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The 10th Bangladesh Leather and Footwear Expo 2026

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A woman looks at leather handbags. The leather and footwear industry exhibition at International Convention City Bashundhara in the Kuril area of Dhaka will run until Saturday, Sept... Read More


CUET: Students 'reject' new VC, teachers call for strike

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Students have conducted a protest march "rejecting" the appointment of Prof Sheikh Shariful Alam, who has recently joined as the vice-chancellor (VC) of Chittagong University of Eng... Read More


LPG 'crisis' leaves consumers in the lurch

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Parveen Azad was halfway through making breakfast when her gas cylinder ran out, mid-fry, at her home in Mirpur's Muslim Bazar. She rang Sohag Electronics, her regular supplier, on... Read More


3 die as one bus rear-ends another in Madaripur

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Three people have been killed after a bus crashed into another bus that had broken down on the road in Madaripur's Shibchar. Witnesses say at least 10 others have been injured in t... Read More


3 die with measles symptoms

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Three more people have died with suspected measles symptoms in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Another 64 people ha... Read More


2 die of dengue, 955 hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Bangladesh has recorded two more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, both in the Dhaka city corporations, alongside 955 hospitalisations across the country. According to the Director... Read More


Rajbari man beaten to death over Facebook post

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A farmer has allegedly been beaten to death by his neighbours in Rajbari's Kalukhali Upazila. Police have detained a woman in connection with the incident. The incident occurred in... Read More


Allegedly raped and denied justice, woman jumps under bus

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- A local betel-leaf trader in Sreepur, Gazipur, has been accused of raping a woman in front of her two children. After the incident, the woman attempted suicide by jumping in front ... Read More


PM's UN speech 'visionary': president

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has lauded Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for his speech the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, describing it as "visionary, resolute and ... Read More


'Ask Bangladesh': Nepal PM slams world's 'logistics for war'

Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah has issued a sharp critique of a global system that he said moves weapons across borders more efficiently than food, fuel and fertiliser, naming B... Read More