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JU announces 14-point security plan after attempt to rape, kill student

Dhaka, May 16 -- The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has adopted a 14-point plan to bolster campus security following an attempt to rape and murder a female student. Proctor Prof AKM Ras... Read More


UK Law Society reminds Bangladesh PM of UN rules amid bar election 'interference'

Dhaka, May 16 -- The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed "deep concern" over reported interference, harassment, and the obstruction of candidates in Bangladesh's district and Supreme Court ... Read More


Bangladeshi expatriate dies after car hit by train in southern Portugal

Dhaka, May 15 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed after a passenger train hit a car in the southern Portuguese city of Algarve. The victim was identified as Ram Prasad Sarkar, 36, from Mirzap... Read More


All five of the family burned in Fatullah gas blast die

Dhaka, May 15 -- A tragic gas leak explosion in Narayanganj's Fatullah has now claimed the lives of all five members of the family burned. After losing her husband and three children, Saima, the moth... Read More


CPJ bashes Rupa, Babu's arrests over Shapla Chattar crackdown coverage

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has protested the arrests of journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in a crimes against humanity case over the crackdown on a Hifazat-e-... Read More


Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain allows visa renewal for expats now stranded at home

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain has announced a special window for expatriates who were unable to renew their visas on time because of the recent war situation in the West Asia. Th... Read More


Another child with measles symptoms dies in Mymensingh, frustration over medical service spread

Dhaka, May 15 -- Another 9-month-old with measles symptoms has died at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). He passed away while undergoing treatment on Thursday morning, said Dr Jhontu Sarkar... Read More


High commission denies reports of Pakistan's PM visit to Bangladesh for 'defence pact'

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka has rubbished reports that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir will visit Bangladesh. Pakistani news website I... Read More


Stuck at Chattogram hospital over unpaid bills, child finally returns home after DC intervenes

Dhaka, May 15 -- Suman Jaladas, a fisherman from Chattogram city's Kathgarh, was in trouble despite his 5-month-old daughter recovering from measles, as the private hospital where she was treated woul... Read More


BNP-backed lawyers storm to 13 of 14 posts in Supreme Court Bar election

Dhaka, May 15 -- The BNP-backed Jatiotabadi Ainjibi Oikya panel (Blue Panel) has secured a thumping victory in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections for the 2026-2027 term, bagging 13 out... Read More