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Three schoolgirls drown in Jashore pond

Jashore, Aug. 14 -- Three schoolgirls, including two sisters, drowned while bathing in a pond in Bagherpara upazila of Jashore on Friday. The deceased were identified as Lamia, 13, and her younger si... Read More


Measles-like symptoms claim four more lives

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 894 t... Read More


Rangpur Women's Sports Complex finally starts operations

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The Rangpur Divisional Women's Sports Complex has finally begun operations, more than three years after its inauguration. The complex began its activities on Thursday afternoon with... Read More


Young volunteers clean up waste from Kamalapur railway track

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A group of young volunteers from BD Clean on Friday took part in a voluntary cleanup drive to remove garbage that accumulated on the railway track at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dha... Read More


Pranab Kanti Deb's academic travelogue 'Jana Pathe Ajana Prantare' published

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The 9th book by teacher, writer and organiser Pranab Kanti Deb, Jana Pathe Ajana Prantare, has been published by Abhra Prakashan, with the cover designed by acclaimed artist Dhruba E... Read More


Drug-addicted son kills mother in Jhenaidah

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- addicted man allegedly killed his mother after she refused to give him money to buy drugs at Shyamkur village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah district early Friday. The deceased w... Read More


Dhaka Heritage Cycle Rally held to celebrate city's history, culture

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A "Dhaka Heritage Cycle Rally" was held in the capital on Friday morning as part of a month-long festival aimed at highlighting Dhaka's rich history, heritage and cultural legacy, an... Read More


BNP to hold doa, milad Saturday to mark Khaleda Zia's 81st birth anniversary

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- BNP will hold doa and milad mahfils across the country on Saturday to mark the 81st birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. The programme was announced in a press re... Read More


New JCD committee coming soon; outgoing president, secretary bid farewell

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- A new central committee of the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) is expected to be announced within the next one or two days, as outgoing President Rakibul Islam Rakib and Ge... Read More


49 police inspectors sent into mandatory retirement

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The government has sent 49 police inspectors into compulsory retirement from public service. The decision was announced in a notification issued by the Police-2 branch of the Minist... Read More