Category: Bangladesh

Pedestrian Killed and Passengers Injured as Bus Plunges Off Highway

August 25, 2026

A fatal road accident in Satkhira’s Patkelghata has claimed the life of a 58-year-old pedestrian after he was struck by a long-distance passenger coach early on Tuesday, 25 August. The vehicle subsequently veered out of control and plunged off the main highway, leaving several passengers injured and causing considerable panic among commuters during the early […]

Tk36m Road Repair Fails Within Just Three Months

August 25, 2026

A road repair project costing Tk36 million has failed within just three months, leaving thousands of residents in serious difficulty in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj. The 17-kilometre Kajiganj Bazar-Markuli road, an important route connecting the upazila with its haor areas, is once again riddled with potholes despite repair work carried out only about a year […]

Congratulations – Happy Birthday, Taslima Nasrin

August 25, 2026

In Bengali literature, Taslima Nasrin stands out as one of the few writers who has carved out a distinct universe of her own through controversy, rebellion, love, anti-establishment views, and courageous expressions of free thought. She is not merely a poet, novelist, or essayist—she embodies a widely discussed and controversial chapter in Bengali literature. Her […]

Production of 60% of Essential Medicines Halted

August 25, 2026

Production of nearly 60 per cent of the 117 medicines included on the essential medicines list has been suspended by pharmaceutical companies at various times, according to the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI). Industry representatives attribute the disruption to rising inflation, fluctuations in the US dollar exchange rate, higher labour costs, and escalating electricity […]

Bangladesh U-20 Coach Raises Fresh Security Concerns

August 25, 2026

Bangladesh Under-20 head coach Gerard Jones has raised fresh concerns over his personal safety after an altercation with an assistant coach at the team hotel reportedly led him to call the national emergency service and request police assistance. Jones, a British coach working with Bangladesh’s youth side, made the allegations in a video message posted […]

Dinajpur Warehouse Reports 328 Tonnes of Fertiliser Missing

August 25, 2026

Around 328 metric tonnes of fertiliser have allegedly gone missing from a government warehouse operated by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) in Dinajpur, prompting an investigation and the detention of a warehouse custodian. Police detained Md Aktarul Islam, 40, the custodian of the BADC fertiliser warehouse in the Nashipur area of Dinajpur Sadar upazila, […]

Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year as Aid Declines

August 25, 2026

Bangladesh is entering the tenth year of the Rohingya refugee crisis, with little progress towards repatriation and growing concern over declining international assistance. After years of hosting nearly one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh is now facing increasing pressure as humanitarian funding becomes more difficult to secure. The latest phase of the crisis […]

Savar Dispute Deepens Over Proposed Urs Ceremony

August 25, 2026

A dispute has intensified in Savar over an upcoming urs ceremony at the residence of Kazi Jaber Al Jahangir, a follower of Sureshwar Pir. A group identifying itself as ‘Tawhidi Janata’ has called for the event, scheduled for 26 and 27 August, to be stopped, alleging that controversial remarks concerning Islam are made during such […]

Bangladesh Records More Than 10 Homicides A Day

August 25, 2026

A recent quadruple murder in a house in Rangpur, in which four members of a teacher’s family were killed, has renewed public concern over Bangladesh’s law and order situation. The incident has raised fresh questions about whether authorities are succeeding in preventing serious violent crime across the country. The concern, however, is not limited to […]

Government Failed on All Three 180-Day Priorities, Says NCP

August 25, 2026

The National Citizen Party has issued a scathing assessment of the current administration’s performance, asserting that the government has utterly failed to deliver on the three core commitments it pledged to address within its first six months in power. Nahid Islam, convener of the political platform, delivered the critique during a formal press briefing held […]

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Category: Bangladesh

Pedestrian Killed and Passengers Injured as Bus Plunges Off Highway

Tk36m Road Repair Fails Within Just Three Months

Congratulations – Happy Birthday, Taslima Nasrin

Production of 60% of Essential Medicines Halted

Bangladesh U-20 Coach Raises Fresh Security Concerns

Dinajpur Warehouse Reports 328 Tonnes of Fertiliser Missing

Rohingya Crisis Enters Tenth Year as Aid Declines

Savar Dispute Deepens Over Proposed Urs Ceremony

Bangladesh Records More Than 10 Homicides A Day

Government Failed on All Three 180-Day Priorities, Says NCP

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Two killed as microbus crashes into corn-laden truck in Bogura

Bangladesh Bank Extends Debt Rescheduling Deadline for Raw Jute Exporters

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