A sudden power disruption affected parts of Dhaka and Chattogram on Tuesday, leaving several areas of the capital, including the Secretariat and Bangladesh Bank, without electricity. The outage began at 12:43 pm on 27 October, disrupting power supplies across eastern Dhaka and parts of the port city. The exact cause of the disruption was not […]

National Credit and Commerce Bank PLC (NCC Bank), a private-sector banking institution in Bangladesh, has announced a recruitment opportunity for the position of Business Development Officer/Manager. Both male and female candidates are eligible to apply, with applications closing on 10 November 2026. The recruitment notice does not specify an age limit for applicants. According to […]

Tragedy struck the village of Boroiya in Cumilla’s Lalmai upazila on Tuesday morning after two young cousins lost their lives in a drowning incident. The young boys, aged four and five, slipped into a pond near their homestead while playing, plunging their family and the local community into intense grief. The deceased have been identified […]

Garment workers in Kaliakair, Gazipur, blocked the Dhaka–Tangail Highway on Tuesday, 27 October, demanding higher wages, allowances and bonuses. The demonstration halted traffic along an approximately five-kilometre stretch of the highway, leaving hundreds of passengers and other road users facing severe delays. A local garment factory, Sadma Textile, was also reportedly vandalised during the protest. […]