Two people were killed and another was seriously injured when a Shyamoli Paribahan bus collided with a pedal-powered van in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Bhanu Khatun, 55, a passenger on the van, and Kamrul Islam, 35, its driver. Bhanu died at the scene, while Kamrul, who sustained […]

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and several Arab countries have condemned a drone strike on an electricity distribution facility in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Madinah. The United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain issued separate statements on Thursday (1 October), expressing solidarity with Saudi Arabia and concern over the attack. The Saudi-led […]

Twelve police officers sustained injuries during a midnight gunfight with a gang of extortionists and violent criminals in Chittagong’s Raozan upazila. The violent clash unfolded at approximately 10:40 pm on Wednesday in the Jainagar Barua Para area under the South Kadalpur Ward of Kadalpur Union. Officers managed to arrest one suspect, identified as 37-year-old Dildar […]

Police have arrested Md Delwar Hossain Dulal Mia, a former chairman of Bahugram Union Parishad and president of the local Jubo League unit, in Muksedpur, Gopalganj. He has been shown arrested in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act and was subsequently sent to court, police said. Abdullah Al Mamun, officer-in-charge of Muksedpur Police Station, […]

Bangladesh is not currently considering the introduction of a dengue vaccine, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said, despite the country facing a serious dengue outbreak. The minister said the government would consider the issue if international health organisations, including the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF and Gavi, provide the necessary approval or recommendations. […]

Bangladesh has no plan to launch an operation modelled on the 2002 ‘Operation Clean Heart’, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad said on Thursday, while also ruling out the creation of a separate joint force to tackle the country’s law-and-order situation. The minister made the remarks while speaking to journalists after unveiling the foundation plaque for the […]