Fire breaks out at Bayley Road building
A fire broke out at the basement of the 15-storey Capital Siraj Centre Shopping Mall on Bayley Road in Dhaka Monday evening.
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Barrister Razzaq鈥檚 Namaz-e-Janaza held at SC鈥檚 inner garden
The Namaz-e-Janaza of senior lawyer Barrister Abdur Razzaq was held at the inner garden of the Supreme Court on Monday.
No chance for day鈥檚 vote to happen at night, CEC says
Reiterating Election Commission鈥檚 commitment to organising a free, fair, neutral and peaceful election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said, 鈥楾here is no possibility of taking place day鈥檚 vote at night.鈥�
Two Rupganj Textile Mill fire victims die
Two security guards, who sustained burn injuries in a textile mill fire in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj last week, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka on Monday...
Young woman dies after scarf gets entangled in autorickshaw wheel
A 23-year-old woman died after her scarf got entangled in the wheel of a battery-run autorickshaw at Aftabnagar in the capital on Monday morning.
Yunus for immediate implementation of health reform commission recommendations
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the authorities concerned to take steps to execute immediate implementable recommendations of Health Sector Reform Commission saying its recommendations will play an important role in resolving the long-standing problems in country鈥檚 health sector.
Bangladesh army chief returns home from Qatar
Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home on Monday after wrapping up an official visit to Qatar.
BU students stage protests demanding VC鈥檚 removal
Barishal University students on Monday staged a protest on its campus demanding the resignation of its vice-chancellor Shuchita Sharmin.
Kalabagan OC, two SIs suspended
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has suspended Kalabagan police officer-in-charge Moktaruzzaman and two other sub-inspectors over allegations of聽聽 unprofessional conduct.
Free primary healthcare suggested as right for all in Bangladesh
The Health Sector Reform Commission on Monday recommended reforming the constitution to recognise primary healthcare as a fundamental right of the citizens, urging the interim government to ensure free primary healthcare...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 133 at 10:20am this morning (May 5, 2025).
54 detained over attack on Hasnat Abdullah
An attempted murder case was filed on Monday with 43 people named as accused over the attack on National Citizen Party chief organiser for South Hasnat Abdullah鈥檚 car in Gazipur the previous evening.
HSTU entry tests begin today
The admission examinations at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University under the 2024-25 academic session will begin on Monday...
Man dies after falling into lift shaft at Naogaon AL office
The police on Sunday recovered the body of a man from the lift shaft of the abandoned building housing the Naogaon district Awami League office...
ADB committed to upholding safeguards in all projects: statement
The Asian Development Bank gave a statement in response to the coverage of a press conference in which the multilateral development bank was accused of locking Bangladesh in costly fossil fuels...