The capital city of Dhaka was transformed into a vibrant hub of spiritual fervour on Thursday as thousands of Hindu devotees gathered to celebrate the annual Sri Sri Jagannath Dev’s Rath Yatra. Organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), the colourful chariot festival commenced at approximately 2:30 pm from the ISKCON temple at […]

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has published a revised set of results for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCB) examinations. The latest administrative amendment formally recommends an additional 14 candidates for permanent appointment within the prestigious livestock cadre. Alongside these additions, minor adjustments have been made to the previously announced non-cadre list, resolving initial […]

The bodies of a young married couple have been recovered by the local police from their residence in the Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat district. Law enforcement personnel discovered the bodies of Mohammad Kabir Hossain and his wife, Halima Begum, at approximately 11:00 am on Thursday inside their home in Rajair village. Kabir Hossain, the son […]

A sudden protest march was organised by activists of the proscribed student organisation, Bangladesh Chhatra League, in the capital’s Hazaribagh area early on Thursday morning. The demonstration, marking “Gopalganj Genocide Day”, was arranged by the Dhaka district unit of the banned outfit. Around one hundred activists participated in the brief procession, which resulted in a […]

A young Bangladeshi migrant worker has been killed in a horrific industrial accident after being drawn into heavy machinery at a date processing plant in Saudi Arabia. The fatal incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 7:45 pm Bangladesh time in the Bukayriyah area of the Al-Qassim region. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Mohammad […]

A fisherman casting his nets for a daily catch in Rajshahi’s Padma River experienced a harrowing ordeal when his net dragged up a live grenade instead of fish. The incident occurred on Wednesday in the Raotha village area under Charghat upazila, involving a local fisherman identified as Saidur. The discovery triggered an immediate security response, […]