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Antibiotics fail in 41% of ICU patients in Bangladesh, study finds
Antibiotics were not effective in 41 percent of patients admitted to intensive care units across the country, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research said in its 2025 antimicrobial resistance surveillance report.
Dengue kills 2 in Bangladesh, 705 new patients hospitalized
Two people died of dengue and 705 patients were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.
Army recovers 'Made in India' pistol in Jhenaidah raid
Bangladesh Army recovered an abandoned pistol marked 'Made in India,' along with rounds of ammunition and sharp weapons, during a raid in Jhenaidah's Kaliganj upazila, police said.
Chattogram blanket warehouse fire brought under control in 3 hours
A major fire that broke out at a winter-clothing warehouse on the fourth floor of a commercial building in Chattogram was brought under control after about three hours, the fire service said.
Cylinder blast triggers fire at Dhaka University's Bijoy Ekattor Hall
A gas cylinder exploded at a food shop in an extension of Dhaka University's Bijoy Ekattor Hall, triggering a fire, university officials said. No one was injured.
What Hazrat Omar told Medina after an earthquake during his caliphate
Islamic tradition holds that Hazrat Omar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam, delivered an important address to the people of Medina after an earthquake struck the city during his rule.
India holds high-level security meeting on Chicken's Neck corridor
Top officials from India's military, intelligence and security agencies recently held a high-level inter-services meeting in Siliguri to tighten security around the strategically sensitive Siliguri Corridor, also known as Chicken's Neck.
Respecting other faiths should be society's standard, US-based academic says
DHAKA — Mirza Galib, a former president of Chhatra Shibir's Dhaka University unit and assistant professor at Howard University in the United States, said mutual respect among people of different faiths should be the…
Jamaat-e-Islami bans motorcycle rallies in election campaigns
DHAKA — Jamaat-e-Islami has barred its candidates from using motorcycle rallies to campaign for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election after several accidents during the processions, the party's secretary general said Monday.
Salinity threatens Bagerhat's Sixty Dome Mosque, a UNESCO heritage site
BAGERHAT — The Sixty Dome Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is rapidly deteriorating from climate change and rising salinity, with cracks, peeling lime and salt crusts visible across its walls, domes, pillars and…
Law silencing journalists must end, attorney general says
DHAKA — Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman said laws that silence journalists must be abolished and that all cases filed under the Digital Security Act could be dropped by December.
NID corrections abruptly halted ahead of voter list deadline
DHAKA — Corrections to national identity cards were abruptly stopped without notice on Monday, hours before the previously announced 4 p.m. deadline tied to preparation of the parliamentary voter list.
Jamaat candidate leads 2,000-bike rally in Bhola-2 constituency
BHOLA — Mufti Maulana Faizul Karim, the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for the Bhola-2 constituency, led a rally of about 2,000 motorcycles through Borhanuddin and Daulatkhan on Saturday in support of the party's scales symbol.
No polling agents for anyone outside paddy sheaf, BNP leader warns in Pabna
PABNA — Nur-Mujahid Swapan, convenor of the BNP's Bhanguara upazila unit, warned that no one running outside the BNP's paddy sheaf symbol would be allowed to post polling agents at any center in Bhanguara.
Three of world's five most polluted cities are in India
DHAKA — New Delhi tops the global list of cities with the worst air pollution, with three of the five most polluted cities located in India, according to Swiss air-quality monitor IQAir. Dhaka ranks…
Golden aman paddy fills Sandwip's tidal flat in record harvest
CHATTOGRAM — Farmers on Dubochar, a 10-kilometer-long tidal flat off Sandwip's northwestern coast, are reaping a record aman paddy harvest, with this season's crop expected to reach 1,200 tonnes from about 500 kani of…
250 families in Kalapara receive winter vegetable seeds
PATUYAKHALI — Two hundred and fifty families in Kalapara received free winter vegetable seeds on Sunday under a livelihoods project run by the Center for Rural Service Society and funded by the Dutch aid…
Businessman shot, robbed of cash in Chattogram's Fatikchhari
A businessman was shot and robbed of his cash bag as he rode home after closing his shop in Chattogram's Fatikchhari upazila, police said.
