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Water levels in 7 rivers above danger level, flooding persists in Netrokona, Habiganj

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Water Development Board (WDB) has said water levels in seven rivers in northeastern Bangladesh are above their danger marks due t... Read More


Daffodil International University to host IAUP Global Conference 2026

Dhaka, May 4 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has been chosen to host the 2026 semi-annual meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) in a first for South Asia.... Read More


Limon, killed while studying in the US, to be laid to rest next to grandparents in Jamalpur

Dhaka, May 4 -- A pall of mourning has descended on the Laldoba area of Jamalpur's Madarganj Upazila, the ancestral home of Zahid Ahamed Limon, the Bangladeshi student killed while pursuing higher stu... Read More


HC issues rule ordering CCTV camera installation to curb 'corruption' at sub-registry office

Dhaka, May 4 -- The High Court has issued a rule calling for the installation of centrally controlled CCTV cameras and public display monitors at all sub-registry offices across the country to prevent... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul hopes women MPs play proper role in parliament

Dhaka, May 4 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is expressing hope that reserved women members of parliament will play their due role in parliament. The BNP secretary general and local government ministe... Read More


3 women die in Mymensingh in truck-autorickshaw collision

Dhaka, May 4 -- Three female passengers on an autorickshaw have died in a collision with a truck in Mymensingh's Muktagachha. The accident occurred around 11:45am on Monday in the Montola Samity Ghar... Read More


Ex-MP Bubly arrested in Anti-Terrorism Act case

Dhaka, May 4 -- Tamanna Nusrat Bubly, a former MP to a women's reserved seat and the wife of former Narsingdi municipal mayor Lokman Hossain, has been shown arrested in a case at Tejgaon Police Statio... Read More


Abul Kashem Md Shirin, Shahwar Jamal Nizam join Shimanto Bank board

Dhaka, May 4 -- Shimanto Bank PLC has appointed Abul Kashem Md Shirin and Barrister Shahwar Jamal Nizam as independent directors on its board. Shirin is a former managing director and CEO of Dutch-Ba... Read More


PM Tarique reviews plans to revive shuttered factories, mills

Dhaka, May 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a meeting with the Ministry of Textiles and Jute to discuss ways to reopen closed mills and factories. The meeting began at the Prime Minister's... Read More


Measles surges amid 'patchwork' response as experts' advice ignored, coordination falters

Dhaka, May 4 -- Stopgap Shock: Escalating Outbreak Two-decade high: With 280 deaths in six weeks, this surge is the deadliest in 20 years. 38,000 suspected cases have forced the WHO to label the nati... Read More