Eight killed, 39 injured in five districts
At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and 39 others injured in road accidents on Monday in Jamalpur, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Gopalganj and Tangail districts...
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EDOTCO installs fibre-reinforced polymer tower
Digital infrastructure company EDOTCO Bangladesh has deployed the country鈥檚 first next-generation fibre-reinforced polymer or FRP tower in Gopalganj, said a press release...
Algerian mission commemorates 64th anniv of 1961 massacres
The Algerian Embassy in Bangladesh on Friday observed the 64th anniversary of the October 17, 1961 massacres, under the theme 鈥楥ohesion and Commitment鈥� in the Dhaka city.
NetCom Learning Bangladesh, Algerian envoy discuss tech skills
NetCom Learning Bangladesh hosted a high-level meeting with Abdelouahab Saidani, ambassador of Algeria to Bangladesh, at its Dhaka office on Tuesday.
LG Electronics India soars 50pc on debut after $1.3b IPO
Shares in LG Electronics India soared 50 per cent on their market debut on Tuesday, after raising more than $1 billion in the country鈥檚 third-biggest initial public offering of the year.
France held in Iceland as Germany and Belgium close on 2026 World Cup
Injury-hit France were held to a 2-2 draw by Iceland in 2026 World Cup qualifying on Monday, while Germany won in Northern Ireland with a Nick Woltemade goal and Belgium beat Wales to stand on the brink of a place at next year's finals.
Algeria qualify for 2026 WC
Mohamed Amoura scored twice as Algeria beat Somalia 3-0 on Thursday to become the fourth qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup from Africa after Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.
Zidane's son Luca 'proud' to play for Algeria
French football legend Zinedine Zidane's son Luca said on Wednesday he is 鈥榩roud鈥� to represent Algeria ahead of the north African country's World Cup qualifier against Somalia.
Seven BCL activists, four others arrested in Dhaka
Detectives have detained 11 people, including seven leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the deposed Awami League, during an overnight operation in the capital...
鈥榁eggie burgers鈥� face grilling in EU parliament
Championed by green advocates as much as mindful eaters, the days of plant-based 鈥榮teaks鈥� and 鈥榲eggie burgers鈥� may be numbered under plans up for a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
2 arrested over rape of Garo schoolgirl in Mymensingh
Police have arrested two people in connection with the rape of a Class IX schoolgirl from Garo community at Haluaghat in Mymensingh...
Govt unveils Hajj packages, min cost Tk 4.67 lakh
The government has announced a Hajj package of Tk 4.67 lakh for each pilgrim this year by reducing Tk 12,000 from airfare...
Schoolgirl among 5 killed in road accidents in 2 districts
At least five people were killed and three others injured in road accidents in Munshiganj and Gopalganj districts on Saturday.聽
Bangladesh envoy presents credentials to EU leaders
Bangladesh ambassador to Belgium Khandker Masudul Alam presented his Letters of Credence as head of mission to the European Union to president of the European Council Ant垄nio Costa and president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
Guardians, students continue protests for teacher鈥檚 punishment
A group of over 100 guardians of the students of a girls鈥� school in Rajshahi city on Tuesday continued their protest for the second consecutive day, demanding the expulsion of an assistant teacher allegedly for molesting their children...
Over 300 South Koreans held in US battery plant site raid: Seoul
US immigration officials in a raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant in the southern US state of Georgia arrested more than 300 South Koreans, among 475 people, the foreign minister in Seoul said on Saturday.
Beyond nostalgia and idealism
DEBRA Efroymson鈥檚 August 23 article, 鈥楯oys of Walking,鈥� presents a compelling vision of urban life in Dhaka as a struggle between pedestrians and the so-called 鈥榯hree-headed monster鈥� of cars, roads and fuel. While her enthusiasm for pedestrian-friendly cities is clear, her analysis is overly idealistic and overlooks the complex realities of urban mobility, social behaviour and...
Early repairs of Khilgaon flyover, regular inspection must
THE maintenance of large infrastructure has mostly remained a neglected issue. Whilst such lack of maintenance has made the headlines in the past, this is now a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on the front page on August 24 speaks volume about the neglect. The photograph shows a gaping wide in a rubber bridge expansion joint of the Khilgaon flyover in Dhaka that...
6 drown in 3 districts
Six people 鈥� three students and three children 鈥� drowned in separate incidents in Chapainawabganj, Gopalganj and Chattogram districts between Saturday and Sunday...
Security beefed up in Gopalganj over Sheikh Mujib killing day
Authorities have heightened security across Gopalganj district on Friday over Sheikh Mujib killing day.
Pope鈥檚 鈥楯ubilee of Youth鈥� ends with mass for 1m pilgrims
Pope Leo XIV presided over a final mass in Rome for over one million young people on Sunday, the culmination of a pilgrimage that has drawn Catholics from across the world...
LG Complete Air Solutions now at RANCON
Korean electronics giant LG Electronics has officially introduced its Complete Air Solutions in Bangladesh through a partnership with RANCON Group, said a press release...
Two schoolgirls drown in Kishoreganj
Two schoolgirls drowned in the Narsunda River at Ashtaka Manikpur village of Gundhar union under Karimganj in Kishoreganj on Wednesday...
Another case filed against 5400 AL followers over Gopalganj violence
Another case has been filed against over 5, 400 leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies, including the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, over the attack on an NCP rally in Gopalganj on July 16, raising the number of cases over it to 13...
India road accident kills 18 pilgrims
At least 18 people were killed in eastern India on Tuesday after a bus ferrying Hindu pilgrims collided with a truck loaded with cooking gas cylinders, officials said...
HC orders probe into arrest of nine children over Gopalganj violence
The High Court on Sunday directed the government to form a committee to investigate the arrest of nine individuals alleged to be children in violation of the Children Act, 2013 following the political violence in Gopalganj on July 16, which left five people killed...
Algerian ambassador Abdelouahab Saidani visits AIUB
Abdelouahab Saidani, ambassador of the People鈥檚 Democratic Republic of Algeria to Bangladesh, paid an official visit to the American International University-Bangladesh on Thursday.
鈥楤angabandhu Guerrilla Bahini鈥� chief threatens Kotalipara OC
An individual, claiming himself to be the chief of 鈥楤angabandhu Guerrilla Bahini鈥�, has recently threatened the Kotalipara police station officer-in-charge, warning him of dire consequences regarding law enforcers鈥� action in Gopalganj following the July 16 violence over the National Citizen Party rally there...
What Gopalganj violence teaches us?
THE Police Reform Commission once proposed a five-tier model for the use of force in crowd control. The first two stages emphasised non-contact measures 鈥� verbal communication, negotiation, and the use of barricades to maintain distance and prevent escalation. The third stage cautiously introduced physical force through non-lethal means: batons, gas sprays...
4 AL bodies鈥� strike gets no response
Bangladesh Awami League鈥檚 four front organisations, including banned student front Bangladesh Chhatra League, youth front Bangladesh Awami Juba League, volunteer front Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League and worker front Jatiya Sramik League, on Sunday failed to impose its countrywide strike, protesting at what they said 鈥楪opalganj mass killing鈥�...