Chhatra Shibir leader dies after fall from date palm tree in Mirsharai
A 19-year-old Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir leader died after falling from a date palm tree in Chattogram's Mirsharai upazila, police said.
Religion-free politics will bring Genghis Khan-style barbarism, adviser says
Separating religion from politics will lead to barbarism akin to that of Genghis Khan, and no state or society can survive without religious values, Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A F M Khalid Hossain said.
The sin that destroyed the Quranic people of Thamud by earthquake
The Quran describes the people of Thamud, a once-prosperous nation destroyed by a violent earthquake and a thunderous blast after they defied the prophet Saleh.
Israel says it killed 5 senior Hamas members after Gaza truce violation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office blamed Hamas for violating the Gaza ceasefire and said Israeli forces had killed five of the group's senior members in response.
Dengue kills 8 in 24 hours, hospitalizes 778 across Bangladesh
Eight people died of dengue fever and 778 others were hospitalized in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Dhaka writes again to Delhi seeking return of Hasina, Kamal
Bangladesh has again written to India seeking the return of Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who were sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over the July uprising, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid…
Election Commission to use red, yellow, green zones for law and order, secretary says
The Election Commission will divide the country into red, yellow and green zones to manage the law and order situation, EC Secretariat Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said.
SUST student union vote set for Dec. 17, drawing student protests
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology has scheduled its student union election for December 17, but students say the campus will be largely empty that day and are demanding the date be moved.
Bangladesh weather office warns of cyclone amid earthquake fears
Amid public anxiety over recent earthquakes, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has warned of a possible cyclone developing in the Bay of Bengal.
Malaysia detains 174 Bangladeshis in Cameron Highlands immigration raid
Malaysian authorities arrested 468 foreigners, including 174 Bangladeshis, in a three-hour immigration sweep through the Cameron Highlands on Thursday, the country's Bernama news agency reported.
Man-made ideologies cannot bring peace or dignity to society, Jamaat chief says
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the society built by the Prophet Muhammad around the Prophet's Mosque in Medina was the world's most just, and no ideology of human invention can offer the same…
BGB detains 13, including women and children, at Jhenaidah border
Border Guard Bangladesh detained 13 Bangladeshis, including six women and four children, while they were trying to cross illegally into India through the Mahespur border in Jhenaidah, an official said Saturday.
NBR extends income tax return deadline by one month
The National Board of Revenue has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to file 2025-26 income tax returns by one month, to Dec. 31, the agency said in a notice on Sunday.
Police arrest fugitive sentenced to 14 years in Kanthalia abuse case
Kanthalia police arrested Hasan Jamadder, who had been sentenced to 14 years for women and child abuse, from Dhaka after he had been on the run for years, an officer said.
DU students objecting to loud TSC music tagged as Shibir, residents say
Students at Dhaka University's Rokeya and Shamsun Nahar halls said organizers of a five-hour cultural program at the TSC accused them of being Shibir activists after they asked that the music be turned down.
Police recover four suspected bombs in Terkhada, blasts hit official's home
Police recovered four suspected bombs in Terkhada upazila and three blasts went off in front of a union council member's home on the same day, leaving residents alarmed.
12 injured in clash during drug raid in Debidwar
At least 12 people were injured when Detective Branch police clashed with suspected drug dealers during a raid in Bhiralla village in Cumilla's Debidwar upazila on Nov. 18.
Young man killed in head-on motorcycle collision in Meherpur
A young man named Tasim was killed and four others injured when two motorcycles collided head-on in Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Friday evening, police said.
Thieves break window of Jhenaidah land office, steal 300,000 taka
Thieves broke a window at the Kaliganj upazila land office in Jhenaidah and stole 300,000 taka in cash from a desk drawer overnight Wednesday, officials said.
Women safest with Shibir, says Dhaka University VP Sadiq Kayem
Dhaka University Central Students' Union Vice President Sadiq Kayem said no allegation of harassment of any woman has been made against any Islami Chhatra Shibir leader since the organization's founding, calling Shibir the safest…
Teachers were forced to stamp ballots at gunpoint, Bangladesh Open University VC says
Bangladesh Open University Vice Chancellor A.B.M. Obaidul Islam said teachers were forced at gunpoint to stamp ballots and stuff ballot boxes overnight during past elections, and that those days would not return.
