The government has adopted a firm stance against corruption in the implementation of crop-protection embankment projects in the haor region, the Water Resources Minister has declared during an inspection visit to Sunamganj. Speaking to journalists on Friday afternoon after touring the Chandrasonar Taal haor in Dharampasha upazila of Sunamganj District, Water Resources Minister Mohammad Shahiduddin […]

At least 25 people, including four police officers, were injured following violent clashes between law enforcement and local residents in Raipur upazila of Lakshmipur District late on Thursday night. The unrest was triggered by a dispute over four suspected auto-rickshaw thieves who were detained by locals and later taken into police custody. The confrontation began […]

A moderate earthquake was felt across Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh on Friday afternoon, briefly unsettling residents and prompting many to leave office buildings and homes as a precaution. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the tremor originated in the south-western district of Satkhira, close to the Indian border. The BMD’s Earthquake […]

A late-night fire triggered by an apparent air conditioner explosion has left three members of the same family severely burned in Old Dhaka. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday in the densely populated neighbourhood of Narinda’s Maishundi area, sending shockwaves through the local community. According to police sources, the blaze broke out […]

As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims prepare to fulfil one of the most significant charitable obligations of the Islamic calendar: Sadaqat al-Fitr, commonly known as Fitr or Fitrana. For the year 1447 Hijri (2026), the National Sadaqatul Fitr Determination Committee has announced that the minimum Fitr amount per person has been set at 110 […]