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Likely low may bring more rain to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Rainfall may increase across Bangladesh next week as a low-pressure system is expected to form over the North Andaman Sea and adjoining areas within the next two days, according to ... Read More


Telegram job scam: 2 held over Tk 9.4mn fraud

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two members of an alleged fraud ring accused of swindling a man out of Tk 9.42 million through a fake job offer on Telegram.... Read More


New Shahjalal radar boosts overflight revenue

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Government revenue from fees paid by foreign aircraft using Bangladesh's airspace has risen significantly, with aviation officials attributing part of the increase to improved surve... Read More


Is the new radar boosting airspace revenue?

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has begun reaping the benefits of a new radar and integrated air traffic management system at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, with revenue from foreign ai... Read More


Fake AI songs infiltrate real artists' Spotify pages

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Scammers have been using generative artificial intelligence to upload fake songs to real artists' profiles on Spotify and other music-streaming platforms, according to tech website ... Read More


Qatar Airways flight faces security at Gatwick after onboard incident

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- A Qatar Airways flight from Doha was met by security personnel after landing at London Gatwick Airport early Thursday following an onboard incident involving a disruptive passenger,... Read More


How the Gulf war is hitting Bangladesh's energy supply

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh's LNG terminals are reportedly back near full capacity, but the wider gas shortage remains. Gas supply from the two floating terminals off Moheshkhali recovered to 1,015... Read More


DMP arrests 564 in a day

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Police have arrested 564 people in a regular 24-hour drive across Dhaka, filing 58 cases. The arrests were made from 6am Thursday to 6am Friday, according to a statement by the Dha... Read More


Mountain streams offer lifeline to 25,000 Rohingya in Teknaf

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- For the 25,000 Rohingya refugees living in Camp 22 in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf, access to clean water is a daily struggle. Syed Amin, who fled Myanmar in 2017 and lives with his family... Read More


Implement Makkah pact, says Pakistan amid Houthi attacks

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said the time has come to activate the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkiye as Houthi attacks on the kingdom esc... Read More