National,Business & Commerce,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
The illegal trade of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders continues unabated in Lalmonirhat’s villages and markets, reflecting a nationwide problem in Bangladesh, amid lax government monitoring and inadequate regulation.From roadside tea stalls to grocery stores, hardware shops and even cem...
National,City
A spell of heavy rain in the early morning has left many streets in the capital waterlogged, causing suffering to commuters.Commuters were seen to wade through ankle to knee-deep water with umbrellas in hand to reach their destinations in the morning.A Met office bulletin issued for the next six hou...
National,Business & Commerce,Country, Districts
In the bustling streets of Dhaka, countless lives teeter on the edge of survival, where each day’s earnings decide whether families eat or go hungry.Thirty-two-year-old Rina Begum sets up her modest stall near a busy bus stop, balancing two large pots on a makeshift wooden table as she sells p...
National
A-30-year-old shop employee died apparently from electrocution on Monday morning while crossing a waterlogged road amid heavy rain near Najira Bazar intersection at Bangshal in Old Dhaka.The deceased was Md. Amin, son of Badsha Mia of Teli Sani village in Bhandaria Upazila of Pirojpur, is. He used t...
A heavy spell of rain early Monday once again exposed Dhaka’s unresolved waterlogging and inadequate drainage, paralysing the city for hours and reigniting debate over who can rescue the capital from its recurring misery.Md Amin, 30, a shop employee, collapsed near Najira Bazar intersection in...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
US-Bangla Airlines organised a three-day 'Partner Retreat Maldives-2025' event at Sai Lagoon and Hard Rock on Crossroads Island in the Maldives, with the participation of more than 300 travel agents from Bangladesh from September 19 to 21.The airlines arranged the gathering for travel agents...
National,Politics
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to depart from Dubai International Airport for New York, the United States on Monday morning (Dubai time).A commercial flight of Emirates Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and his small entourage, is scheduled to leave for the John F Kennedy Internat...
National,World,Politics
Leaders from around the world began arriving Monday at the United Nations as it faces one of the most turbulent periods in its 80-year history.The global challenges are immense: ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, shifting U.S. foreign policy, widespread hunger, and rapidly evolving technologies that ...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
Rail communication to and from Sylhet with the rest of the country, which was suspended after an engine failure on a train coming into the station near Shayestaganj Rail Junction in Habiganj district, was restored Sunday morning.Uttam Kumar Deb, assistant station master of Shayestaganj Rail Junction...
National,Country, Districts
Residents of Satkhira district staged a citizens’ demonstration in front of the National Parliament on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on Sunday morning, protesting what they called long-standing 'development disparities' and demanding fair rights.The citizens’ demonstration, organized...
Bangladesh will require an estimated USD 116.8 billion to implement its newly prepared NDC 3.0 (Third Nationally Determined Contribution) plan aimed at reducing climate risks, Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Sunday.Of the total, USD 25.95 billion has been estimated for unconditional ...
National,Healthcare,City,Chattogram,Country, Districts
Two people, who suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Charpara area in the middle of Satkania and Chandanaish upazilas on September 17, died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka early Sunday.The deceased were Md Yusuf, 30 of Cox’s Bazar district and Md Idr...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey has said BIMSTEC’s efforts to boost trade, investment, connectivity and cooperation on the SDGs help improve security and development in the Indo-Pacific.Speaking at the 3rd Indo-Pacific Economic Conclave held on September 18–19 in Kolkata, BIM...
National,Politics,City
Police in a drive arrested 40 people along with drugs, bombs, firearms, and local weapons from Mohammadpur Geneva Camp on Sunday.The drive started at 4 pm on Saturday and continued till 03:30 am on Sunday, said deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman at a press ...
Members of law enforcement agencies will be deployed across the country from Wednesday (September 24) to ensure peaceful celebrations of Durga Puja, said Home Affairs adviser Lt Gen (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday.“Besides, the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs will appoint...
Police have arrested two people in connection with their alleged involvement in the killing of a woman over a family feud.The arrestees were Babul Mia, 47, husband of victim Bithi Akther and Md Samrat, 20.Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman said Bithi Akter ...
National,Art& Culture
The government on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the distribution of all school textbooks by the first month of the next year, despite concerns over irregularities in previous allocations and questions over the quality of books.After a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Governm...
Mahalaya, which marks the beginning of Hindu community’s largest religious festival Durga Puja, is being observed across the country amid festivity on Sunday.From early morning, temples across resonated with Chandipath, tarpan rituals, and devotional hymns in praise of Goddess D...
National,Healthcare
Bangladesh logged its deadliest day of the year from dengue on Sunday, with 12 people succumbing to the mosquito-borne virus in just 24 hours.The latest fatalities pushed the nationwide death toll to 179 since January, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Health officials s...
National,Bank & Insurance
Authorities have seized $81 million from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) in the Philippines in connection with the Bangladesh Bank reserve theft case.With this recovery, CID officials said, Bangladesh has achieved a major success in the long-running legal battle to recover the stolen res...
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