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US sends election monitors to all 50 states for first time

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Big Questions Q1: Which national issues are having the greatest influence on competitive races? Answer: Rising living costs, inflation, housing, healthcare, food and fuel prices... Read More


Faruk Ahmed takes charge of SRB

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The government has appointed new heads to five police units, naming Additional Inspector General Faruk Ahmed as the head of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) in a reshuffle involvi... Read More


PM sets deadline for new Padma, Jamuna bridges

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed officials to complete feasibility studies by next September for the construction of second bridges over both the Padma and Jamuna rivers, ... Read More


4-leader exhibition halted over 'security concerns'

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- An exhibition honouring Bangladesh's four national leaders at the Liberation War Museum has been suspended shortly before its scheduled opening, after law-enforcing agencies raised "s... Read More


Dammam flights resume Nov 7, Riyadh still suspended

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flights between Dhaka and Dammam from Nov 7, but services to Riyadh will remain suspended until further notice. The national flag carrier had ca... Read More


Dengue: 6 die, 2,010 hospitalised

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Another six people have died of dengue over the past 24 hours in Bangladesh, while another 2,010 patients have been hospitalised. The latest deaths take this year's toll to 439, incl... Read More


Cyclone Murasu hits India's Andhra Pradesh coast

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Severe Cyclone Murasu has made landfall on India's eastern coast, marking the second storm to hit the region within a week. The India Meteorological Department said the cyclone cross... Read More


Voting begins in 2026 US midterm elections

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- The Big Questions Q1: Which national issues are having the greatest influence on competitive races? Answer: Rising living costs, inflation, housing, healthcare, food and fuel prices... Read More


Tahsif's death: Dwip faces extended questioning

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- A Dhaka court has allowed police to question Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dwip for three more days in a murder case filed over the recovery of former air force officer Tahsif Souri's body. Dh... Read More


6 die of measles symptoms in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Six more people with measles-like symptoms have died in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says. According to official figures, the ... Read More