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UN secretary-general calls for end to 'deplorable' violence in Myanmar

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Myanmar's military rulers must put an end to the "deplorable" violence inflicted on the population since 2021 and find a "credible path" back to civilian government, United Nations S... Read More


2 climbers die on Nepal's Ama Dablam Mountain

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A mountaineer from France and another from South Korea died during expeditions to Nepal's Mount Ama Dablam, a picturesque but difficult peak to climb, a tourism director said Monday.... Read More


Police rescue 'tortured' Pak woman after 999 call

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Police rescued a Pakistani woman who was allegedly tortured by her Bangladeshi husband and mother-in-law in Lalkuthi Borobazar area of Darussalam in Dhaka on Sunday after receiving a... Read More


IUB students become 1st Runner-Up in Supply Chain Research Challenge 5.0

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Team 'frfr' from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) secured the 1st Runner-Up position at the Supply Chain Research Challenge 5.0, held on October 24, 2025. The competition wa... Read More


Woman gets 5 years in jail for abusing domestic aide

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced homemaker Parveen Chowdhury to five years of rigorous imprisonment for abusing a teenage house aide in Dhaka's Shewrapara a decade and a half ago. Dhaka ... Read More


Cancellation of set up nicotine pouch factory urges

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress), a research and advocacy organisation, and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have expressed profound concern over Philip Morris's initiative to estab... Read More


UK-BD partnership to strengthen flood forecasting

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said the EnRICH Project will strengthen flood forecasting and early warning systems in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Cumilla, and Feni from September... Read More


Experts urge uninterrupted medicine supply for NCD

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Country's progress in controlling hypertension has drawn international praise, but health experts caution that the country's efforts remain inadequate to meet its non-communicable di... Read More


Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm 'Montha'

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- The Deep Depression over Southeast Bay and adjoining area intensified into a cyclonic storm "Montha" over southwest Bay and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal at 3:00 am on Monday. I... Read More


Passport officer fired for misconduct absenteeism

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Shahinur Rahman, assistant director of the Department of Immigration and Passports, has been relieved of duty from government service for remaining absent from duty for months withou... Read More