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Awami League heavyweight Tofail Ahmed's remains en route to Bhola for burial

Dhaka, June 2 -- Awami League stalwart Tofail Ahmed is heading to Bhola for the last time. The Liberation War organiser and a leading figure of the 1969 Mass Uprising is returning to his home distric... Read More


Father, son killed as pickup van hits motorcycle in Chattogram

Dhaka, June 2 -- A father and son have died when a pickup van struck their motorcycle near the Shah Amanat Bridge in Chattogram. The dead are 75-year-old Durgapada Mallick and his son Bidhan Mallick,... Read More


Missing Bangladeshi expat found dead inside locked car in Oman

Dhaka, June 2 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate has been found dead inside a locked vehicle in Sohar city of Oman, four days after he went missing. Royal Oman Police recovered the body of Mizan Mohammad, 3... Read More


Fire destroys at least 10 houses in Chattogram's Halisahar

Dhaka, June 2 -- A fire has ripped through at least 10 homes in Chattogram's Halisahar. The blaze erupted at the Peshkar Bari on Road No. 4 in I-Block on Tuesday morning. Monem Billah, an official a... Read More


Dhaka expressway crash turns expatriate's decade-long wait to return home into devastation

Dhaka, June 2 -- After 11 years abroad, Arif Hossain was returning home from Malaysia. In Khoshalnagar village of Jhikargacha, his family had set out to receive him at the airport -- a long-awaited re... Read More


Dua Lipa, Callum Turner send the internet into overdrive with viral wedding photos

Dhaka, June 1 -- Viral wedding photos circulating on social media have fuelled speculation that global pop star Dua Lipa has married actor Callum Turner in a private ceremony in London. The images, w... Read More


After Dhaka funeral, Tofail Ahmed's body taken to mortuary before final journey to Bhola

Dhaka, June 1 -- The body of veteran Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed has been taken to the mortuary at Square Hospital following funeral prayers in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. After Monday evening's funeral ... Read More


Govt employees resume office after long Eid holiday

Dhaka, June 1 -- Government employees have returned to work after a seven-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha. They were seen chatting in groups as Eid festivity lingered in the air at the Secretariat on Mon... Read More


Crocodile in Bagerhat's Khan Jahan Ali shrine drags child into pond

Dhaka, June 1 -- An 8-year-old girl has been dragged away by a crocodile while bathing in a pond at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat. The incident took place around 8pm on M... Read More


Met Office forecasts scorching June with two to three heatwaves likely

Dhaka, June 1 -- Bangladesh is likely to endure a hotter-than-usual June, with meteorologists forecasting several heatwaves and temperatures rising to around 40degC in some parts of the country. In i... Read More