A fire broke out in several tin-roofed residential structures in Dhaka’s Shyamoli area on Thursday afternoon, prompting a response from the Fire Service and Civil Defence. The blaze was brought under control after about 40 minutes of firefighting, with no casualties reported so far. The incident occurred on Road No. 3 in Shyamoli, in an […]

Steven Smith survived another anxious moment on the opening day of the Darwin Test, but this time technology played a decisive role in keeping the Australian batter at the crease. Smith had already been given two lives during his innings. He was on just two when Tanzid Hasan dropped a catch, while the absence of […]

Bangladesh pace bowler Hasan Mahmud produced a career-defining performance in Darwin, claiming six wickets for 55 runs against Australia in the first innings at Marrara Stadium. His spell not only became the best bowling figures of his Test career but also made him the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to take five or more wickets in […]

Four people were killed and at least eight others injured when a passenger bus collided head-on with a leguna on the Cox’s Bazar–Chattogram highway in Chakaria, Cox’s Bazar, on Thursday morning. The accident occurred at around 7am in the Khutakhali Nayapara area of Chakaria upazila, according to Sub-Inspector Shamsuzzaman of Malumghat Highway Police. The deceased […]

Five more people have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, taking the combined death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles cases to 890 since 15 March, according to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday. The latest surveillance data show that the […]

Two alleged drug dealers have been arrested with yaba tablets during a police operation in Nawabganj, Dhaka, according to the Detective Branch (DB) of police. The suspects were identified as Md Selim, 42, son of Md Nasir of Bahra Charkandi village in Nawabganj, and Md Shanto Islam, 28, son of Saru Hossain of Ramnathpur village […]

A woman has been detained by police in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, after allegedly cutting her husband’s genitals during a domestic dispute over an attempt to have sexual intercourse against her wishes. The incident took place at around 7.30pm on Wednesday, 12 August, in the South Sanarpar area of Ward 3 under the Narayanganj City Corporation. The […]

A 26-year-old man accused of killing his father was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka while allegedly attempting to leave Bangladesh for Oman, police said. The arrest took place on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after a murder case was filed against him and another family member. The suspect, Borhan Uddin, is from Kokdandi village […]

A 27-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death during a clash between two rival groups in the Maskanda area of Mymensingh city on Thursday afternoon, amid a longstanding dispute over local dominance. The incident took place on Passport Office Road at around 11.30am, according to police and local sources. The victim, identified as Rabbi, was […]

The gas shortage in Dhaka has intensified, with sharply reduced supply from the source pushing pressure across the capital to critically low levels. The disruption has affected both compressed natural gas (CNG) filling stations and household consumers, leaving motorists, transport operators and residents struggling to meet their daily needs. On Thursday, 13 August, severe shortages […]