Ferry services on the Shariatpur-Chandpur Harinaghat river route have been suspended since 11:30 pm on Saturday due to dense fog, disrupting transport on both sides of the river. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) Narsinghpur ferry terminal Assistant Manager Md Iqbal Hossain sai
A small-town trader in Shariatpur has died after being stabbed and set on fire with petrol in a gruesome attack, prompting calls for exemplary punishment for those responsible. Khokon Chandra Das, 50, succumbed to his injuries around 8am on Saturday while undergoing treatment at the National Insti
A temple in the Purbo Solapara neighbourhood of Tarash municipality in Sirajganj was hit by a daring theft, with thieves breaking open the donation box and making off with cash and other valuables. The incident has sparked widespread anger among locals in the temple area. Tarash police station OC
In the verification process for parliamentary constituencies 4, 5, and 6, the Returning Officer has suspended two nominations and cancelled two others in Barishal. Dr. Monisha Chakraborty of Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BASAD) from Barishal-5 and Abdul Quddus of the Muslim League from Barishal-6 h
The bodies of two young sisters who had earlier been reported missing have been found under a recently felled tree in Gaibandha Sadar Upazila. The children’s bodies were discovered on Thursday evening in Khamar Raghunathpur village of Ballamjhar Union, according to bdnews24.com. Police id
Police have recovered an old artillery shell from a village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia district. The shell was found on Thursday evening at the house of late Asmat Ullah, a retired senior warrant officer of the Bangladesh Army, in Daulatkhali village under the upazila headquarters. After spo
Two people have been killed and another injured after a truck ploughed into a motorcycle in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj Upazila. The crash occurred around 11pm on Thursday on the Rangpur–Dhaka highway near the BRAC office at Fashitola Bazar, according to police. The two men who died were
Different organisations and individuals continued to express condolences over the death of former Premier Begum Khaleda Zia, who breathed her last on Tuesday and was buried with state honour on Wednesday. They highlighted Begum Zia's lifelong struggle for sustaining the country's democracy and her
MANIKGANJ, Dec 31: Thousands of local residents have been suffering immensely as a vital rural road in Singair Upazila of Manikganj is in poor condition. Although over a year and a half has passed since the deadline to complete the road renovation project was over, works remain virtually inactive.
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 31: Hundreds of thousands of tourists have thronged Cox's Bazar to mark new year's eve, eager to witness the year's final sunset from the beach and welcome 2026. Throughout December, the world's longest natural sea beach remained vibrant with visitors from across the country amid
Four people were killed and another was injured when a sand-laden truck lost control and overturned at a village market in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi on Thursday morning. The accident occurred at Jhalmalia Bazar while banana trading was underway. The identities of the victims could not be known im
At the gate of Majumdar Bari in Fulgazi, Feni, a neem tree planted decades ago by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia still stands, quietly preserving a living memory of her ties to the ancestral home. Back in 2008, during a visit to her ancestral house, Majumdar Bari at Shreepur village of Fulgazi Upazil
A prolonged cold spell, with dense fog, winds, and low temperatures have been disrupting normal life and severely affecting thousands of low-wage earners in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Chandpur districts. Our correspondent from Rajshahi reports, according to Rajshahi Meteorological Office, the city reco
