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Two children die after wall collapses in Badda

Dhaka, March 11 -- Two children have died after an old border wall of a building under construction collapsed in Dhaka's Badda. The incident took place around 11:15am on Wednesday in the Lane No. 10 ... Read More


3 to die for gang rape of woman after tying up her husband in Jamalpur

Dhaka, March 11 -- A Jamalpur court has sentenced three people to death for the gang rape of a woman after tying up her husband. Judge Mohammad Abdur Rahim of the Women and Children Repression Preven... Read More


Bangladesh aims to boost diesel imports from India for energy security amid Gulf conflict

Dhaka, March 11 -- Amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, Bangladesh is planning to increase diesel imports from India to maintain uninterrupted domestic fuel supply, officials said. Authorities at... Read More


Bangladeshi among 4 injured by falling drones in UAE's Dubai

Dhaka, March 11 -- Four people, including a Bangladeshi national, have been injured after two drones fell in the UAE, according to the Dubai Media Office. The Bangladeshi national sustained "minor in... Read More


Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation revises fuel rationing to stabilise supply

Dhaka, March 11 -- Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has reduced the rate of supply cuts on octane and petrol in divisional cities from 25 percent to 15 percent. The state-run corporation announ... Read More


Man gets six months jail for killing cat in Mohammadpur

Dhaka, March 11 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Akbar Hossain Shiblu to six months in jail in a case over killing a cat owned by a man called Mansur in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The court of Metropolitan M... Read More


Fire Service rescues child stuck inside room in Netrokona

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Fire Service and Civil Defence has rescued a 2-year-old who was stuck inside a room alone in a two-storey building in Netrokona city. The incident took place on Tuesday afterno... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir gets bail, cleared for release from jail

Dhaka, March 11 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir has received bail in a case against him by the Anti-Corruption Commission, clearing the way for his release from jail. He had previously received bail in a ... Read More


Bangladesh's DGFI chief makes low-profile India trip, signalling thaw in ties, reports The Print

Dhaka, March 11 -- In a significant move toward normalising relations, Bangladesh's military intelligence chief Maj Gen Mohammad Kaiser Rashid Chowdhury has recently concluded a "hush-hush" visit to N... Read More


Water cost rises in Khulna amid complaints of poor service

Dhaka, March 11 -- Despite various complaints about customer service, Khulna WASA is regularly increasing water prices, having raised them eight times in the last 10 years. The company had increased ... Read More