A fatal road traffic accident involving a CNG-driven autorickshaw and a private car on the Dhaka-Narayanganj Link Road at Jalkuri, under the jurisdiction of the Siddhirganj Police Station, has resulted in the death of a six-year-old child. The deceased has been identified as Synthia Rahman Humayra. In addition to the fatality, five other individuals, including […]

Two young sisters drowned in a pond in the Mohanganj Upazila of Netrokona district on Friday, 19 June 2026. The incident occurred during the afternoon in Paboi village, situated within the Barkashia-Birampur Union, whilst family members were occupied with wedding festivities. The victims have been identified as seven-year-old Niha Akter and three-year-old Noha Akter, the […]

Violent clashes over the control of lucrative, illegal sand mining on the chars (river islands) of the Padma River have resulted in seven fatalities within the last nine months. The territorial disputes involve multiple heavily armed criminal syndicates operating across the riverine borders of Natore’s Lalpur, Rajshahi’s Bagha, Pabna’s Ishwardi, and Kushtia’s Daulatpur. Millions of […]

A proposal to rename Shibganj Pilot Girls’ High School, a 53-year-old educational institution located in the Shibganj Upazila headquarters of Bogra, after the State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives, Mir Shahe Alam, has surfaced. The school’s managing committee recently submitted an official application to the Ministry of Education requesting the change to […]

The water level of the Teesta River, which flows through the northern district of Nilphamari, has risen significantly due to an influx of water from upstream hilly regions. On Saturday morning, the water at the Dalia Division’s Doani point in Lalmonirhat was recorded flowing just below the designated danger mark. This sudden surge has triggered […]