A 45-year-old woman was killed after she was thrown from a battery-powered autorickshaw when a truck collided with the vehicle on the Hajiganj-Ramganj road in Chandpur on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Rehana Akter Lucky, wife of Abdul Kader Bitu Majumder. She was a resident of the Randhunimura area under Ward 10 of […]

The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has stepped up efforts to settle legitimate insurance claims that have remained unpaid for years, providing financial relief to thousands of policyholders. In the third phase of the initiative, 7,641 policyholders received insurance claims worth Tk26.36 crore. With the latest disbursement, the total amount paid across three phases […]

A police assistant sub-inspector in Habiganj has been withdrawn from his posting and attached to the police lines after a video surfaced on social media in which he appeared to make controversial remarks about taking bribes. Mohammad Elias Hossain, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) at Chunarughat Police Station, came under scrutiny after a video showing him […]

A special operation in Chandpur has led to the seizure of 22,120 yaba tablets, with an estimated market value of around Tk 12 million. The raid was conducted by the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in the Narullahpur area of Chandpur Sadar on Tuesday morning. The suspected main operator of the drug network, identified as […]

Bangladesh is facing fresh uncertainty over its energy supply after Qatar extended the force majeure period affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries to several Asian buyers, including Bangladesh, until November. The development comes at a difficult time for the country, where gas demand already significantly exceeds available supply. The potential disruption is not limited to […]

The arrival of cooler weather has yet to bring any relief to vegetable prices in Dhaka, with most common vegetables selling for between Tk 80 and Tk 200 per kilogram. The pressure on household budgets has been compounded by a fresh Tk 10 increase in the price of eggs per dozen, while fish and meat […]

Dhaka has emerged as the world’s most polluted major city in terms of air quality, with the capital recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 217 on Tuesday (6 October). The reading places the city in the ‘very unhealthy’ category, highlighting continuing concerns over the quality of air breathed by millions of residents. The […]

A leaked audio recording in which a voice allegedly linked to Faruk Hossain, president of the Lakshmipur district unit of the Youth Rights Council, is heard demanding Tk500,000 has led to his expulsion from the organisation. The recording, which has circulated widely on social media, includes a voice saying, “Five, it has to be five; […]