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Three die of AIDS in May as HIV caseload in Cumilla reaches 385

Dhaka, June 5 -- Cumilla has reported three deaths linked to HIV infection or AIDS in May, pushing the district's death toll to seven this year. Officials have also recorded 385 people living with HI... Read More


30 injured as two villages in Tangail clash despite Section 144 restrictions

Dhaka, June 5 -- Despite the imposition of Section 144 restrictions, two villages from Tangail's Gopalpur and Bhuiyanpara Upazilas have clashed once again, leading to 30 people being injured and house... Read More


Bus that plunged into Padma River at Daulatdia recovered, no casualties

Dhaka, June 5 -- The bus that plunged into the Padma River at the Daulatdia Ferry Terminal in Rajbari has been recovered. No casualties have taken place in the accident. Around 12pm on Friday, salvag... Read More


Dhaka-bound bus slips into Padma River at Daulatdia Ferry Terminal

Dhaka, June 5 -- A bus has plunged into the Padma River at the Daulatdia Ferry Terminal in Rajbari while passengers were returning to Dhaka after Eid. No casualties have been reported so far in the i... Read More


30 injured in clash, trains halted for 5 hours as playground conflict reaches Bhairab Bazar Station

Dhaka, June 5 -- At least 30 people including eight police members have been injured in a clash that stemmed from a conflict over a football match in Kishoreganj's Bhairab. A clash between two groups... Read More


Two die, 25 injured as one bus hits another in Gopalganj

Dhaka, June 5 -- Two passengers have been killed and at least 25 others injured after one bus slammed into another on the Dhaka-Barishal Highway in Gopalganj. The crash occurred around 12am on Thursd... Read More


Vegetables, eggs, chicken lose heat after Eid, but fish in short supply in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 5 -- Vegetable and egg prices have eased in Dhaka's kitchen markets after Eid-ul-Azha, as many residents who left the capital for the holidays have yet to return. Demand for chicken has a... Read More


State minister credits disembarkation order for averting major accident at Daulatdia

Dhaka, June 5 -- State Minister for Shipping Md Razib Ahsan has said the decision to have passengers disembark before boarding the ferry helped prevent any fatalities after a passenger bus plunged int... Read More


Father, daughter among three killed by lightning strikes in Tangail, Barishal

Dhaka, June 5 -- Three people have been killed in separate lightning strikes in Tangail and Barishal, including a father and his daughter. The father and daughter died in Tangail's Delduar Upazila ar... Read More


Bangladesh's progress hinges on women's empowerment, says Rupali Chowdhury

Dhaka, June 5 -- Women's empowerment across all sectors has been placed at the centre of Bangladesh's development push by Rupali Chowdhury, managing director of Berger Paints Bangladesh, who has led t... Read More