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Two detained after banned Chhatra League stages flash procession at DU

Dhaka, May 2 -- Two people have been detained after several activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League staged a flash procession at the Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus. ... Read More


Lightning kills 72 this year, with farmers the worst affected, says SSTF

Dhaka, May 2 -- Lightning strikes have killed 72 people this year, with farmers accounting for the majority of victims, according to the Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum (SSTF). In a... Read More


Haor flooding: Dams meant to offer protection worsen waterlogging

Dhaka, May 2 -- Every year, in districts with Haor wetlands, the dams and embankments are breached by upstream flow, submerging the only crop of the year - Boro paddy. This year, there haven't been wi... Read More


NCP's Nusrat Tabassum clears scrutiny for reserved women's seat

Dhaka, May 2 -- The nomination papers of NCP leader Nusrat Tabassum for a reserved women's seat in the 13th parliament have been declared valid. Returning Officer Md Moin Uddin Khan made the announce... Read More


DIU Chairman Sabur Khan speaks at IAUP conference in Lithuania

Dhaka, May 2 -- Daffodil International University Chairman Md Sabur Khan has spoken at the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) Semi-Annual Conference 2026 in Lithuania, where the... Read More


US university to honour slain Bangladeshi PhD students with memorial

Dhaka, May 2 -- A memorial has been announced at the University of South Florida campus for two Bangladeshi PhD students, Zamil Ahamed Limon and Nahida Sultana Bristy, who were brutally killed in the ... Read More


Interim government altered measles vaccine procurement defying UNICEF calls: report

Dhaka, May 2 -- Muhammad Yunus's interim government halted measles-rubella (MR) vaccine procurement through the UNICEF for an open tender, despite the UN children agency warning of potential disruptio... Read More


Russian engineer dies after collapsing during exercise at Rooppur nuclear site

Dhaka, May 2 -- A Russian citizen working at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Project in Pabna's Ishurdi has died after suddenly falling ill. Churkin Vladimir, 40, was taken to hospital after collapsing on ... Read More


BNP panel win landslide in Dhaka Bar Association election

Dhaka, May 2 -- The BNP-backed Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Oikya Panel (Blue Panel) has run away with the 2026-27 Dhaka Bar Association executive committee elections, winning all 23 posts in a land... Read More


No beds, patchy oxygen: Rising measles cases stretch Cumilla unit beyond capacity

Dhaka, May 1 -- A dedicated measles isolation unit has been launched in a separate building at Cumilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) to manage the influx of young patients. Meah Monjur Ahmed, head ... Read More