancellation of events and attacks at venues. They argue that interference of this nature not only restricts artists’ freedom to work, but also raises wider questions about cultural diversity, freedom of expression and citizens’ rights […]

Mita Chatterjee Marks 91st Birthday After Seven Decades

August 31, 2026

Veteran Bengali actress Mita Chatterjee, whose career has spanned theatre, radio, cinema and television, has entered her 91st year, marking another milestone in a remarkable journey through the Bengali entertainment industry. Born in Kolkata on 30 August 1936, Chatterjee was affectionately known as Namita during her early years. Her family’s ancestral roots lay in Kushtia, […]

Local Residents Question Cleric After Woman Enters Rented Home

August 31, 2026

A former general secretary of the Cumilla South District unit of the Olamadol was reportedly detained and questioned by local residents after he allegedly entered his rented home in Dhulipara, an area near the EPZ Road in Cumilla, with a woman. The incident reportedly took place at around 10pm on Sunday, 30 August. A video […]

Haider Akbar Khan Rono: A Life Devoted to Ideals

August 31, 2026

Haider Akbar Khan Rono remains a distinctive figure in the history of Bangladesh’s left-wing politics, democratic movements and the Liberation War. A politician, organiser, political thinker and prolific writer, he devoted much of his life to causes centred on democracy, secularism, equality and social justice. Born on 31 August 1942 into a prominent family, Rono […]

Ambulance Driver Held Over Alleged Abuse of Woman’s Corpse

August 31, 2026

An ambulance driver has been detained in Narail’s Lohagara after the family of a deceased housewife accused him of attempting an indecent act with her body inside an ambulance. The incident reportedly took place late at night after the body of 22-year-old Sadia Akter Lamia was placed in the vehicle for transportation to the police […]

Four Arrested Over Extortion Allegations at Pirojpur Substation Project

August 31, 2026

Four people, including a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, have been arrested in Pirojpur over allegations of demanding extortion money from a contractor involved in a national grid substation project. Police arrested Salam Sheikh from Keraniganj in Dhaka on Sunday (30 August), while the other three suspects were detained in the Kadamtala area of […]

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Category: Bangladesh

Foreign Exchange Rates in Bangladesh: Key Currencies on 31 August 2026

Female Entrepreneur Assaulted in Rajbari Amid Police Presence

Tragic Trishal Crash: Two Dead as Truck Hits Autorickshaw

Tragedy on the Punarbhaba: Teenager Drowns in Dinajpur River

Artists Raise Alarm Over Growing Pressure on Cultural Events

Mita Chatterjee Marks 91st Birthday After Seven Decades

Local Residents Question Cleric After Woman Enters Rented Home

Haider Akbar Khan Rono: A Life Devoted to Ideals

Ambulance Driver Held Over Alleged Abuse of Woman’s Corpse

Four Arrested Over Extortion Allegations at Pirojpur Substation Project

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