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Fire breaks out at cotton warehouse in Gazpur's Telipara

Dhaka, April 25 -- A fire ripped through a cotton warehouse in Gazipur, burning cotton, jute and other machinery. The incident occurred around 11:30pm on Wednesday in the Telipara area, according to ... Read More


Three new justices sworn into Supreme Court Appellate Division

Dhaka, April 25 -- Justices Muhammad Abdul Hafiz, Md Shahinur Islam, and Kashefa Hussain have taken their oaths to perform the duties of judges in the top constitutional court in Bangladesh. Chief Ju... Read More


Writer Tipu Kibria arrested again on child pornography charges

Dhaka, April 25 -- AYM Fakhruzzaman aka Tipu Kibria, once known for writing thrillers and horror stories for children, was arrested in 2014 on child pornography charges and served time in prison for a... Read More


BMD issues heatwave warning for 3 more days

Dhaka, April 25 -- As baking heat batters the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued a second consecutive three-day warning. The ongoing heatwave throughout the country is likel... Read More


Three carriages of special train derail on Cox's Bazar rail line

Dhaka, April 24 -- Three carriages of the 'Eid Special-9' train headed from Chattogram to Cox's Bazar have derailed. As of 11am, work was ongoing to restore regular service on the line. The accident... Read More


Thailand rolls out red carpet for Hasina

Dhaka, April 24 -- Thailand has rolled out the red carpet for Sheikh Hasina upon the arrival of the Bangladesh prime minister in Bangkok on a six-day official visit. On her arrival at Don Mueang Inte... Read More


BSEC lowers bar on single-day share price decline as DSEX falls 13% in 43 days

Dhaka, April 24 -- The stock market regulator has intervened to stop a freefall in prices after the main index of Dhaka Stock Exchange or DSE lost 815 points or 13 percent in less than two and a half ... Read More


PM Hasina leaves Dhaka for Thailand

Dhaka, April 24 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has departed Dhaka for Bangkok at an invitation from her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin. Assistant Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Gulshahana ... Read More


Mother jumps in front of train to kill herself, 1-year-old son

Dhaka, April 24 -- A woman has killed herself and her 1-year-old son by throwing their bodies in the path of a train at Hajiganj Upazila in Chandpur district. They jumped onto the tracks in the Mukim... Read More


11 years after tragedy, illness, disability, and unemployment stalk Rana Plaza survivors

Dhaka, April 24 -- Eleven years have passed since the catastrophic collapse of Rana Plaza, yet survivors like Parul Begum, a former employee of Phantom Apparels Ltd, continue to suffer. Trapped under... Read More