Bangladesh will be fighting to keep their One-Day International series alive when they take on Zimbabwe in the second ODI in Harare on Wednesday. Having suffered a disappointing defeat in the opening match, the visitors now face the prospect of losing the series if they fail to secure victory in the second encounter. The match […]

A woman has been arrested after allegedly attempting to smuggle yaba tablets to Dhaka by concealing them inside her body while travelling on a passenger train. Officers from the Brahmanbaria Railway Police detained the suspect during a targeted operation at Brahmanbaria Railway Station and recovered 50 yaba tablets from her possession. The arrest was confirmed […]

A mosque imam in Munshiganj has been sent to prison after police uncovered the circumstances surrounding the death of his wife, whom he is accused of killing before attempting to stage the incident as a suicide. Investigators say the suspect fled the scene with the couple’s four-year-old daughter after failing to hang the victim’s body. […]

Bangladesh is heading towards a severe natural gas shortage as production from its domestic gas fields continues to decline, raising fears that hundreds of industrial factories could either shut down or drastically reduce operations between next year and 2028. Industry experts warn that unless urgent measures are taken to strengthen gas supply, the crisis could […]

Heavy rainfall forecast over the coming days could trigger short-term flooding across four divisions of Bangladesh, with several rivers expected to rise rapidly and overflow in low-lying areas, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC). In a bulletin issued on Wednesday, 8 July, the FFWC warned that parts of Chattogram, Sylhet, Mymensingh and […]

A university student has died after a violent clash between two rival local groups in the Pagar area of Tongi, Gazipur, in what police say stemmed from a long-standing personal dispute. Two other people were also injured in the incident, while one suspect has been detained as investigations continue. The deceased, Manjurul Islam Hasib, 25, […]

A two-and-a-half-year-old child has died after drowning in accumulated rainwater in Chattogram’s Rauzan Upazila, in a heartbreaking incident that has once again highlighted the dangers posed by seasonal waterlogging in residential areas. The tragedy occurred at around 2:15 pm on Wednesday in the Paschim Dabuya area of Rauzan, where heavy rainfall had left standing water […]

A young boy was found dead on the roof of the Rajshahi-bound Dhumketu Express after the train arrived at Ishwardi Bypass Railway Station in Pabna on Tuesday morning, prompting an investigation by railway police into the circumstances surrounding his death. The victim has been identified as 11-year-old Nirab Hossain, son of the late Biru Mia […]

A Rohingya man has been accused of killing his wife and five-year-old son, while seriously injuring another child, following an alleged domestic dispute inside the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday night in Block B of Camp-6 at the Kutupalong refugee settlement, one of […]