Woman鈥檚 body recovered three days after she falls into Tongi drain
The body of a woman who went missing after falling into an open drain in Tongi was recovered on Tuesday morning, nearly three days after the incident...
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Time to stop Dhaka from rolling to ecological disaster
DHAKA appears to be hurtling towards an ecological disaster as its last remaining trees and water bodies are being wiped out in the name of development. A recent Change Initiative study shows that in 44 years, the capital has lost a half its tree cover and 60 per cent of its water bodies. The research shows that green coverage fell from 21.6 per cent in 1980 to 11.6 per cent in...
Incessant rains disrupts regular life of Dhaka dwellers
Continuous rain triggered by an active monsoon has disrupted normal life in Dhaka, causing severe inconvenience to commuters in the capital...
Preserving July uprising history called for
The first-ever international conference on the July uprising was held at the University of Dhaka on Sunday, with researchers and analysts from home and abroad calling for a national commitment to documenting and preserving the history of the 2024 student-led mass uprising...
Half of Dhaka trees, 60pc water bodies disappear in 44 years
A recent study has revealed that the Dhaka city has lost half of its trees and 60 per cent of its waterbodies over the past 44 years...
Workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway for arrears
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway remained suspended for three hours as the workers of a ceramics factory blocked the highway, demanding arrears and other benefits, in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila Sunday morning...
Yunus thanks foreign medical teams for treating jet crash victims
A delegation of 21 physicians and nurses from Singapore, China and India, now staying in Dhaka to treat jet crash victims, met with Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday at the State Guest House Jamuna.
Housing project for July martyrs sent back for review
A meeting of the executive committee of the National Economic Council on Sunday approved a dozen projects involving Tk聽8,149.38 crore, but sent back a proposal on a housing project for the July martyrs鈥� families for further scrutiny...
Touhid leaves Dhaka to attend UN conference on Palestine issue in NY
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain left Dhaka for New York on Sunday morning to attend the United Nations high-level international conference on the 鈥楶eaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution鈥�...
Teenager killed in Dhaka road accident
A teenage boy was killed in a road crash after being hit by a truck at the Bangabhaban intersection under Paltan Police Station in the capital on Saturday night...
SAD leader, four others held for demanding extortion from ex-lawmaker
Police detained five individuals, including a leader of student groups, on charges of demanding Tk聽50 lakh from former reserved seat lawmaker Shammi Ahmed at her residence in Gulshan...
Man accused in 23 cases hacked to death
A 40-year-old man was hacked to death by a group of miscreants on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Gouripur bus stand under Daudkandi upazila in Cumilla Friday night...
ONE Bank opens Pallibazar sub-branch
ONE Bank PLC formally inaugurated Pallibazar Sub-Branch under its Joypara branch at Muksudpur of Dohar in Dhaka on Thursday...
Justice Khairul, Prof Barakat share room in jail
Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and economist professor Abul Barkat have been sharing same building as division 1 inmates of the Dhaka Central Jail at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital...
Three dengue patients die; 331 hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS
At least three more people died of dengue and 331 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Saturday morning...
DU professor Jahangir Alam dies of cardiac arrest in China
Dhaka University world religions and culture department professor Mohammad Jahangir Alam died of cardiac arrest while returning home after attending an international conference at the Kunming Airport in China on Wednesday.
Youths setting up 鈥榬esearch institute鈥� at AL HQ
A group of youths claiming to be students and general people said that they were setting up 鈥業nternational Fascism and Genocide Research Institute鈥� at the Awami League headquarters on Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue in the capital鈥檚 Gulistan area.聽
Airport authorities restrict access of passengers鈥� relatives from Sunday
Maximum two persons will be allowed to accompany or receive passengers at the Departure Driveway and Arrival Canopy areas of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, with effect from Sunday, said the airport authorities.
BAF JET CRASH : Indian medical team begins consultation
The Indian medical team visiting Bangladesh began their visit by holding detailed medical consultations with senior officials of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and doctors at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka
The Chinese鈥侲mergency Medical Team consisting of five burn-specialist doctors and nurses from the Wuhan Third Hospital from Hubei Province arrived in Dhaka on Thursday evening.
China-Bangladesh Exhibition to be held in Sep
The second edition of the China-Bangladesh Exhibition will be held from September 12 to 13, 2025, at ICC,B in Dhaka, says a press release.
Biman flight from Dubai returns to Ctg for technical glitch
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 148, arriving from Dubai, landed safely at Shah Amanat International Airport at 7:15am on Thursday with 287 passengers on board...
Indian burn-specialist doctors arrive in Dhaka
India on Wednesday sent a team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support for those under treatment with burn injuries from Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash into a school in Dhaka.
Italy visa seekers stage sit-in to press home four-point demand
Italy visa aspirants staged a sit-in protest in front of the Italian embassy in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Wednesday to press home their four-point demand, including urgent resolution of long-pending work visa applications.
Consensus reached on EC selection body
Political parties on Wednesday reached a consensus to form the Election Commission through a constitutionally mandated selection committee, led by the speaker of parliament...
Bangladesh observes state mourning for jet crash victims
A one-day state mourning was observed on Tuesday over deaths in Monday鈥檚 crash of a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on the campus of Milestone School and College in Dhaka鈥檚 Diabari area, which left at least 31 people dead and 165 injured as of Tuesday evening....
Stocks extend rally to 6th day
Country鈥檚 both bourses 鈥� Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Tuesday continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a sixth consecutive session...
Yunus urges anti-fascist parties to depict unity thru visible efforts
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday called upon the anti-fascist political parties to make more visible the existing unity among them.
Post seeking financial aid removed from CA鈥檚 FB page amid criticism
A post seeking financial donations for victims of the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash at a Milestone School and College building in Dhaka鈥檚 Uttara was removed from the verified Facebook page of the interim government chief adviser about half an hour after it was created on Tuesday.
Three more die of dengue, 444 hospitalised in 24 hours: DGHS
At least three more people died of dengue and 444 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country during the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning...