Dhaka, Monday, Aug 31, 2026
Bangladeshi photojournalist of international repute Shahidul Alam, travelling on the aid flotilla bound for Gaza, reported on Wednesday that he had fallen ill briefly but was in no serious danger.Peop...
The popular tourist spot “Sadapathor” in Sylhet’s Companiganj has once again started drawing crowds of visitors; however, broken and cut stones remain a safety concern for tourists.Mehedi Hasan from D...
-1759466658.webp "Deep depression brings rain across Bangladesh, heavier in northern region")
The deep depression formed over the Bay of Bengal has now extended up to Bangladesh’s northern region, triggering rainfall across most parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka.According to th...
Green chili prices have once again shot up, crossing Tk 300 per kg in the capital’s kitchen markets.On Thursday, a kilogram of green chili was sold for around Tk 320 at retail, forcing buyers to settl...
The farewell of Goddess Durga at this year’s Sharadiya Durga festival in Cox’s Bazar touched a different emotion, as prayers for the freedom of Palestine resonated along with the chants of immersion o...
Ahmad Rafique, noted Language Movement veteran, poet and researcher, has passed away. He was 96. He breathed his last at 10:12 pm on Thursday while undergoing treatment at BIRDEM Hospital in the capit...
What began as an evening of celebration ended in anguish for two families in Kaliakair, Gazipur, after an engine-run boat capsized in the Turag River during Bijoya Dashami, leaving two children missin...
Journalists boycotted a press conference of the National Citizen Party (NCP) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning after some media personnel were allegedly assaulted by the pa...
-1759388424.webp "Three cases filed over Khagrachhari violence, over 1,000 accused")
Police have filed three cases over the recent violence in Guimara and Sadar upazilas of Khagrachhari, accusing more than a thousand unidentified people.According to police, two of the cases, including...
The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).In a special weather bulletin on Thursday morning, the...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home on Thursday morning after a nine-day visit to New York for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where he urged world leaders to confront glo...
World-renowned primatologist, anthropologist and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91 in California, United States. The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed that she passed away of...
Israeli military personnel intercepted an international flotilla carrying food and medicine to Gaza and boarded several of its boats in international waters late Wednesday, the mission’s organisers sa...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that people across the country are standing united to guard Durga Puja mandaps in order to resist the conspiracies of ‘evil circles’.In a mes...
-1759332582.webp "Flashflood Threat Looms Over Seven Districts in Bangladesh")
With major rivers swelling amid days of relentless rain, seven districts in Bangladesh now face the risk of flashfloods, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned.The districts under...
-1759324263.webp "Activist flotilla faces Israeli warships as it sails toward Gaza")
A flotilla of international activists attempting to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza remained on high alert Wednesday after being approached by Israeli military vessels, with organizers warning that in...
There is no prospect of lifting the ban on the Awami League’s political activities in the near future, according to Asif Nazrul, legal advisor to the caretaker government.Speaking to reporters on Wedn...
Bangladesh has reported two more deaths from dengue in the past 24 hours, raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 200, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Ahead of the upcoming national election, BNP has taken up special programmes targeting female voters as part of its campaign strategy, in response to Jamaat-e-Islami’s move to mobilise women voters.Pa...
A cloud of smoke, a roar of flames, and the heart-wrenching cries of frightened birds marked a grim morning at Kapasia Bazar in Gazipur on Wednesday. At least 200 birds of various species, belove...