A 15-year-old boy died after allegedly being taken from his home and tortured in Chattogram's Sitakunda; after his funeral a crowd beat and hacked to death the 50-year-old man accused in the case.
Despite a bumper jute yield in Natore's Lalpur upazila, farmers cannot cut the crop on time because of a severe shortage of labourers, raising fears that fibre quality and prices will suffer.
The Dhallywood actress Porimoni, now seen less often on screen, has drawn attention with “sunkissed” photographs on social media showing an eye-catching mehendi design on her hands.
Ines Garcia, the content creator and girlfriend of Spain's Lamine Yamal, has spoken out about the abuse she faced after videos from the World Cup final sparked rumours about their relationship.
A woman, Taslima Khatun, 35, was beaten and seriously injured by field owners in Jashore's Chougacha after her cow strayed into their field; she has filed a written complaint with police.
Preliminary registration for the 2027 hajj opens on Monday, 27 July, and runs to 24 September, with a deposit of 3.5 lakh taka; those under 15 and people with certain serious illnesses cannot go.
Complaints have been filed at the International Crimes Tribunal seeking investigations into the recently resigned president Md Sahabuddin and the former president Abdul Hamid over crimes against humanity in the July 2024 uprising.
A man died in Barguna after allegedly being fed poison by his wife; relatives blocked a road with his body for about two hours, and police detained the wife and her mother.
Manchester City's new coach Enzo Maresca has been unable to keep the World Cup's Golden Ball winner: Rodri has agreed personal terms with Real Madrid, leaving only the transfer fee to settle.
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, about 50, floating in the Bhaoner canal in Bhabanagar village of Jhenaidah's Mahespur upazila on Sunday morning.
The veteran Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi has been hospitalised with swine flu and is in isolation on medical advice, missing a student protest event she had promised to attend.
Import trade between India and Bangladesh through the Benapole-Petrapole port has stopped over a gate-pass dispute, stranding hundreds of goods-laden trucks at Petrapole.
Outgoing president Md Sahabuddin left Bangabhaban with a smile at about 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, moving to his Gulshan home, after taking formal leave of the staff a day earlier.
Jamaat Amir Shafiqur Rahman told an 11-party rally in Sylhet that the people said yes to reform in the referendum and that 70 percent of that “yes” will not be insulted.
Students at Cumilla Government Women's College protested the standing release of seven teachers over the HSC exam held in waterlogged conditions, and one transferred teacher broke down before them.
The education and research secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra Union central committee, Meghmallar Bose, has resigned, along with vice-president Main Ahmed, over involvement with a new political platform.
Nutritionists recommend eating cucumber regularly to stay well and prevent dehydration in intense heat, calling it one of the best summer foods at about 95 percent water and only 16 calories per 100 grams.
Doctors say dengue is presenting differently now — many patients have only mild fever yet develop serious complications — and warn that the most dangerous phase comes after the fever subsides.
World University of Bangladesh has launched a digital archive with more than 3,000 e-books along with academic journals, research papers and digital publications, open to students, teachers and administrative staff.
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman told a Sylhet rally that the people supported the referendum with a “yes” vote and he now wants to see it implemented without evasion.
A college student, Kawsar Hossain, 25, drowned while bathing with friends in the pond at DC Park in Kushtia; firefighters recovered his body after about an hour and a half.
Of the 10 women named as martyrs of the July 2024 uprising in a government report, two — a tenth-grade student shot on her own balcony and a rickshaw-puller's daughter who dreamed of becoming…
The governing BNP wants a trusted and reliable figure as president and may choose an experienced party politician rather than a bureaucrat or academic, with the decision resting with Tarique Rahman.
Floods have wiped out vegetable fields in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar — 9,208 hectares and 56,730 tonnes of production, worth about 140.82 crore taka — leaving the region dependent on northern Bangladesh for at…
One person died of dengue in the past 24 hours and 439 patients were admitted to hospital, taking July's total to 6,536 cases and 22 deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
An elderly woman, Rehana Begum Lily, 70, was beaten to death in Kishoreganj's Bhairab after she scolded a neighbour's child whose bicycle ran over her foot, her family alleges.
Experts say a few simple habits — from not leaving the charger plugged in to keeping software updated and avoiding unknown USB devices — can keep a laptop performing well for years.
With dengue spreading across the country, medicine and public-health specialists advise taking only paracetamol for ordinary fever and avoiding aspirin and antibiotics when dengue symptoms appear.
Damurhuda police in Chuadanga arrested a man with yaba and cannabis, and a court sentenced him to one month's simple imprisonment; a warrant-listed accused was also arrested in a separate drive.
