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Saima Wazed put on indefinite leave by WHO following ACC cases in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 12 -- Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization's (WHO) controversial regional director for the South East Asia Regional Office (SEARO), has been placed on indefinite leave from Friday (J... Read More


Man stabbed to death in Munshiganj over land dispute

Dhaka, July 11 -- A 53-year-old man was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Saheb Ali, hailing from Pasc... Read More


Water level recedes in Gomti River in Cumilla

Dhaka, July 11 -- The water level in the Gomti River in Cumilla has started receding as rainfall started easing, authorities said on Friday. According to the Cumilla Water Development Board (WDB), th... Read More


Five of a family burnt in explosion in old Dhaka

Dhaka, July 11 -- Five members of a family, including three children, suffered critical burn injuries in a gas explosion at their residence in the capital's Sutrapur area early Friday. The incident t... Read More


72,000 hectares of farmland flooded in 21 districts

Dhaka, July 11 -- Rain in Dhaka and the rest of the country over the past few days has inundated crops on 72,076 hectares of land in 21 districts. The Ministry of Agriculture, citing the Department o... Read More


Ex-IGP Mamun becomes state witness in ICT case against Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka, July 10 -- Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has admitted his involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the July-August mass uprising, according... Read More


3 killed, 50 injured as bus falls into pond in Rangpur

Dhaka, July 10 -- Three people, including a child, were killed and 50 others injured after a bus plunged into a pond at Deuti Beltola in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur district on Wednesday night. The ... Read More


Three of a family suffer burn injuries in Jatrabari

Dhaka, July 10 -- Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries after a fire that sparked from a gas cylinder in the kitchen of a house in the Jatrabari area of Dhaka. The injured have been a... Read More


Heavy rainfall likely in five divisions

Dhaka, July 10 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted heavy rainfall in five divisions in the next 24 hours, commencing 10 am today (Thursday). "Due to active Southwest Monsoon, heav... Read More


Three-day tariff talks between Bangladesh, US begin

Dhaka, July 10 -- The first day of the second round of three-day tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States ended in Washington DC on Wednesday. The talks were very comprehensive, touching... Read More