'Sindur Khela' marks farewell to Goddess Durga ending 10-day Puja festivities

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The devotees of Goddess Durga have bid her farewell with love and tears in their eyes amid the sounds of drums, conch shells and brass cymbals. The Dashami, or tenth day rituals for ... Read More

Tarique will lead BNP in national election, Humayun says

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Tarique Rahman will lead the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election slated for February 2026. The party's Acting Chairman's Foreign Affairs Ad... Read More

Dhaka bathes in festive glory as Nabami shimmers with sacred rhythms

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Puja pavilions across Dhaka have burst into colour and rhythm, as Nabami ushers in a crescendo of devotion, music and sacred offerings. With evening Arti complete, a note of parting ... Read More

Flooding expected in Feni's low-lying areas

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Water Development Board has warned that the water levels of the Muhuri, Selonia and Feni rivers may rise due to heavy rainfall tri... Read More

'Regrettable and reprehensible': NCP responds to harassment of journalists at airport

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued a statement over the alleged harassment of journalists by the party's activists as they were working at the Shahjalal International Airport... Read More

Hindus bid farewell to Goddess Durga on Dashami with 'Darpan Bisarjan'

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The mirth and merriment brought by the annual arrival of Annapurna, or Goddess Durga, in the temples and puja pavilions across the country, nears its end with Hindu devotees s bidding... Read More

Airports, paychecks, parks - how Shutdown may hit Americans?

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The United States government has entered a shutdown after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a budget deal, throwing public services and federal workers into uncertainty. The ... Read More

Bangladesh's education turf war: Who gains and who loses from splitting the secondary and higher directorate?

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Two decades ago, Bangladesh's National Education Policy recommended separating the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) into two entities. The idea went nowhere. Now... Read More

3 cases filed over Khagrachhari violence, over 1,000 unnamed suspects accused

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Police have filed three cases over the recent violence in Khagrachhari's Guimara and Sadar Upazilas, accusing over 1,000 unnamed suspects. Police authorities say that two cases, incl... Read More

Journalists boycott NCP briefing at airport over alleged harassment

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) activists have been accused of harassing journalists at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. In protest against the incident, reporters subsequently... Read More

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