Fire breaks out at Khilgaon
A fire broke out at a sawmill in Taltaola intersection area of Khilgaon in Dhaka on Friday.
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Fire destroys 12 shops in Chandpur鈥檚 Matlab
At least 12 shops were gutted in a fire at a local market in Matlab Dakshin upazila of Chandpur early Friday, said Fire Service.
Two captivities, one story
SINCE January 20, 2025, the world has closely watched the exchange of captives between Israel and Hamas. This ceasefire 鈥� despite its fragility and Israel鈥檚 repeated violations 鈥� took effect on January 19, 2025. It marks a critical moment that underscores the immense physical and psychological toll the genocide has inflicted on both sides. The first swap saw 3 Israelis...
FSIB organises school banking campaign
First Security Islami Bank PLC Feni branch organised 鈥楽chool Banking Campaing鈥� at the Shaheen Academy School and College premises at Feni on Thursday.
Child dies as fire destroys home in Kurigram
A five-year-old girl died as fire gutted a house at West Sukhdeb village under Rajarhat in Kurigram on Friday....
Elderly woman dies in Magura fire
A 60-year-old woman was burned to death while cooking in her kitchen in Chaychar village under Sadar upazila in Magura on Friday...
3 brokerage firms get FIX certification
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday awarded financial information exchange certification, or FIX certification, to three brokerage houses to help them offer value-added services to their investors...
New push to salvage Gaza truce
Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire on Wednesday, a Palestinian source said, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Plastic recycling factory catches fire at Dhaka鈥檚 Kadamtoli
Fire has gutted valuables at a plastic recycling factory in the capital鈥檚 Kadamtoli area on Tuesday morning...
Police use baton, sound grenades, teargas on recommended pry teachers
Police charged batons, and fired sound grenades and teargas shells and sprayed water through canons on protesting recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, to disperse them from a Dhaka city road Monday afternoon...
Couple killed in Ctg fire
A couple was killed and three others, including their two children, sustained injuries in their respiratory tracts as their tin-shed dwelling house caught fire at Haji Zafar Saudagar Colony under Kotwali Police Station in Chattogram city Monday morning...
Leather warehouse in Natore burnt in fire
A fire, which broke out at a leather warehouse, brunt down valuables, including rawhides at Banbelgharia in Natore district town on Friday night...
Fire breaks out in Mirpur slums
Fire broke out at Tekpara slums of Mirpur-14 early Tuesday but no causalities were reported in the incident...
15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire have arrived in Turkey, foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday...
Juba Dal leader set bus on fire for extortion
A passenger bus was burnt at Pabna Sadar early Saturday allegedly by a former local Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader for not paying Tk 20,000 as extortion money...
Couple burnt to death in Noakhali
A couple was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at their kitchen in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district....
Life expectancy of Palestinians
THE idea of a ceasefire is as old as the idea of war. In old records, one reads of halts in firing for humans to eat or sleep. Rules of combat developed out of an understanding that both sides had to rest or refresh themselves. Sometimes, this understanding included the lives of animals...
Special exhibition 鈥楥rossfire鈥� held at Drik
Drik on Wednesday organised a special one-day photography exhibition titled Crossfire by photographer, journalist, and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, at Drik Gallery in the capital...
140 killed in 26,000 fires in 2024
At least 26,659 incidents of fire were reported in the past year in which 140 people, including two firefighters were killed and 341 people were injured, according to a report by the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence...
40 Bangladeshi firms to partake in Ambiente in Germany
A total of forty Bangladeshi firms are set to take part in a five-day trade show titled 鈥楢mbiente 2025鈥� scheduled to be held from February 7 to 11 at Frankfurt am Main in Germany...
First division cricket league to start on January 30
The First Division cricket league, originally scheduled to start on January 20, will now commence on January 30 after being derailed due to the Dhaka-based clubs鈥� protest over the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Bangladesh Cricket Board.
After ceasefire, Israel turns on Jenin
JUST two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel this week launched a large-scale incursion of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank...
Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles
An explosive new wildfire erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes and setting nerves jangling in an area still reeling from two deadly blazes.
Turkey ski resort fire kills 66
The number of dead after a fire that engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday rose to 66, the interior minister said.
Hamas, Israel聽 free hostages, prisoners
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.
Bitter harvests: Gaza ceasefire
TWINNING the terms 鈥榗easefire鈥� and 鈥楪aza鈥� seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have been reached so much earlier by all the concerned parties. But will was lacking in Washington to force Israel鈥檚 hand, and Israeli prime minister...
LA firefighters brace for 鈥榣ast鈥� dangerous winds
Exhausted Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday braced for the return of yet more dangerously strong gusts, as California鈥檚 governor slammed 鈥榟urricane-force winds of misinformation鈥� surrounding blazes that have killed 27 people.
30 RMG workers injured in boiler blast in Gazipur factory
At least 30 readymade garment workers were injured in a boiler blast in a factory in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Monday morning...
Fire at Mirpur Bata showroom under control, no casualties reported
A fire that broke out at a Bata showroom near Prashika Moar in the city鈥檚 Mirpur-6 area sparked panic in the area; but no casualties were reported, the authorities said on Monday...