Krishak Dal leader killed after being hit by CNG auto-rickshaw while crossing road in Chandraganj
A local Krishak Dal leader named Abdul Malek, 50, has been killed after being hit by a CNG auto-rickshaw while crossing a road. The accident took place in the Mathbi area of Mandari in Chandraganj upazila of the district. Abdul Malek was the son of…
1,551 of 1,552 pass, 561 get GPA-5: Narsingdi’s Abdul Kadir Molla City College shines again in HSC
Narsingdi’s Abdul Kadir Molla City College has once again achieved remarkable results in the Higher Secondary examination. Of the 1,552 examinees who sat from the institution, 1,551 passed, a pass rate of 99.94 percent. A total of 561 students…
DMP arrests 538 in 24-hour drives, most in Mirpur
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 538 people in the capital in the last 24 hours. Twenty-nine cases were filed during this time. The information was confirmed on Saturday by Md Aktar Hossain, deputy commissioner (DC) of the DMP’s Media…
Fire at Hasanganj Bazar in Sundarganj, three traders lose about Tk 33 lakh
A devastating fire has reduced to ashes the shops and godown goods of three traders in Sundarganj, Gaibandha. The affected traders claim the loss amounts to about Tk 33 lakh. The fire broke out at midnight on Saturday (31 October) at Hasanganj Bazar in…
Two-day Sachin Mela begins today at Sachin Dev Burman’s ancestral home
A two-day ‘Sachin Mela-2026’ begins in Cumilla today in memory of Sachin Dev Burman, the subcontinent’s celebrated singer and master composer. The Cumilla district administration is organising the fair on 30 and 31 October in the…
Polythene smothering breathing roots, microplastics in wildlife: Sundarbans choking on plastic
The breathing roots of the Sundarbans are being covered in plastic waste. Discarded fishing nets and polythene are stunting the growth of new saplings. Where plastic is piling up most, crabs, snails and other aquatic creatures are being seen less often.…
Garment worker killed as septic tank of under-construction building explodes in Gazipur
A young man named Sakib has died after the septic tank of an under-construction building exploded in Naojor area of Gazipur city. Two others were reportedly injured. Sakib was from Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali. The explosion took place this morning…
490 arrested, 45 cases filed in a day of drives in the capital
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 490 people in the capital in regular drives over the past 24 hours, and 45 cases were filed during the period. The DMP’s Media and Public Relations Division gave the figures in a press release on Friday…
Posing as patients, NSI team exposes fake doctor in Babuganj; Tk 50,000 and Tk 1 lakh fines imposed
A mobile court drive in Babuganj, Barishal, has fined a fake doctor Tk 50,000 and a diagnostic centre operating without a pathologist Tk 1 lakh. Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Asma Ul Husna said the fines were imposed at the end of the…
Body of former flight lieutenant Tahsif found in Turag, cousin claims ‘murder’
Police have recovered the body of former Air Force flight lieutenant KM Tahsif from the Turag river. The body was pulled out of the river near Rajabari Ghat at 4:30pm yesterday (Wednesday). Claiming that Tahsif’s death was a murder, his cousin…