Rubber, chemicals fuel fire
Flammable rubber used beneath aluminium sheets and chemicals stored inside factory buildings intensified a fire at Drug International Limited’s Unit-2 factory in Tongi, Gazipur, damaging...
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4 schoolgirls rescued after TikTok ignite escape
Police have rescued four primary schoolgirls from Chunarughat in Habiganj after they went missing from Cumilla on 12 October, reportedly influenced by fantasies of an...
No decision yet on Ganges treaty renewal
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Water Resources has recommended that Bangladesh’s national interests be given priority in any decision concerning the Ganges...
Man detained over assult issue, ASI withdrawn
Police have detained a man for allegedly assaulting another person on a footpath in the capital’s Dhanmondi area, while a police officer who reportedly stood...
Dengue death toll rises to 316
Nine more people died of dengue and 1,954 others were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Tuesday morning, raising the death toll this...
BNP speaks of July, keeps AL in heart: NCP
National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah on Tuesday accused the BNP-led government of betraying the ideals of the July 2024 uprising, alleging that it...
Promise of marriage turns into alleged rape, blackmail
A Bangladeshi born woman, currently staying in UK, who requested her name not to be published and will be referred to as “Sultana” in this...
Man held over infant daughter’s killing
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of his two-month-old daughter following a family dispute in the capital. The...
Govt seeks KSA visa extension for expats
The government is seeking bilateral talks with Saudi Arabia to extend the visas of Bangladeshi migrant workers stranded by flight disruptions following recent attacks on...
70pc Jamaat women not ready for polls
Jamaat-e-Islami did not nominate any female candidates for directly elected parliamentary seats as 70 percent of its women members expressed unwillingness or lack of readiness...
Chawkbazar fire guts 7-8 warehouses
A fire broke out at Monjur Khan Plaza, a seven-storey commercial building in Chawkbazar, Old Dhaka, early Tuesday, gutting seven to eight warehouses and spreading...