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Heavy rain, waterlogging, landslide feared as deep depression nears Indian coast

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is set to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall across Bangladesh, with risks of flash floods, landslides, and waterlogging in major cities. In ... Read More


Equal status for nurses is vital for Bangladesh's healthcare, says Farhad Mazhar

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Poet and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has demanded that nurses be granted equal professional status to doctors, alongside the immediate formation of a "National Nurse Commission" t... Read More


Holidaymakers defy storm caution to celebrate Durga Puja on Cox's Bazar beach

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Clouds blanketed the sky and relentless rain battered the shore, but Cox's Bazar still heaves with Durga Puja crowds, where every hotel room was snapped up as holidaymakers defied the... Read More


'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


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