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Onion price leaps from Tk 35 to Tk 60 in a week, vegetables stay costly

Dhaka, April 18 -- Despite the uptick in summer vegetable availability, market prices have fluctuated little, remaining anchored at the previous week's rates. But the same cannot be said for onions a... Read More


Teacher arrested for 'abducting and raping' madrasa girl in Sylhet

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have arrested a teacher on charges of abducting and raping a 17-year-old female student of a madrasa in Sylhet's Bishwanath. Bishwanath Police Station chief Enamul Haque Cho... Read More


80% of migrant issues overseas originate in Dhaka, says Touhid

Dhaka, April 18 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said most of the problems faced by Bangladeshi migrants abroad are "created" from within the country before they even leave. Speaking at an event... Read More


Bloodied bodies of brother, sister found in Tongi flat

Dhaka, April 18 -- Police have recovered the blood-soaked bodies of two children who were siblings from a flat at a multi-storey building in Gazipur's Tongi. The victims, Maliha, 6, and Abdullah, 4, ... Read More


The top of a bus was torn off in an accident. The panicking driver refused to stop

Dhaka, April 18 -- There was a crash involving two vehicles. Then the top of the bus was torn off as it hit an expressway railing as the vehicle tried to flee the scene. Panicking over the fear of get... Read More


2 die as vehicle rams van rickshaw in Chuadanga

Dhaka, April 18 -- Two people have been killed in a road accident in the Noimile Bazar area of Chuadanga Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred early on Friday morning, said Khaledur Rahman, chief of t... Read More


BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami workers clash in Faridpur over sharing of Balumahal lease money

Dhaka, April 18 -- Workers of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami have clashed over the sharing of money from the Balumahal, designated sand quarry which is locally known as NICO, lease tender in Faridpur's Boalm... Read More


Four die as truck collides head-on with pick-up in Habiganj

Dhaka, April 18 -- At least four people have died as a truck collided head-on with a pick-up truck in Habiganj's Madhabpur. The accident occurred around 3am on Friday at Bakhornagar, said Abdullah Al... Read More


Investigation launched into 'forced resignation' of Hindu teacher in Sitakunda

Dhaka, April 18 -- Sitakunda administration has launched an investigation into allegations over an incident involving the "forced resignation" of a Hindu principal of a local high school by BNP leader... Read More


Farhad Mazhar: Interim government lacks legitimacy under Hasina-Era constitution

Dhaka, April 18 -- Poet and public intellectual Farhad Mazhar has dismissed the legitimacy of Bangladesh's interim government, criticising it for retaining a constitution shaped under former prime min... Read More