A four-year-old child has succumbed to severe injuries at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early on Thursday morning, hours after being struck by a fast-moving private car near the National Museum of Science and Technology in the capital’s Agargaon area. The deceased child, identified as Zisan, was the elder of two brothers. His family […]

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misty has reportedly been instructed to resign from Parliament following the attack, looting and demolition of the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur, Dhaka. Sources familiar with the matter said she could submit her resignation to Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed at any time. A senior source […]

Police have arrested 25 individuals following widespread violence, arson, and vandalism that erupted during an anti-encroachment drive near Dhaka’s Mirpur-10 roundabout. Law enforcement agencies and civic authorities have registered four separate cases against roughly 2,000 suspects as investigations into the violent resistance intensify. The confrontation unfolded when a team from the Dhaka North City Corporation […]

A desperate search and rescue operation entered its second day in Gazipur’s Tongi following the sudden disappearance of two young boys swept away by strong currents while fishing in the Turag River. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon beneath the railway bridge in the Jamaibazar area, where ten-year-old Abi Yunus and nine-year-old Nirob had gathered […]

Police in Barishal city have recovered the bound body of a retired primary school teacher from her rented flat in the early hours of Thursday, 31 October. The deceased, identified as 65-year-old Amena Khanam, hailed from Mehendiganj Upazila within the district. She was living alone in a second-floor flat in the Khalpar area along Bhati […]

Colleges have been given a firm deadline to verify and confirm applications submitted under the Special Quota (SQ) category during the second phase of admission to Class XI for the 2026–27 academic year. According to a directive issued by the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, the relevant colleges must complete the confirmation or approval of SQ […]

Two children died after being attacked by a swarm of hornets in Pabna’s Santhia upazila, following an incident in which they reportedly poked a hornet nest with a piece of jute stick. The victims were identified as three-year-old Rohan Hossain and four-year-old Arafat Hossain, both residents of Goyeshbari village in the Bhalobaria union of Santhia. […]

The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has risen sharply in Bangladesh, with consumers reporting that a 12kg cylinder is being sold for as much as Tk2,500 in parts of the market. The price is substantially higher than the rate set by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), raising concerns over supply disruptions, distribution practices […]

Several young men boarded Dhaka Metro Rail in shorts on Thursday morning in a symbolic protest against the alleged harassment of athlete trainer Sazzad Hossain over his clothing at Farmgate station. The demonstration, titled ‘Hafpant Pore Metorail-e!’ (On the Metro in Shorts!), was organised at Farmgate Metro Rail Station between 5am and 8am. Organisers invited […]

A key technical hurdle in the commissioning of the first unit of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been cleared after a high-pressure test of a pressure-operated relief valve (PORV) was successfully completed. The test was carried out at a pressure of 16 megapascals (MPa) and concluded at around 2am on Thursday, 1 October, according […]