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Private hospitals stop admission, tests in Chattogram after two doctors assaulted

Dhaka, April 23 -- The private hospitals in Chattogram have stopped admitting new patients while the diagnostic centres refrained from conducting tests in protest against recent assaults on two doctor... Read More


Chargesheet in ACC case: Charges are 'laughable, illogical and baseless', says Toufique Khalidi

Dhaka, April 23 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has approved the chargesheet against bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi, four years after prosecuting him for allegedly gaining weal... Read More


Three teenage Rajshahi madrasa students drown in Padma River

Dhaka, April 23 -- Three teenage students of a madrasa in Rajshahi's Paba Upazila have drowned in the Padma River. The dead Juboraj, Nuruzzaman, and Arif, all identified by a single name and aged bet... Read More


Bangladesh internet slowdown may persist for a month

Dhaka, April 23 -- Internet users across Bangladesh have been experiencing a slowdown for the past four days as repair work on the country's second submarine cable South East Asia-Middle East-Western ... Read More


Qatar's emir departs Dhaka en route to Nepal

Dhaka, April 23 -- Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has departed Dhaka, wrapping up his state visit to Bangladesh. The emir was seen off at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ... Read More


Man dies of heatstroke amid sweltering temperatures in Dhaka's Gulistan

Dhaka, April 23 -- A man has died in the capital's Gulistan after succumbing to the punishing heat that continues to plague the country. According to Wari Police Station SI Shah Alam, 56-year-old Ala... Read More


Delwar, the abducted rival of Palak's brother-in-law, declared Singra Upazila chairman

Dhaka, April 23 -- Md Delwar Hossain Pasha, who was allegedly abducted and beaten by a rival candidate, has been declared the uncontested winner of the race for Singra Upazila council chairman in Nato... Read More


Fire breaks out on launch at Dhaka's Shyambazar dock

Dhaka, April 23 -- A fire has broken out at a BIWTA launch moored at the Shyambazar dock in the capital. The fire on the MV Bangali was reported around 1pm on Tuesday, according to Talha Bin Jashim o... Read More


Bangladesh swelters in heatwave: reasons and coping tips

Dhaka, April 23 -- A heatwave is currently sweeping over Bangladesh, bringing life-threatening temperatures that have left many wondering why conditions resemble those of the Arabian desert. The extr... Read More


Little relief expected from baking heat in April, forecast says

Dhaka, April 23 -- The heatwave sweeping through Bangladesh and making life difficult for residents is unlikely to abate any time soon. Though the mercury had dipped slightly in the past couple of da... Read More