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Last survivor dies: N'ganj gas blast claims entire family of five

Dhaka, May 15 -- The last surviving victim of the devastating gas explosion in Narayanganj's Fatullah has died at a hospital in Dhaka, completing a heartbreaking tragedy that claimed the lives of all ... Read More


BNP-backed panel sweeps SCBA polls, wins 13 out of 14 posts

Dhaka, May 15 -- clean sweep, the BNP-backed panel secured 13 out of 14 posts in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election for the 2026-2027 term, while the Jamaat-backed panel won a member po... Read More


Feni construction worker held for killing expat's wife to 'repay loan'

Feni, May 15 -- A construction worker in Feni allegedly killed a woman to death and stole her gold earrings in May 12 in a desperate attempt to repay loan instalments, the Police Bureau of Investigati... Read More


Mother, daughter found buried in Faridpur

Rajbari, May 15 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her minor daughter buried near a pond at Ansardangi village in Sadar upazila of Faridpur. The deceased were identified as Jahanara A... Read More


Youth shot by 'teen gang' in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 15 -- year-old man sustained bullet injuries after allegedly being shot by a "teen gang" in the Shaheed Nagar area of Lalbagh in the capital on Thursday night. Injured Md Rafi, son of Md T... Read More


Air quality in Dhaka 'good' on Friday morning

Dhaka, May 15 -- Dhaka's air quality was classified as "good" on Friday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 50. At 8:45am, the capital ranked 59th among cities worldwide in terms of air... Read More


Transport workers in Sylhet to begin indefinite strike from May 19

Sylhet, May 15 -- Transport workers in the Sylhet Division have announced an indefinite work stoppage from 6am on May 19, demanding the withdrawal of what they say are false cases filed against severa... Read More


Bangladesh, US sign energy cooperation MoU in Washington

Dhaka, May 15 -- Bangladesh and the United States of America on Thursday formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation in the field of energy, which Washington sees as a... Read More


Police pose as musicians, arrest 7 in anti-drug drive at Suhrawardy Udyan

Dhaka, May 15 -- Police arrested seven people on Wednesday night for drug use and dealing during an undercover anti-narcotics drive at Suhrawardy Udyan. According to Dhaka Metropolitan Police, a spec... Read More


Madhuri Dixit's Netflix film 'Maa Behen' to premiere on June 4

Dhaka, May 15 -- Netflix has announced that its upcoming crime-comedy Maa Behen, starring Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri, will premiere on June 4. The release date was unveiled on Friday to mark Mad... Read More