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Two friends die as motorcycle falls in pond in Netrokona

Dhaka, May 30 -- At least two young men have died after their motorcycle veered out of control, hit a palm tree, and fell into a pond in Netrokona's Kalmakanda. Another passenger was critically injur... Read More


Eid vacation: Kuakata sees growing tourist influx

Dhaka, May 30 -- With the Eid vacation in full swing, Kuakata - the panoramic sea beach often regarded as Sagar Kanya (daughter of sea) - is steadily regaining its festive charm as holidaymakers have ... Read More


Over 150 tourists trapped on Meghna's char

Dhaka, May 30 -- More than 150 tourists who visited Char Abdullah in the Meghna River in Ramgati Upazila of Lakshmipur during the Eid holidays have been stranded after a sudden storm hit the area. As... Read More


First return Hajj flight departs Jeddah

Dhaka, May 30 -- The rituals of this year's Hajj have concluded with the symbolic stoning of the devil at the three Jamarat in Mina, marking the end of the pilgrimage. Following the completion of the... Read More


Measles: 10 more children die in 24hrs

Dhaka, May 29 -- Around a dozen people died after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in India's south-western state of Maharashtra, local police confirmed on Friday. The deaths were reported from ar... Read More


US bill seeks eid holidays

Dhaka, May 29 -- A bill has been introduced in the US Congress seeking to make both Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha official federal holidays, reviving a push that failed to gather enough support when it ... Read More


Cyprus freezes S Alam's property

Dhaka, May 29 -- A court in Cyprus has frozen a property owned by Bangladeshi businessman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife following a request submitted by Bangladeshi authorities as part of an ongoi... Read More


Two more die with measles-like symptoms in Faridpur

Dhaka, May 29 -- Measles keeps tightening its grip on Faridpur, claiming two more young lives at the medical college hospital and pushing the facility's death toll to 16. The two children passed away... Read More


Man killed over motorcycle horn dispute in Jhenaidah

Dhaka, May 29 -- A dispute over a motorcycle horn and giving way on the road has turned deadly in Jhenaidah's Harinakunda upazila, leaving one man dead and several others injured in a clash between re... Read More


Another child dies with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet

Dhaka, May 29 -- A child has died with symptoms consistent with measles in Sylhet in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the death toll linked to the outbreak in the division to 58 this yea... Read More