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Pedestrian dies as 2 vehicles crash in Narail

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- A pedestrian has been killed after being caught in a head-on collision between an easy bike and a motorcycle in Kalia Upazila of Narail. The accident occurred around 9pm on Sun... Read More


Cautionary Signal 3 at four seaports as monsoon low deepens over Bay

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised the country's four seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a monsoon low persists over the northwestern Bay of Be... Read More


7 die in West Bengal hotel fire, guests 'trapped' by locked emergency gate

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Seven people have been burnt to death after a fire broke out at a four-storey hotel in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports the Indian Express. Local residents told the Indi... Read More


Hearing on appeal of Jamaat's Abul Kalam Azad set for Aug 31

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set Aug 31 for a hearing on whether an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami's former Rukon (member) Abul Kalam Azad, who was sentenced... Read More


258 women, 83 girls killed in Bangladesh from January to July: Mahila Parishad

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- A total of 258 women and 83 girls have been killed in Bangladesh in the first seven months of 2026, the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has reported. Of the 341 killings, 63 were li... Read More


Pakistan suspends medical, dental education for Afghan students: report

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Pakistan has suspended medical and dental education for Afghan students, covering both those already enrolled and new admissions, according to an official directive issued by th... Read More


How 29 Bangladeshis drifted into Egypt after Mediterranean ordeal

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Cairo has released an initial report detailing the survival of 29 Europe-bound Bangladeshi migrants rescued off Egypt's Marsa Matrouh after drifting in... Read More


Tribunal summons Shyamal Dutta, 2 other journalists in crimes against humanity case

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Three journalists have been ordered to appear before the International Crimes Tribunal in a new case over crimes against humanity committed during the July Uprising. They are S... Read More


Govt to impose fine for battery-powered e-rickshaws charging without solar power

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Battery-powered e-rickshaws or autorickshaws will face fines if they are charged using any source of electricity other than solar power. At the same time, such autorickshaws wi... Read More


Bangladesh reports 7 more suspected measles deaths

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh has recorded seven more deaths from measles and its symptoms in a 24-hours count, including five in the Dhaka Division, taking the toll since March to 915. The Direc... Read More