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Bittersweet air surrounds Nabami rituals as Durga Puja heads towards climax

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- As the Durga Puja festival enters its ninth day, a tinge of sorrow filled the air as devotees prepare to bid farewell to the goddess. Undeterred by the rain on Wednesday, worshippers... Read More


Former secretaries accuse housing authority of 'misconduct' in flat allocation probe

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Amid the Anti-Corruption Commission investigation on the allocation of 12 flats in Dhanmondi to senior government officers, they have shifted the blame to the National Housing Authori... Read More


Court denies Meghna Alam's passport plea as device report deferred to Nov 11

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A Dhaka court has deferred the date for submitting a report on whether model Meghna Alam's seized mobile phone and laptop contain any "anti-state material" in a fraud and extortion ca... Read More


Relentless rains raise waterlogging worries in Dhaka

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The water that rose after overnight rain had yet to recede in Dhaka as of Wednesday afternoon, disrupting daily life for city residents. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has ... Read More


Fisherman dragged away by crocodile in Sundarbans found dead 7 hours later

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A fisherman has been killed in a crocodile attack while catching crabs in the Sundarbans. His body was recovered nearly seven hours later. The victim, 32-year-old Subrata Mondal, fro... Read More


Khaleda meets envoy, shows sympathy for Gaza's women, children

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan has met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her residence in Dhaka's Gulshan. The envoy arrived at Khaleda's residence, "Feroza... Read More


Bangladesh issues cautionary signal No. 3 for seaports amid low over Bay

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- A well-marked low over the west-central Bay of Bengal is set to trigger a spell of heavy to very heavy rain across Bangladesh. Alongside the downpours, gusty wind is expected to swee... Read More


'Wherever you are, join this historic journey by voting': CEC tells Bangladeshi expats

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- For the first time, Bangladeshi expatriates will be able to cast their votes in national elections through a newly introduced digital system, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nas... Read More


Suspect arrested over forced haircut of elderly man in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Police have arrested one suspect in a case over the public harassment of elderly Halim Uddin Akanda, whose hair and beard were forcibly cut in Mymensingh's Tarakanda. The arrest was ... Read More


ADB forecasts 5% growth for Bangladesh in FY26, but US tariffs cloud outlook

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh's economy is projected to grow by 5 percent in fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), but new US tariffs on exports threaten to weigh on performance, the Asian Development Bank (ADB... Read More