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School teacher killed after being run over by auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh

Mymensingh, Sept. 15 -- A schoolteacher was killed after falling from a battery-run auto-rickshaw and being run over by another auto-rickshaw in the Dapunia area of Mymensingh Sadar on Tuesday morning... Read More


Dengue death toll rises to 164 as seven die in 24 hours

, Sept. 15 -- Seven people died of dengue and 1,593 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has ri... Read More


No child in any of Bangladesh's 90,000 villages should be left behind: Dr Zubaida

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Renowned cardiologist and Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) Vice President Dr Zubaida Rahman on Tuesday said no child or teenager in any of Bangladesh's 90,000 villages should be left b... Read More


Fiction director Maruf Hossain Sajib dies at 40

, Sept. 15 -- Renowned fiction director and playwright Maruf Hossain Sajib died of cardiac complications early Tuesday. He was 40. He breathed his last at around 5 am, according to the Directors Guil... Read More


Measles: 6 more die with symptoms; death toll now 1036

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Six more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, raising the country's combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to... Read More


Gas supply rises to 2,610 mmcfd amid higher LNG imports

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Bangladesh's gas supply situation has improved, with total gas supply reaching 2,610 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) Tuesday noon. Of the total supply, 1,620 mmcfd was supplied ... Read More


Son among 2 sentenced to death for killing father in Rangamati

, Sept. 15 -- A Rangamati court on Tuesday sentenced a man and his cousin to death for killing the man's father in 2017. Rangamati District and Sessions Judge Md Ahsan Tarek handed down the punishmen... Read More


22-day nationwide hilsa fishing ban starts from Oct 8

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- day ban on catching hilsa across the country will begin from October 8 to ensure safe breeding of the national fish during its peak breeding season. The decision was taken at a mee... Read More


Govt unaware of EC's schedule for UP polls: LGRD State Minister

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam on Tuesday said the government is not aware of the Election Commission's announcement of the s... Read More


Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen meets Rizvi

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on BNP acting secretary general advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday. The meeting was held at 11am at the BNP Chairma... Read More