At least four members of a family have been hospitalised with severe burn injuries following an explosion due to gas leakage in Dhamrai, Dhaka on Wednesday (March 27). The leakage was likely present in a gas cylinder and not in the household gas pipeline. The people injured are -

A Bangladeshi youth who was injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members firing at Durgapur Dighaltari border in Lalmonirhat died in India. The deceased Liton Parvez, 22, was son of Moksedul Islam of Dighaltari village of Durgapur union in Aditmari upazila, reports our local

Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury claimed that the information spread by Nobel laureate professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus that he had received the 'Tree of Peace' award from UNESCO is not true. The minister during a press briefing at secretariat today (March 27) said

The eight-year-old girl who lost five of her family members to electrocution in their Moulvibazar home yesterday, died early today (March 27) in Dhaka. Sonia Sultana, a student of class two of Goalbari North Government Primary School in Moulvibazar's Juri upazila, died at Sheikh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places in five north and southern divisions including the capital in the next 24 hours beginning from 9am today (March 27).

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) today (March 27) urged the government to extend the Eid-ul Fitr vacation for two more days. Jatri Kalyan Samity Secretary General Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury made the demand at a press conference held at Dhaka Reporters’ Unity. This year,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (March 27) arrested 43 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Metro rail trains will operate for an additional hour starting from today (March 27), which marks the 16th of Ramadan. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL), announced during a press briefing on Tuesday that the last train departing from Motijheel

Pakshi Divisional Railway Authority has suspended two locomasters and an assistant station master for negligence of duty in a head-on collision between two freight trains in Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna. They are Assistant Station Master Mahbooba Shahinoor, Locomaster (LM) KM Hamidullah,

Teachers and students of different madrasahs in Mirpur of the capital have expressed their satisfaction with iftar provided by Bashundhara Group. At initiative of Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, the industrial conglomerate has doled out quality foods to the

Nepali authorities apprehended five Bangladeshi citizens residing unlawfully in Kathmandu’s Sohrakhutte area after the expiration of their visas. According to Superintendent of Police Nakul Pokharel, information officer at the Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office, Md Rifat

President Mohammed Shahabuddin and his wife Dr. Rebeka Sultana today hosted a reception at Bangabhaban marking the country's 54th Independence and National Day - 2024, where visiting Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were present. The

Metro rail in Dhaka will run for an additional hour from Wednesday considering the passengers’ demand during the month of Ramadan. The last train from Motijheel station will depart at 9:40pm and from Uttara Uttar station at 9pm until the day before Eid-ul-Fitr, Dhaka Mass Transit

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Mohammed Shahabuddin of Bangladesh on the occasion of his country's Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and

Search engine giant Google is marking Bangladesh’s 54th Independence and National Day by replacing its regular home page graphic with a special doodle. Google marks many special occasions with customised doodles, changing its logo on the homepage to reflect the occasion. The

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 26) greeted the valiant freedom fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the Independence and National Day 2024. The premier sent flowers, fruits and sweetmeats to the war-wounded freedom fighters and members of the martyred families at

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind will occur at a few places over the country's five divisions and one or two places over rest three divisions including the northern regions in the next 24

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (March 26) arrested 31 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Five members of a family died after being electrocuted at Juri upazila in Moulvibazar district early Tuesday (March 26). The incident took place at Mokhles Miah's house in East Goalbari in the early hours. The incident happened after an electric wire fell on the tin roof of a

The Bangladesh Embassy in Washington DC observed the “Genocide Day” in remembrance of the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bangalees on March 25 in 1971 under the infamous "Operation Searchlight". The Embassy organized elaborate programs