Father’s cry after losing only son: ‘Give me back my child’
Just a few days ago, father Mridul Islam had written about his pride in his only son Avan. In joy at his son moving up from play group to nursery, he had written on Facebook with a photo of the boy, ‘Life cannot be measured by results alone; the…
4.5kg of gold strapped to body in a belt, Malaysian passenger held at Shahjalal
Dhaka Customs House has recovered 4.5 kilograms of gold from a Malaysian national who arrived on a Malaysia Airlines flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The estimated value of the recovered gold is about Tk 8 crore. The customs authorities…
20 friends’ ‘hospital of the poor’ in Chauddagram, where treatment does not stop for want of money
Munshirhat Bazar — a well-known rural locality in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. This bazar is one of the centres of education, health and economic activity for the people of several surrounding villages. Although people come and go here every day,…
Awami League activist flees after pouring boiling water on Chhatra Dal leader in Chuadanga
Awami League activist Sultan Hossain has been accused of pouring boiling hot water on the body of Chhatra Dal leader Hasanuzzaman in Chuadanga. Three people, including Hasanuzzaman and two others named Sirajul Islam, 42, and Hasan Mia, 32, suffered burns…
SRB member killed after being run over by truck while on duty at checkpost in Feni
Md Alamgir (46), a member of the Special Response Battalion (SRB), has been killed after being hit by a truck during a drive in Feni. He was working as a warrant officer at the Feni camp of SRB-7 on deputation from the Bangladesh Army. The truck driver…
80 gold bars inside shoes, two cabin crew caught at Shahjalal
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recovered 80 gold bars hidden in a special manner inside the shoes of two airline crew members at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The total weight of the recovered gold is about…
Prayer timings: 4 October 2026, Sunday
Today is Sunday, 4 October 2026, 19 Ashwin 1433, 22 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 4:04. Maghrib at 5:46. Isha time begins at 6:59. Fajr begins…
Fugitive death-row convict in driver murder case arrested in Narayanganj
SRB-11 has arrested Monirul Islam Ranju alias ‘Gaal Pora Ranju’, a fugitive accused sentenced to death in the case over the murder of autorickshaw driver Md Jamal of Narayanganj Sadar Police Station. A team of SRB-11 arrested him in a drive…
Pure intention is the soul of good deeds
No good deed will be accepted without pure intention. Whatever act of worship we perform, whatever good deed we do, we should do it solely to please and satisfy Allah, not to please people. This is because worship done for show will not be accepted. The…
World Bank wants to stand by Bangladesh on energy crisis and infrastructure reform, delegation in Dhaka
The World Bank wants to provide support in tackling the country’s power and energy crisis, ensuring energy security and reforming the infrastructure sector. A four-member high-level delegation of the lender arrived in Dhaka yesterday, Saturday, to…