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Four children drown in Narsingdi canal while bathing together

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Bathing in a canal turned fatal for four children in Narsingdi's Raipura Upazila, where they drowned together. The incident occurred near Bordkanda of Chanderkandi Union at 11a... Read More


Low-pressure likely to intensify further

Bangladesh, July 16 -- The low-pressure area over the northwestern Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast of India remains in the same area and may intensify more, according to the... Read More


10 people injured in Ctg salt factory fire

Bangladesh, July 16 -- At least 10 people have suffered burn injuries in a fire at a salt factory in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram District. The fire broke out on Thursday at the Confidence Salt Fa... Read More


CHANDPUR'S MATLAB UPAZILA: Bridge approach road caves in due to rainfall

Bangladesh, July 16 -- CHANDPUR, July 12: Under the influence of heavy downpour for the past few days, a part of the approach road to the Dhonagoda River Bridge in Chandpur district has developed crac... Read More


Probe finds July victims' bodies dumped into river, says ICT Chief Prosecutor

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Aminul Islam said investigators have found that the bodies of many people killed during the July mass uprising wer... Read More


All parks, playgrounds to be reclaimed from illegal occupation, PM pledges in parliament

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government is committed to reclaiming all parks and playgrounds in Dhaka's two city corporations as well as in other metropolitan citi... Read More


HSC examinees stage fresh protests to press three-point demand

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Students staged fresh protests across Dhaka city on Wednesday, blocking key intersections while launching a 'Long March to the Ministry of Education' to press for the resignatio... Read More


Cabinet committee reviews draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act

Bangladesh, July 16 -- A cabinet committee at a meeting on Wednesday reviewed the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026, proposing a series of recommendations to update Bangladesh's cyber-securit... Read More


Govt to delist fake FFs

Bangladesh, July 16 -- The government is preparing a credible list of Bangladesh's genuine freedom fighters (FFs) and martyred war heroes, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament on Wednesday, s... Read More


Floods ease in Ctg but threat lurks in northern, haor areas

Bangladesh, July 16 -- The flood situation continued to improve in Chattogram division on Wednesday, but fresh flooding threats emerged in northern and north-eastern haor areas as heavy rainfall forec... Read More