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Three die after 'consuming spurious liquor' on Eid day in Naogaon

Dhaka, April 11 -- Police have recovered the bodies of three young men who allegedly died after consuming spurious liquor on Eid-ul-Fitr day at Manda in Naogaon. Another man named Muktar Hossain, a f... Read More


Police detain five for quizzing over deadly accident at Sadarghat launch terminal

Dhaka, April 11 -- Police have detained five people for questioning in connection with an accident that left five people dead at Sadarghat Launch Terminal in Dhaka. The detainees are from Tasrif-4 an... Read More


Three motorcyclists die after crash on road to Garo Hills in Netrokona

Dhaka, April 11 -- Three riders have died during an Eid-ul-Fitr day trip to the Garo Hills after a tyre burst caused a motorcycle crash in Netrokona's Kalmakanda. The accident occurred on India Borde... Read More


Two launches lose route permits as probe opens into deadly Sadarghat accident

Dhaka, April 11 -- Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority or BIWTA has started investigating the deaths of five people in an accident during the docking of launches at Sadarghat terminal. BIWTA ... Read More


Car burns on Dhaka Elevated Expressway

Dhaka, April 11 -- A car has burnt in a fire on Dhaka Elevated Expressway near Kuril Bishwa Road. Smoke billowing from the sedan could be seen from far away as the fire continued for a long time in t... Read More


5 killed in launch accident at Dhaka's Sadarghat

Dhaka, April 11 -- Five people have died in an accident while boarding a launch at Dhaka's Sadarghat. The accident occurred around 3pm on Thursday, according to Mahfuzur Rahman Mia, chief of the Kotw... Read More


Horror at Mirpur zoo as elephant bashes boy to death during Eid performance

Dhaka, April 11 -- An elephant has bashed a boy to death at the Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur. The incident occurred around 10:30am on Eid day on Thursday. The boy was the son of an elephant han... Read More


No one should be deprived of Eid joy, says President Shahabuddin

Dhaka, April 11 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin has urged affluent people in society to come forward to stand by the poor. The president called upon people of all classes, rich and poor, to come to... Read More


Eid-ul-Fitr arrives again to lift spirits

Dhaka, April 11 -- After a month of fasting in Ramadan, the biggest Muslim festival Eid-ul-Fitr has brought the joy of sharing to Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of people have left Dhaka and other ... Read More


ADB forecasts 6.1% growth for Bangladesh in FY2024

Dhaka, April 11 -- The Asian Development Bank has forecast a GDP growth rate of 6.1 percent for Bangladesh in the 2023-24 fiscal year. In its Asian Development Outlook for April, released on Thursday... Read More