A tragic cooking gas explosion in Gazipur has claimed the lives of a husband and wife, whilst leaving their teenage daughter fighting for her life in hospital. The couple succumbed to severe burn injuries on Wednesday night, 21 October, while undergoing emergency treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. The […]

Bangladesh Bank has released the official foreign exchange rates, offering clear guidance for commercial institutions, traders, and individual remitters navigating the foreign currency market. According to the latest data updated on 18 October, the Bangladeshi Taka continues to demonstrate relative stability across major international currencies. For transactions involving the US Dollar, the central bank set […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Md Nayan Hossain, the convener of the Adabar Thana unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), following explicit allegations of extortion and disrupting public infrastructure development in the capital’s Adabar area. The arrest took place on Wednesday, 21 October, following complaints that Nayan had actively obstructed ongoing drainage […]

Amid ongoing debates surrounding the consistency of the Bangladesh national cricket team, star cricketer Mehidy Hasan Miraz has provided a resounding highlight on the international stage. According to the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings update for October 2026, the versatile cricketer occupies third place in the official ODI All-Rounder category. The ranking reflects his […]