One killed as boarding bridge wheel blasts at Sylhet airport
A technician was killed and another was critically injured as a wheel of a boarding bridge blasted at Sylhet Osmani International Airport about Thursday noon.
Bangladesh
Dengue hospitalisations surge in July
Dengue hospitalisation has significantly increased across the country in the current month taking the number of dengue patient in only July above the total number of patients hospitalised in the first six months of the year...
Fakhrul urges mutual understanding among parties
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday underscored the need for keeping mutual understanding among the parties in the country...
One in four people poor: poverty index
One in every four persons in the country is poor and approximately 3 crore 98 lakh individuals are suffering multidimensional poverty, according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index released on Thursday in the capital.
Zulkarnain Saer attempted military coup: Nahid
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Thursday alleged that journalist Zulkarnain Saer Khan and his associates on the night of August 2, 2024 attempted a military coup to allow a section of military officers to take over...
Most economy-related expectations unmet
Many expectations, including a sustainable recovery of the country鈥檚 damaged economy, have remained unmet in the past one year since the July mass uprising, businesses and economists said.
Consensus urged for strong foreign policy
Politicians and former diplomats at a dialogue on foreign policy in the city on Thursday said that Bangladesh could not present a strong foreign policy due to lack of consensus since its independence in 1971...
DNCC starts drive to recover 1,500 acres of wetland
The Dhaka North City Corporation, in coordination with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the city鈥檚 development authority, has launched a drive to recover聽 and protect 1,500 acres of wetland from encroachment in line with the Detailed Area Plan...
Five placed on two-day remand over attacks on Hindu homes
A Rangpur court on Thursday afternoon placed five people on two-day remand聽in connection with attacks on the homes of Hindu families in the district鈥檚 Gangachara upazila on July 26 and July 27...
India pushes into Bangladesh over 2,000 people since May
The number of people that India has pushed into Bangladesh since May has exceeded 2,000 with 27 people newly pushed into the country on Thursday.
SC questions legality of Mufti Hannan鈥檚 2nd confession
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday raised question about the legality of a second confessional statement made in the two August 2004 grenade attack cases, by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan in 2007 who was already a death row prisoner when he gave it...
HC to rule Sunday on plea to remove images of Uttara plane crash victims
The High Court will give its order on Sunday on a petition seeking the removal of images and videos of the victims of the July 21 fighter jet crash at a building of the Milestone School and College in Uttara.
Army major held over training AL people: AHQ聽
The Bangladesh Army on Thursday said that they had taken major Sadikul Islam Sadek into custody over the allegation of training Awami League men, adding that they would take necessary actions if Sadek was found guilty in the investigation.
Polls date to be announced within a few days: Asif Nazrul
Bangladesh interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday said that the date for the next national election would be announced within a few days...
India pushes 17 people into Bangladesh through Panchagarh borders
India鈥檚 Border Security Force pushed 17 individuals into Bangladesh through two border points in Panchagarh early Thursday.