Tragedy struck Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Monday morning after a three-year-old child drowned in a body of water while visiting his maternal grandparents. The victim, identified as Abdur Rahman, was the son of Md Alam, a resident of Narendrapur village under Shahjahanpur union in the same upazila. Local residents and police authorities reported that young […]

Healthcare facilities across Jhalakathi district in southern Bangladesh continue to receive a steady influx of dengue patients, with total hospital admissions reaching 2,340 since the beginning of the year. According to the latest epidemiological bulletin released by the Jhalakathi Civil Surgeon’s Office on Monday, 5 October, local healthcare infrastructure is currently managing 42 active cases […]

Two Indian nationals have been seriously injured in what they allege was a shooting by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the Ulipur border area in Kurigram. They were later taken into Bangladesh and are now receiving treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital. The injured men have been identified as Ismail Hossain, 35, and Khaja […]

The prosecution has appealed to the Supreme Court seeking to increase the 10-year prison sentence handed down to Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) president Hasanul Haq Inu in a crimes against humanity case and replace it with the death penalty. The appeal was filed on Monday, 5 October, challenging the sentence previously imposed by the tribunal […]

The spiritual music of Kabir and Fakir Lalon Shah has transcended geographical and historical boundaries, earning a universal appeal through its emphasis on humanity, love, self-discovery and freedom from social divisions. Speakers at the sixth Kabir-Lalon Spiritual Music Festival in Rangpur said greater research, discussion and musical practice were needed to introduce the shared philosophical […]

Bangladesh’s banking sector is grappling with a severe financial crisis, as 22 out of the country’s 61 banks have slipped into cumulative losses. A comprehensive report presented by Bangladesh Bank to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance revealed that accumulated losses across these institutions reached a staggering 254,000 crore taka by the […]

Bangladesh Bank has formally released the official foreign currency exchange rates for Monday, 5 October 2026, outlining the standard buying and selling figures for major international currencies against the Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). The central bank’s published rate sheet serves as the pivotal benchmark for commercial banking institutions, cross-border trade settlements, and foreign remittance flows across […]