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Two brothers drown while bathing in Natore pond

Dhaka, April 17 -- Two brothers - one aged 12 and the other 13 - have drowned while bathing in a pond in Natore's Singra Upazila. They died on Friday afternoon in Boro Adimpur village of the Upazila,... Read More


Aide to JAGPA's Rashed Prodhan detained for attacking BNP protesters

Dhaka, April 17 -- Police have taken Jony Nandi, the personal assistant to Jatiya Ganatantrik Party (JAGPA) spokesperson Rashed Prodhan, into custody following a physical altercation during a protest ... Read More


Stepfather arrested for allegedly suffocating a 3-month-old to death

Dhaka, April 17 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly suffocating his 3-month-old stepchild to death in the Bardhanbari area of Mirpur under Dhaka's Darus Salam Thana. The infant was allegedly s... Read More


Deaths of 51 children prompt Rajshahi hospital to form measles expert board

Dhaka, April 17 -- Rajshahi Medical College Hospital has formed an eight-member medical board to strengthen treatment of measles patients after 51 children died from the disease and its complications ... Read More


Fuel queues deepen in Dhaka as motorists accuse government of cover-up

Dhaka, April 17 -- By the time Md Israfil finally rolled his motorcycle into Talukdar Filling Station on Friday morning, he had already spent the night in line. He had taken his place near the bridge... Read More


Shafiqur warns against sidelining referendum, accuses government of authoritarian drift

Dhaka, April 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the BNP-led government is "moving in the wrong direction", warning that delays in turning key ordinances into law and alleged moves to... Read More


26 more children hospitalised with measles symptoms In Mymensingh

Dhaka, April 17 -- Measles cases have continued to climb at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, with 26 more children admitted in the past 24 hours. The influx of new patients up to 9am Friday has p... Read More


New Zealand post 247 as Bangladesh bowlers struggle for early control

Dhaka, April 17 -- New Zealand compiled a competitive 247 for 8 in the ODI series opener, navigating a sluggish Mirpur surface that offered little early reward for Bangladesh's seamers. Spin briefly ... Read More


India, Pakistan 'held multiple back-channel talks' after Operation Sindoor

Dhaka, April 17 -- Indian and Pakistani strategic experts, parliamentarians, and former diplomats have participated in at least four back-channel meetings since the high-intensity conflict in May 2025... Read More


Bangladesh says banks, private sector need two-year buffer as 'stolen funds' deepen stress

Dhaka, April 17 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Bangladesh is grappling with a massive capital deficit of around $200 billion, underlining the creation of a short-term econom... Read More