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Chattogram board postpones Saturday's HSC ICT exam over worsening floods

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Education authorities have postponed Saturday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams under the Chattogram education board. The affected exams will be resched... Read More


Mayor claims 80% of Chattogram city cleared of waterlogging

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Floodwater has receded from around 80 percent of Chattogram city, Mayor Shahadat Hossain said, though some low-lying areas remain inundated. After inspecting several flood-hit ... Read More


Mobile network, internet outages hamper emergency response in Bandarban amid heavy rain

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Mobile network and internet services have been severely disrupted across parts of Bandarban as days of heavy rain triggered landslides, flooding and road closures, leaving resid... Read More


Villagers say 'outsiders' joined mob that tore through Garakati after blasphemy allegations

Bangladesh, July 10 -- A Sickness Without End Shattered sanctuary: Centuries of peaceful religious coexistence by the Jadukata River were shattered in repeated waves of violence Faceless mob: Stunne... Read More


UN nominates Bangladesh's Rabab Fatima as special representative for Afghanistan

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Bangladeshi diplomat Rabab Fatima has been nominated by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to serve as his special representative for Afghanistan, with the appoin... Read More


'Stale bread, cracked eggs' draw complaints over Gopalganj school feeding

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Complaints have surfaced over the quality of bread, bananas and eggs served under the government's school feeding programme in Gopalganj's Kotalipara and Kashiani Upazilas. Und... Read More


Man killed in 'cylinder blast' at Old Dhaka's Bangshal warehouse

Bangladesh, July 10 -- A man has been killed and another critically injured in a suspected gas cylinder explosion at a motorcycle parts warehouse in Old Dhaka's Bangshal. The blast struck the warehou... Read More


Cumilla Town Hall, historic library remain out of use two years after attack

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Cumilla's historic Birchandra Public Library and Town Hall have remained out of use two years after they were damaged in an attack and arson following the fall of the Awami Leag... Read More


All stranded tourists leave Sajek, travel stays suspended over safety fears

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Tourists stranded for two days in Rangamati's Sajek Valley have begun returning home, though travel to the tourist hub remains suspended over safety concerns. Tourists left Saj... Read More


Well-marked low pressure weakens; rain likely to continue for few more days

Bangladesh, July 10 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says the well-marked low-pressure system over northwestern Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas in India has weakened into a low-pre... Read More