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Man goes missing in canal, child drowns in lake water in Chattogram

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A man has gone missing in a canal while a child drowned in a lake in Chattogram. The young man was carried away by the current of the Jyeshthapura Bhandaljuri Canal in Boalkhali... Read More


Flood rescuers carry child in cooking pot as 13 trapped people saved in Banshkhali

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A child, a pregnant woman, an elderly woman and 10 others have been rescued from a flood-hit shack in Chattogram's Banshkhali Upazila after rising water left them stranded. On W... Read More


Former CAAB official caught taking bribe gets 5 years in jail

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a former Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) official to five years' rigorous imprisonment for taking a bribe more than six years ago. Moha... Read More


Ordinary investors have been cheated for ages, says BSEC chairman

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Ordinary investors have been cheated repeatedly in the capital market for a long time, says Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Chairman Masud Khan. Since he to... Read More


Next general election will be held under caretaker government, law minister says

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the next general election will be held under a caretaker government, reaffirming the government's political commitment to restoring the syste... Read More


Top court orders republishing of results for 46,000 primary school job candidates by merit

Bangladesh, July 9 -- The Appellate Division has ruled that the results of candidates from the Dhaka and Chittagong divisions who participated in the 2023 examination for the post of assistant teacher... Read More


Three sentenced to death for gang-raping, killing child in Mymensingh

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A court has sentenced three people to death over the rape and murder of a child in Mymensingh's Dhobaura Upazila. On Thursday, 25 days after the incident, Judge Sudipta Sarkar o... Read More


Man sentenced to death for murdering 8-year-old in Sitakunda

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A court has sentenced a man to death for murdering an 8-year-old girl in Chattogram's Sitakunda Upazila, four months after the killing. Judge Jannatul Ferdous of the Chattogram ... Read More


Bridge approach road collapses in Nilphamari after heavy rain

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Heavy rain has washed away the approach road to a bridge in Nilphamari's Kishoreganj Upazila, leaving around 20,000 residents facing severe disruption. The Upazila administratio... Read More


30 dead in Chattogram as heavy rain fuels flooding, landslides

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Disasters triggered by excessive rain, hilly runoff and landslides have reportedly killed 30 people in the Chattogram Division. The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief sa... Read More