Unidentified man's body recovered in Boalmari
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, about 34, near the Ramchandrapur bridge on the Majhkandi-Boalmari-Bhatiapara regional highway in Faridpur's Boalmari upazila on Saturday afternoon.
Winter clothing distributed to 700 madrasa students in Nawabganj
Nawabganj upazila Jamaat-e-Islami's youth wing distributed winter clothing to 700 madrasa students in Dinajpur on Friday with support from Renaissance Design Ltd.
Election will write new history for Bangladesh, Jamaat chief says
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the next general election would write a new chapter in Bangladesh's history and warned that any attempt at vote engineering would be answered.
Capital jolted by second tremor as quake fear grips public
Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh felt a second earthquake on Saturday evening, a day after a stronger 5.7-magnitude quake killed at least 10 people across the country.
Expatriate voters: 8,584 registered in three days
A total of 8,584 expatriate Bangladeshis registered to vote by postal ballot in the next general election within the first three days of the rollout of the Postal Vote BD mobile app.
Government asks Election Commission to hold referendum on national poll day
The government has written to the Election Commission asking it to hold a referendum on the same day as the 13th parliamentary election, EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said Saturday.
Four killed in bus-easy bike collision in Dinajpur
Four people, all from the same family, were killed and four others injured when a minibus collided with an easy bike on the Dinajpur-Dashmile highway on Saturday afternoon.
10 detained at Chougachha border, including women and children
Border Guard Bangladesh detained 10 people, including women and children, while they were attempting to cross from India into Bangladesh through the Indrapur village fields in Jashore's Chougachha upazila.
Low-pressure system likely to form within 24 hours over Andaman Sea, met office says
A low-pressure system is likely to form over the southern Andaman Sea and adjoining areas within the next 24 hours, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said.
Dhaka's 2.1 million buildings at risk as experts warn of looming major quake
Friday's magnitude-5.7 earthquake was a warning of a far larger tremor to come, experts said, with city authorities flagging some 2.1 million buildings in the capital as vulnerable.
2.1 million buildings at risk in Dhaka as experts warn of a 'big' earthquake
A 5.7-magnitude tremor that shook the country is a warning of a future major earthquake, geologists say — with city agencies having flagged some 2.1 million Dhaka buildings as risky and a RAJUK study…
BSF returns Bangladeshi citizen after flag meeting at Darshana border
India's Border Security Force handed over a Bangladeshi national to the Border Guard Bangladesh through a flag meeting at the Darshana border in Chuadanga on Friday afternoon.
Two brothers electrocuted while trying to save each other in Kishoreganj
Two brothers, Nuru Khan, 60, and Fazlu Khan, 55, were electrocuted in Hossainpur upazila of Kishoreganj on Saturday morning when the younger brother tried to save the elder from a fallen power line.
Struggle will continue until justice is established, Sadiq Kayem says
Dhaka University central student union vice-president Abu Sadiq Kayem said the country's young people have a new Bangladesh thanks to the July uprising, and the struggle will continue until justice is established.
Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman mourns earthquake casualties
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman expressed deep sorrow over the casualties from Friday's powerful earthquake that struck Dhaka and other parts of the country.
Spinach can help fight common winter illnesses, experts say
Spinach is widely available this winter and offers immune-system, digestive and skin benefits when eaten regularly, health experts say.
How to prevent kidney stones during winter
Kidney-stone risk peaks in winter due to dehydration, doctors say, and recommend drinking plenty of water, limiting sodium and eating citrus fruits.
Indian coast guard seizes Cox's Bazar fishing trawler with 28 fishermen
Indian coast-guard personnel detained a fishing trawler from Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar with 28 fishermen on board after the vessel drifted into Indian waters in heavy fog, the owner and families said.
Jamaat chief meets Yunus and Khaleda Zia at Armed Forces Day event
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman met Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on the sidelines of an Armed Forces Day event in Dhaka on Friday.
US Embassy in Dhaka offers condolences to earthquake victims
The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka expressed deep condolences Friday to those affected by the powerful earthquake that struck the capital and other parts of Bangladesh, killing at least seven people.