A bus belonging to Jagannath University (JnU) was severely damaged on Sunday morning after a fire broke out at a repair garage in the Matuail Madrasa Bazar area of Dhaka. The vehicle, named ‘Nongor’, operates on the university’s Narsingdi route, providing vital daily transport for students commuting between the capital and outlying districts. Fortunately, no […]

Former Chief of the Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan has been arrested by Qatari police in connection with corruption-related cases involving allegations of acquiring assets beyond known sources of income and suspicious financial transactions. Hannan was arrested on 15 October, according to information communicated to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Bangladesh […]

A devastating blaze sparked by an unattended kitchen stove destroyed the Tup Tup Restro and Resort in the Inani Patwartak area of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday, leaving ten tourists dead and four members of a single family from Jashore still unaccounted for 24 hours after the incident. The fire broke out at around 06:30 BST […]

A video showing Class 10 students dancing while holding what appear to be liquor bottles on their school grounds in Natore’s Baraigram upazila has circulated widely on social media, triggering widespread concern and criticism across the local community. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon, 15 October, on the grounds of Chandai High School. In the […]

At least seven tourists sustained injuries, two of them critically, after an open-top Jeep—locally known as a ‘Chander Gari’—overturned near the popular Sajek Valley hill station in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari sub-district on Sunday morning. The accident occurred at around mid-morning in the Houshapara area along the winding Sajek-Khagrachhari road as the vehicle was carrying the holidaymakers […]

Saeeda Kamal, a distinguished Bangladeshi freedom fighter and visual artist, has died at the age of 74. She passed away at a private hospital in the capital at around 7.30am on Sunday after suffering from pneumonia and kidney-related complications. Her death marks the loss of a woman whose life brought together artistic achievement and service […]

Former law minister Anisul Huq and former state minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak have been formally shown arrested in connection with an attempted murder case stemming from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Farzana Huq issued the order on Sunday afternoon following a formal hearing at the Dhaka Metropolitan […]

Police have launched a formal investigation following widespread public outrage over State Minister for Liberation War Affairs, Ishraq Hossain, taking part in an anti-drug operation while brandishing a firearm in Dhaka. Confirming the enquiry on Sunday afternoon at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Media Centre, Additional Commissioner (Detective Branch) Shafiqul Islam stated that the Deputy […]

Several people have been killed or injured after a major fire broke out at a military base in western Canada, prompting an emergency response and placing local healthcare services under considerable pressure. The incident occurred on Saturday, 17 October, at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta. The Canadian government has confirmed casualties, but the exact […]

An internal dispute within the local ranks of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Bhola took a fatal turn over the weekend, leaving a ward-level leader severely injured and a young party activist dead following a swift cycle of retribution. The violence erupted on Saturday evening at Anandabazar in Rajapur Union, situated within Bhola Sadar […]