Nine dead in a single morning
Nine workers, including a pair of brothers, died on Friday morning after toxic gas swept through a scrap vessel at a shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda,...
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Nationwide protests erupt
Bangladesh’s prolonged gas shortage is increasingly disrupting everyday life, with stranded motorists, long queues at CNG stations, disrupted public transport and protests reported in several...
Bangladesh gets mixed regional ratings
Bangladesh is viewed more positively in Pakistan and Sri Lanka than in India, according to a new Pew Research Centre survey, highlighting a marked contrast...
Tanzid Hasan hits maiden Test century
Tanzid Hasan of Bangladesh created history hitting his first Test century against Australia on Australian soil. He scored his maiden century at the Marrara Cricket...
BNP accused of ‘duplicity’
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday sharply criticised the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over its stance on the recent referendum, accusing the party...
2 cases filed, one arrested in Savar
Police have filed two separate cases over the recovery of explosives and suspected bomb-making materials in Savar, naming six alleged members of the banned militant...
4 killed in Chakaria bus-leguna collision
Four people were killed and five others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger leguna and an air-conditioned bus in Chakaria of Cox’s...
Article 70 writ filed as Fakhrul set to win uncontested
With the presidential election scheduled for August 20 under the existing constitutional provisions, the contest is set to be effectively uncontested, as Article 70 of...
Fakhrul’s road to Bangabhaban
1960s: Became involved in student politics at DU and was arrested in 1969. 1972: Began his career as an economics lecturer at Dhaka College. 1979–82:...
‘LNG terminal system to shut for 72hrs’
The country’s LNG terminal system will have to remain shut for 72 hours, or three days, for technical coordination after repair work is completed, Power,...
Bangladesh seeks durable economic ties with US: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged American businesses to invest in Bangladesh with confidence and for the long term, saying his government wants to build...
Power, gas woes mount as demand surges
Bangladesh’s energy crisis has intensified, with daily peak load shedding exceeding 3,000 megawatts for nearly a week. At the same time, a sharp decline in...