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Four killed as launches collide on Meghna River in Chandpur amid dense fog

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- At least four people have been killed after a head-on collision between two passenger launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur amid dense fog. The collision occurred around 2:30am o... Read More


BPL set to kick off under cloud of off-field issues

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The 12th season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) gets under way on Friday, but the build-up to the country's flagship T20 competition has been dominated by organisational uncer... Read More


BNP leader Tarique pays tribute to fallen 1971 war heroes at National Memorial

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Memorial in Savar. His travel to the National Memorial, which sta... Read More


Supply cools winter vegetable prices, variety brightens up Dhaka dinner tables

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Midway through the Bengali month of Poush, winter vegetables dominate kitchen markets across Dhaka, bringing visible relief for buyers as prices fall and variety increases. Visits t... Read More


Dense fog halts ferry services on Daulatdia-Paturia route

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Dense fog has forced authorities to suspend ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route. Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's Daulatdia office Manager Md Salahuddin said ... Read More


Fisherman killed in Meghna launch collision while travelling to Dhaka for wife's treatment

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Md Hanif Majhi, a 42-year-old fisherman from Charfesson Upazila in Bhola, has died in a collision between two passenger launches on the Meghna River in Chandpur while travelling to D... Read More


Postal voting: How registration and voting will work in prisons

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued guidelines on how people held in prisons or in legal custody will be able to vote in the upcoming 13th national election and referendum throug... Read More


Record-breaking century powers Shanto as Rajshahi Warriors cruise past Sylhet Titans

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Rajshahi Warriors kicked off their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) campaign in style, with Nazmul Hossain Shanto's brilliant unbeaten century and Mushfiqur Rahim's 51 not out guiding... Read More


Centuries-old shrine in Mymensingh vandalised, desecrated

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- A centuries-old shrine in Gouripur Upazila of Mymensingh has been vandalised, with attackers also throwing human waste inside the premises, police say. The incident took place on Th... Read More


NCTB says online versions of textbooks for primary, secondary levels available from Sunday

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) has announced that it will publish online versions of textbooks for primary and secondary levels from Sunday. Students will be able... Read More