32 students hospitalised after drinking school tubewell water in Tangail

Dhaka, June 23 -- At least 32 students have been hospitalised reportedly after drinking water from a tubewell at a school in Tangail's Nagarpur Upazila, spreading panic among other pupils. Their iden... Read More

Jamaat vows action if members found to be involved in attack on journalist in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, June 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to review the incident involving the assault on journalists performing their professional duties in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. The party says organisational acti... Read More

BIWTA Director Arif Uddin temporarily suspended

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) Director (Ports and Transport) AKM Arif Uddin has been temporarily suspended. The decision was taken after a video was published ... Read More

3 children die of measles in a day, 126 new cases recorded

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh has recorded three more child deaths linked to measles in a single day, with 126 new cases confirmed in the same period. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)... Read More

Heavy rain likely across Bangladesh, north in the firing line

Dhaka, June 23 -- Heavy to very heavy rain is on the way for much of Bangladesh, with the north and south-east facing the biggest soaking. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department's morning bulletin ... Read More

AL anniversary: BGB deployed at seven points in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 23 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed personnel at seven locations across Dhaka. The paramilitary force said on Tuesday that members have been stationed at Dhanmondi, Shahb... Read More

High Court orders 8 acquitted in decades-old Kishoreganj murder to surrender

Dhaka, June 23 -- The High Court has ordered eight people acquitted in a two-decade-old Kishoreganj murder case to surrender before the authorities. It also issued a rule asking why the trial court's... Read More

Teesta breaches danger level, all 44 barrage gates thrown open

Dhaka, June 23 -- The Teesta River has crossed its danger mark amid a continuous surge of water from upstream, now flowing one centimetre above the warning threshold. To manage the situation, authori... Read More

Upstream runoff swells Teesta, leading to fear of flooding in low-lying areas

Dhaka, June 23 -- The water of the Teesta River is on the rise due to persistent upstream runoff. To manage the rising water level, authorities have already opened 44 sluice gates of the Teesta Barra... Read More

Kolkata's Suhrawardy Avenue rename stirs up a hornet's nest

Dhaka, June 23 -- Kolkata's Suhrawardy Avenue has been renamed Gopal Mukherjee Road, triggering a political and historical row just six weeks after a change of government in West Bengal. The 500m str... Read More

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