The appearance of footpaths across Mirpur in Dhaka has changed markedly within a single day, following a renewed eviction campaign by the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The area around Mirpur-10 roundabout, once routinely crowded with street vendors and congested traffic, was noticeably clearer on Thursday. Pedestrians were able to walk along the pavements with […]

A diagnostic centre in the capital’s Paltan area has been sealed by a mobile court after it was found to have conducted medical examinations and issued reports for workers travelling to Malaysia without the required government authorisation. The action was taken on Thursday, 1 October, at Human Diagnostic and Medical Centre on Box Culvert Road. […]

A Jubo Dal leader was allegedly attacked with sharp weapons after being called to a location in Dhaka’s Mahakhali by phone on Thursday night. The victim, identified as 33-year-old Talha Rahman, is the senior joint convener of the Jubo Dal’s Ward 20 unit in Mahakhali. He is the son of Hafizur Rahman of Rasulbagh in […]

The dispute over Iran’s nuclear programme has intensified after the United States accused Tehran of continuing uranium enrichment at levels of up to 60 per cent and refusing to abandon activities that Washington considers inconsistent with its international obligations. Speaking at a significant United Nations Security Council meeting, US Ambassador Mike Waltz alleged that Iran […]

Schoolchildren across Bangladesh are set to enjoy a nine-day break in October as the scheduled Durga Puja holiday coincides with the weekly Friday-Saturday holidays. According to the revised 2026 academic holiday calendar issued by the Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education, government and non-government secondary and lower-secondary schools across the country […]

Police have detained a madrasa teacher in Faridpur’s Char Bhadrasan over allegations that he raped a 13-year-old student. The detainee has been identified as Mohammad Masud, 27. The incident reportedly took place on Thursday (1 October) in an area along the border between Char Bhadrasan and Sadar­pur upazilas. According to police and local sources, Masud […]