A major fire broke out at a six-storey residential hotel in Shariatpur Sadar Upazila early on Friday, leaving at least five people injured and destroying 12 motorcycles and a private car parked on the ground floor. The fire started at Nur Hotel International, near Shariatpur Government Girls’ High School, at around 1.30am on Friday, 4 […]

Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department has warned that temporary gusty or squally winds of up to 60 kilometres per hour could sweep across 12 regions on Friday, accompanied by rain or thunderstorms. The warning covers the period from 4.30am to 1pm on 4 September and applies specifically to the country’s inland river ports. Authorities have advised the […]

A distribution sales officer for the mobile financial service bKash has been robbed at gunpoint in Bagerhat, with assailants fleeing with £2,000 (300,000 Bangladeshi taka) in cash. The incident occurred on Thursday morning between Boitpur Heremer Mor and Bhadrapara Kheyaghat within the Bemorta Union of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila. The victim, identified as Sani Jabir Badhon, […]

A private enterprise owned by the family of Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, has sought complete tax and duty exemptions from the National Revenue Board (NBR). Ruposhi Rice and Pushti Mills, managed by the minister’s son, Mir Shakrul Alam Simanto, submitted the application requesting tax, VAT, and custom […]

A crippling combination of power cuts and unbudgeted generator fuel has left medical services severely compromised at the Raipur Upazila Health Complex in Lakshmipur district. Whilst the government facility possesses operational diagnostic units and a functional diesel generator, local authorities lack the financial allocations required to buy fuel, forcing doctors to halt essential procedures during […]

Three more children have died after exhibiting symptoms of measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s cumulative mortality figure associated with the disease and its associated symptoms to 986 since mid-March. Data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday, 3 September reveals that two of the latest […]

A man has been taken into custody in the early hours of Thursday following a targeted raid by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Satkhira district, which led to the recovery of illegal firearms and ammunition. Acting on a precise intelligence tip-off, an operational team from RAB-6 executed the pre-dawn drive at approximately 5:30 […]

Central bank launches new initiative offering grants and collateral-free loans to nurture young entrepreneurs across all sub-districts. In a bid to foster self-reliance and spur grass-roots economic growth, Bangladesh Bank is set to implement a nationwide scheme titled “Uddyog: Upazila-Based Young Entrepreneur Search, Identification, and Financing Programme”. The initiative targets promising young men and women […]