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Khalidi's peers recall his uncompromising journalism

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Friends, family members, and former colleagues have mourned the death of bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi, remembering him as a journalist who never compromised on... Read More


Jamaat protests Akhtaruzzaman's arrest

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has accused authorities of arresting its leader Mohammad Aktaruzzaman Ranjan on a "flimsy pretext," demanding the case against him be withdrawn and for his immediate r... Read More


'A pioneer of journalism has been lost': president on Khalidi's death

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has mourned the death of bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi, describing him as a pioneer in the growth of online and digital jo... Read More


Nearly all cat foods contain toxic contaminants, study finds

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- A new investigation into 100 top-selling cat food brands finds toxic heavy metals, plastic chemicals and a widely used herbicide in nearly all products tested -- including those marke... Read More


Bomb blasts injure 2 in Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- A string of crude bomb blasts, which police say grew out of a turf dispute, has injured two people in Chapainawabganj's Sadar Upazila. The blasts struck Sheikhpara and Kabirajpara in... Read More


Matieres Fecales stages '99 Percent' as political statement

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- The Canadian fashion duo Matieres Fecales has turned Paris' Place de la Republique into an open-air runway, presenting a 99-look collection centred on immigration, marginalisation and... Read More


Toufique Imrose Khalidi dies at 59

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Toufique Imrose Khalidi, who pioneered Bangladesh's first digital news service as editor-in-chief of bdnews24.com, has died at the age of 59. He was admitted to a hospital in London ... Read More


Protest for CUET VC's reinstatement Friday

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Students of the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) held a protest march on Friday, a weekend holiday, demanding the reinstatement of Prof Abu Sadat Muhammad Sa... Read More


Australia flags child safety gaps on gaming platforms

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Australia's online safety regulator says four of the world's most popular gaming platforms are not protecting children consistently, leaving gaps that predators can exploit. A new re... Read More


Dengue death toll hits 250

Dhaka, Oct. 2 -- Bangladesh has reported another death from dengue, taking the total toll in the official count to 250 this year. Another 1,163 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disea... Read More