Afghan Taliban carry out sixth public execution since 2021
Taliban authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday executed a convicted murderer by gunfire at a sports stadium, the sixth public execution since their return to power...
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Bangladesh Army arrests 2,500 people, recovers 6,000 guns
Bangladesh鈥檚 army said Wednesday it had arrested 2,500 people and recovered 6,000 guns as it seeks to bolster security since the student-led mass uprising that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in August...
Fire breaks out at dyeing factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Shyampur area
A fire has broken out in a dyeing factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Shyampur area, said a fire service official on Wednesday morning...
Two killed, six injured in filling station fire in Mymensingh
Two people were killed and six others were injured in a massive fire at Azahar Filling Station at Rahmatpur Bypass Road in Mymensingh Sadar in Bangladesh on Monday.
Juba Dal convener among four held
Four people, including Abul Kalam, convener of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 youth wing Juba Dal in Noakhali Sadar upazila鈥檚 Purba Charmatua union, were held Monday morning during a joint forces operation for making TikTok videos with firearms...
Benazir sued in case filed over 2016 death in 鈥榗rossfire鈥�
A Joypurhat court has ordered legal action against nine individuals, in connection with the death of Shafinur Islam Shafin in a 鈥榗rossfire鈥� incident while in RAB custody in 2016.
6 injured as oil vessel fire on Dakatia River
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire erupted on the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the Dakatia River of Chandpur, following an explosion in its engine room Sunday afternoon...
Six injured as fire breaks out on oil-carrying vessel in River Dakatia
At least six crew members were injured when a massive fire broke out in engine room of the oil tanker MV Sadia Enterprise in the River Dakatia, Chandpur in Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon.
Fire Service gets 4 water rescue boats
Dhaka South City Corporation has provided four water rescue boats to Fire Service and Civil Defence at a programme at Golden Fiber Glass (Boat Yard) premises at Bandar in Narayanganj on Tuesday.
US provides water rescue gears to FSCD
The United States on Sunday handed over lifesaving water rescue equipment, hazardous material protection equipment, and medical supplies to Fire Service and Civil Defense to...
Fire service given 11 ladders
Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Saturday provided 11 aerial platform ladder vehicles to Fire Service and Civil Defence, said a press release.
Fire burns 7 mini factories, 3 shops in Gazipur
A fire on Thursday morning broke out in the Notun Arot area of Konabari in Gazipur leaving seven mini factories and three shops burnt.
Relocation of utility services causes tailback
The relocation of the lines of the utility services for the construction of mass rapid transit line 1, the first underground metro rail system in Bangladesh, is causing traffic congestion at different points in the capital...
Supply chain partly affected
The fires that recently put two Bangladesh-flagged oil tankers out of order have partially affected the petroleum products鈥� supply chain, potentially increasing the freight cost and exposing the already embroiled energy sector to even more uncertainties...
Delhi bans fireworks to curb air pollution
India鈥檚 capital New Delhi ordered Monday a 鈥榗omplete ban鈥� on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world...
Eight-member committee to probe into vessel fire at Ctg port
An eight-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire in two ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas at Kutubdia point of the Bay of Bengal that occurred early Sunday, officials said.
Fire breaks out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital
Patients were evacuated after a fire broke out at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital鈥檚 medicine building warehouse on Sunday morning.
Two LPG tankers catch fire in bay
Two tankers carrying liquefied petroleum gas, anchored near Cox鈥檚 Bazar鈥檚 Kutubdia in the Bay of Bengal, caught fire early Sunday.
Lebanon seeks ceasefire, 22 dead in Israel attack聽
Lebanon urged the UN on Friday to demand an 鈥榠mmediate鈥� ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, nearly three weeks into a war that has killed 1,200 people and displaced more than...
Thousands march for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark...
Govt should improve cylinder use and fire safety protocols
THE death of three people in a cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj, as 抖阴精品 reported on October 6, is shocking. It is more so after a series of such events the latest of which, on February 29, left at least 46 dead as a cylinder explosion burnt an eight-storey building that housed mostly restaurants and eateries on Bayley Road in Dhaka...
One dead as Bangladesh Shipping Corporation oil tanker catches fire in Ctg
A crew member died as a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation-owned oil tanker 鈥楳T Banglar Shourabh鈥� caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Saturday, five days after...
Fire service DG Jahed Kamal takes charge
Brigadier General Muhammad Jahed Kamal has taken charge as director general of the Fire Service and Civil Defence.
Coal power plants charge astronomical costs for fuel
Coal-fired power plants enjoy free rein to unfairly influence the cost of its fuel on the one hand, while on the other, they burn coal having quality far less than the one the government has paid...
NBR blocks share transfer by 7 groups
The National Board of Revenue on Wednesday asked the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms to immediately suspend sales and transfers of shares by seven business groups...
Six of a family burnt asleep in Sunamganj
A couple and their four minor children were burnt to death as a house of an Ashrayan Project in village Shimer Khal under Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj...
Petroleum-carrying vessel catches fire after explosion in Karnaphuli
A fire broke out after an explosion in a petroleum-carrying vessel at Patenga in the River Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Monday morning...
Mannan elected IBCF chair
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of First Security Islami Bank, has been elected chairman of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum during the forum鈥檚 64th meeting held on Sunday, said a press release...
Sri Lanka鈥檚 left turn in political landscape
THE election and inauguration of Sri Lanka鈥檚 first leftist president, Anura Dissanayake, have marked the beginning of a new chapter in the country鈥檚 political landscape. There are many questions surrounding how the nation鈥檚 political vision and progress will unfold under his leadership. His role in addressing the country鈥檚 economic crisis, debt...
Abu Reza joins FSIB as AMD
Abu Reza Md Yeahia has joined First Security Islami Bank PLC as additional managing director, said a press release...