National,Country
UNB, Sirajganj: The water level of the Jamuna River in Sirajganj has risen again due to heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream water, threatening further flooding.In the last 24 hours, the river rose by 15 centimetres at Sirajganj point, now flowing 77 cm below the danger mark and by 15 cm at Ka...
UNB, Sherpur: The body of another youth, swept away by flash floods in Sherpur district, was recovered early Friday, raising the flood death toll to two.The deceased was identified as Ismail Hossain, 17, son of Abdullah Mia of Tamagaon area in Jhenaigati upazila.Locals found his body around 1am...
National,Business,Country
UNB, Khulna: Government official and traders have expressed mixed reactions over the price hikes of rice in Khulna as both sides provide contradictory information.However, low-income people are bearing the brunt of price hike as they struggle to meet their basic needs.Despite bumper yields in t...
World
A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off the coast of Libya, killing at least 50 people as it was heading toward Greece, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Thursday.The boat sank on Sunday about 60 kilometers (40 miles) off the eastern Libyan c...
National,Politics
For the first time in Bangladesh's history, the Amar Ekushey Book Fair is going to be held twice in the same year. The upcoming edition of the fair will begin on December 17.The decision was made on Thursday afternoon at a meeting held in the Shaheed Munier Chowdhury Auditorium of Bangla Academy...
National,Travel & Tourism
A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Thursday under a voluntary repatriation programme facilitated by the government of Bangladesh and supported by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).They were flown to Dhaka in the morning on a special flight operated by B...
World,Health
AFP, New Delhi: India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala.Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a doctor who is part of a government task force to arrest ...
AFP, Geneva: Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought across the world, the United Nations warned on Thursday.The UN's World Meteorological Organization said in a report that the world's water cycle was becoming ever more unpredictabl...
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday that the commission is awaiting court rulings on 14 writ petitions filed with the higher judiciary challenging the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.“Many of you are curious about the constituency boundaries. As far ...
UNB, Narail: A team of Bangladesh Army arrested two men and seized a huge quantity of local firearms, foreign knives, alcohol and stolen mobile phone sets from a grocery at a market in Narail Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The arrestees are Pinak Kundu, 36, son of Nikhil Kundu of Mushuria village a...
UNB, Lalmonirhat: Fourteen years after the gruesome killing of teenager Felani Khatun by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Kurigram border, her younger brother has obtained a job in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after passing a recruitment test.Arfan Hossain , 21,who appeared in the recr...
The Election Commission is set to make a final decision next week on granting registration to new political parties ahead of the parliamentary election scheduled for early February 2026. “We are most likely to finalise the matter in a commission meeting on Sunday or Monday, and will then ...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said ahead of the upcoming national election, one of his party’s key responsibilities is to restore public trust, especially among the younger generation.In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, he said, “With the upcoming national elect...
Seven political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, will hold separate rallies and stage protests in the capital city of Dhaka today (Thursday) to press home a set of common demands, including holding the national election in February on the basis of the July Charter.The other parties are Islami And...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Narsingdi: A man was killed and five others sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of BNP in Narsingdi Sadar upazila early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Idan Mia, 55, of Muradnagar village.The identities of the injured could not be known immediately.Additional Superin...
World,Politics
Kathmandu Post: Last week, the Gen Z uprising against corruption, bad governance, and lack of accountability toppled the KP Sharma Oli-led government, a powerful coalition between the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML, in just two days.President Ramchandra Paudel, acting on the recommendation of ...
National,INFRASTRUCTURE & DEV,Country
UNB, Rangpur: Around 70 meters of the Teesta bridge protection embankment in Gangachhara upazila of Rangpur have collapsed into the river, posing a serious threat to nearby char areas.Gangachhara Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mahmudul Hasan Mridha said the embankment has partially collapsed due...
AFP, UNITED NATIONS, United States: The United Nations Security Council is slated to vote Thursday on the latest call for a ceasefire and increased humanitarian access to Gaza, a move supported by a majority seeking to act despite repeated US vetoes.The 10 non-permanent members initiated discus...
Country
Md. Nur Alam, Rupganj Correspondent: The Rupganj branch of Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha in Narayanganj distributed small loan cheques to women entrepreneurs on Wednesday morning. The event took place at the Rupganj Upazila Parishad auditorium.The programme was presided over by the Upazila Nirbahi Off...
National,Health
Five more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, as Bangladesh continues to grapple with a surge in infections during the peak season.With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh has risen to 161 this ...
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