Vandalism at Motijheel Islami Bank Hospital over patient’s death
An incident of vandalism has taken place at Islami Bank Hospital in the capital’s Motijheel over the death of a 13-year-old girl. Relatives allege that the girl, named Mahima, died because surgery was not performed in time even though she was…
414 arrested in a day in DMP drives, 59 cases filed
A total of 414 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours in the regular anti-narcotics and anti-crime drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital. During this time, 59 cases were filed with various police stations. According to DMP…
Areas of Rajshahi to go without electricity for 7 hours on Monday
Several areas of Rajshahi will be without electricity for 7 hours in phases on Monday (5 October) due to emergency maintenance work. The information was given in a notice from the office of the executive engineer of Sales and Distribution Division-2 of…
Raid on forest robbers’ den in Sundarbans, 14 mobile phones recovered
Forest guards have recovered various items, including 14 mobile phones, from a fishing hut built by forest robbers in a drive in the Nilbaria area of the Sharankhola range of the Sundarbans. The drive was conducted on Sunday afternoon. Forest guards led…
Body of auto-rickshaw driver recovered two days after going missing in Sirajganj
The body of a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver named Md Shahadat Hossain (38) has been recovered two days after he went missing from Khokshabari in Sirajganj Sadar upazila. Sadar thana police recovered the body from a crop field in the Balidaha area of…
Chhatra League leader arrested on cyberattack charges in Chandpur’s Faridganj
Police have arrested a young man named Md Rakibul Hasan, 22, in Faridganj of Chandpur on charges of carrying out cyberattacks on behalf of Chhatra League, an organisation whose activities are banned, and of hacking social media accounts and spreading…
How to turn your heart towards the mosque
The mosque is the house of Allah the Almighty. Here His remembrance and worship take place, His greatness and glory are described, and His oneness (tawhid) and lordship (rububiyyah) are discussed. Allah the Almighty says, ‘In those houses which…
Remittance stands at Tk 2,533 crore in first three days of October
Expatriate income or remittance of $206 million came to the country in the first three days of October this year. In local currency, the amount stands at Tk 2,533 crore 80 thousand (counting each dollar at Tk 123). Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif…
Today’s prayer timings, 5 October 2026
Today is Monday, 5 October 2026, 20 Ashwin 1433, 23 Rabius Sani 1448. The prayer timings for Dhaka and its adjacent areas are as follows: Zuhr time begins at 11:50am. Asr time begins at 4:03. Maghrib at 6:45. Isha time begins at 6:58. Fajr begins…
Bangladesh bowled out for just 234 despite Soumya’s fifty
Although they raised hopes of a big total after coming out to bat at the start of the day against the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh in the end had to stop at just 234 runs. They lost all their wickets after batting 78.1 overs. In reply, the…