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Former president Badruddoza Chowdhury dies aged 94

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has died at the age of 94. He passed away while undergoing treatment at Medical College For Women and Hospital in Dhaka's Uttara around 2:45... Read More


Fire breaks out on another oil tanker 'Banglar Saurabh' after 'Banglar Jyoti'

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Another oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation, or BSC, has caught fire, five days after a deadly explosion and fire on "Banglar Jyoti". The state-flagged vessel, MT "Banglar ... Read More


Heavy rain forecast for five divisions, wet spell to last a week

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- With the end of Bengali month Ashwin approaching, monsoon rains continue to remain active across Bangladesh. Due to a depression over the Bay of Bengal, widespread rainfall has been o... Read More


Flights from Dhaka to Europe are avoiding Iranian airspace amid escalating conflict

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Flights from several airlines departing from Dhaka are avoiding the use of Iranian and Iraqi airspace amid the recent conflict between Iran and Israel. National carrier Biman Banglad... Read More


4 dead, 10 injured as bus collides head-on with truck in Tangail

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Four people have died and at least 10 others have been injured after a bus and a truck collided head-on in Tangail's Kalihati. The accident occurred early on Friday in the Mymensingh... Read More


Sukrabad fire: After deaths of both parents, child dies from burns

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Three-year-old Bayezid, who suffered burn injuries after a 'gas explosion' in Dhaka's Sukrabad, has died. This takes the death toll from the incident to three. The doctor declared Ba... Read More


Hizb ut-Tahrir media affairs convener Imtiaz Selim detained

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police have detained Imtiaz Selim, the media affairs convener of banned organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir. Selim was detained by the DMP Counter-Terrorism and Transnatio... Read More


3 die as truck rams three-wheeler in Jamalpur

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Three people have been killed in Jamalpur town after a truck rammed a battery-run three-wheeler. The accident occurred at the Beltia Tube Well Par intersection, according to Faysal M... Read More


Music, dance, recitations herald in autumn in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Amid a respite from the rain, autumn has arrived in Bangladesh. To herald the season, the Satyen Sen Artist Group has arranged the 'Autumn Festival,' in the city to spread the colours... Read More


Rain, runoff floods low-lying parts of Sherpur, several thousand water-bound in 7 unions

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The low-lying areas of two Upazilas in Sherpur have flooded after heavy rain and runoff from upstream caused the Moharashi, Bhogai, and Chellakhali rivers to overflow their banks. Mo... Read More