The singer Robi Chowdhury, who drew wide attention this year after speaking on a podcast about his separation from his former wife Dolly Sayantoni, now says his first marriage was the biggest mistake of…
Green chilli prices in the capital have surged past 300 taka a kilogram — selling at 300 to 320 taka — as continuous rain and flooding disrupt supply, alongside rising vegetable prices.
The magazine programme “Ityadi” has chosen the river-ringed coastal district of Lakshmipur for its latest episode, staged in the open grounds of the century-old Nabin Kishore High School.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police traffic division filed 3,257 cases against traffic-law violators in the capital over two days, dumping 908 vehicles and towing 426 others.
Police in Munshiganj's Sreenagar upazila arrested a man, Tushar Sheikh, with 110 bottles of the narcotic Corex and 32 rounds of ammunition in an early-morning drive.
India is keen to take its relationship with Bangladesh further, foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a briefing that also covered Pakistan, the Indus waters treaty, China and the Chenab floods.
Police have arrested 10 members of an inter-district robbery ring over the hijacking of an easy-bike from a 14-year-old driver in Jhenaidah, recovering the vehicle, eight mobile phones and 3,400 taka.
The agriculture department has set a target of 17,345 hectares of aman paddy in Jashore's Chougacha this season, but growers fear thin profits as fertiliser, pesticide and labour costs climb.
Government employees waiting 11 years for a new pay structure still have no formal announcement on the ninth national pay scale, and the IMF has urged caution on implementing it given the economic situation.
A lawyer, Nizam Uddin Shanto, was stabbed to death by a gang in the Harikhali area of Bagerhat town late on Friday night; police say search operations have been stepped up.
The results of the written examination for data entry operator posts at the Bangladesh Election Commission Secretariat and its field offices have been published, with 2,720 candidates selected for the practical test.
Instead of leaving his paddy land idle after the harvest, a Sreemangal farmer planted okra on the advice of the local agriculture office — and now expects a profit of 70,000 to 80,000 taka…
Border Guard Bangladesh repelled an attempt by India's Border Security Force to push six people illegally into Bangladesh across the Mahespur border in Jhenaidah, a BGB press release said.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has resigned amid a sweeping movement over exam irregularities and the medical-entrance paper leak, submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
A BNP worker has been accused of threatening to gouge out the eyes of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis MP Muhammadullah in a video circulating on Facebook; a written complaint has been filed with the police.
Five-time world champions Brazil may play a friendly in India, with Kolkata emerging as the likely venue, ESPN Brazil reports; Bangladesh, Singapore and Qatar were also in the discussion.
The Bangladesh Technical Education Board has served show-cause notices on 621 technical institutions for not admitting students for a long time, giving them seven days to explain why their teaching approval should not be…
Fresh speculation has arisen over Lionel Messi's future with Argentina after his close friend and team-mate Leandro Paredes said the number 10 had decided to retire from international football after the World Cup final.
Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir MP says a new road project from Ambarkhana to Lakkatura has been taken up to ease traffic congestion in Sylhet city.
The actress Ashna Habib Bhabna, back home after performing Umrah, has shared the story behind the trip on Facebook and answered those who criticised her for posting pictures of it.
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed says he will conduct official business at Bangabhaban but live at the Speaker's official residence on the Jatiya Sangsad grounds, where security has been stepped up.
The inter-education board examination controllers' committee has told HSC and equivalent candidates who missed five subjects because of bad weather to register at their own centres by 29 July for the re-examination.
A Kushtia farmer says hundreds of guava trees on three bighas died after a company representative had him apply 50 ml of a plant-growth hormone at the base of each tree; the company denies…
Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon says the exams of 13 July will be held again, and that only students who could not sit physics, accounting and logic that day may…
Without commenting directly on the video controversy involving an expelled MP, Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman warned members that the party is an organisation of human beings — but there will be no compromise…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the semiconductor industry could be Bangladesh's next promising economic sector after ready-made garments, with tax and duty on raw materials withdrawn and a Tk 500 crore annual startup fund…
After a mother and her two sons were found dead in Dhaka's Dhamrai a year ago, food poisoning was assumed and an unnatural-death case filed — until one detail troubled the investigator and unravelled…
A couple were stabbed to death at their home in Chattogram's Anwara and their 38-year-old son detained, police said; witnesses said he had long struggled with drug addiction.
An elderly woman, Lily Begum, was beaten to death with a bamboo pole in Kishoreganj's Bhairab, her family and neighbours allege, accusing a neighbouring couple who have since fled; police have sent the body…
Acting President and Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will conduct official business at Bangabhaban but continue to live at the Speaker's official residence on the parliament grounds.