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Young tourist from Chattogram city drowns in Sitakunda waterfall

Dhaka, April 17 -- A young tourist has drowned in a waterfall in Chattogram's Sitakunda. The victim, Tahmid Hasan, 18, is a resident of the Kusumbagh Residential Area of the port city's Khulshi. His ... Read More


Hasina asks ministers to keep an eye on Middle East situation

Dhaka, April 17 -- Sheikh Hasina has asked her cabinet colleagues to to closely monitor the situation in the Middle East after Iran's retaliatory missile and drone attack on Israel. The prime minister... Read More


Wedding joy shattered: partygoers among 14 killed in Jhalakathi road crash

Dhaka, April 17 -- A wedding reception took a tragic turn when two of four autorickshaws carrying the bride's family were hit by a truck near Gabkhan Bridge in Jhalakathi's Sadar Upazila. Some have d... Read More


Truck driver, assistant held over Jhalakathi crash that killed 14 people

Dhaka, April 17 -- Police have arrested the driver of a truck that crushed three autorickshaws and a car, killing at least 14 people in Jhalakathi Sadar Upazila. His assistant was also arrested immed... Read More


Ex-Awami League MP Bodi's brothers are involved in the drug trade: CID

Dhaka, April 17 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police have found that the two brothers of former Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi are 'godfathers' in the drug trade in Cox's Bazar.... Read More


9 flights from Dhaka to Dubai, Sharjah cancelled over UAE floods

Dhaka, April 17 -- Flash floods triggered by unprecedented rainfall in the United Arab Emirates have forced airlines to cancel nine flights from Dhaka to Dubai and Sharjah. The flights had been sched... Read More


112 Upazilas will go to the polls in third phase on May 29

Dhaka, April 17 -- The Election Commission has announced that 112 Upazilas will hold council elections in the third phase of the polls on May 29. Applications for the council races must be submitted ... Read More


Couple dead, son hospitalised after motorcycles collide head-on in Naogaon

Dhaka, April 17 -- A couple has died and two others, including one of their sons, have been injured after two motorcycles collided head-on in Naogaon's Sadar Upazila. The incident occurred in the Upa... Read More


Bangladesh limits train speeds over fear of tracks bent by extreme heat

Dhaka, April 17 -- Bangladesh Railway has put limits on train speeds in the Eastern Zone over fears that extreme heat may bend tracks and cause accidents. Mehedi Hasan Tareque, an assistant executive... Read More


14 dead in five-way road crash in Jhalakathi

Dhaka, April 17 -- At least 14 people, including a child, have died after a truck crashed into three autorickshaws and a car near the Gabkhan Bridge in Jhalakathi's Sadar Upazila. The accident occurr... Read More