A man died after drowning in the lake at Ramna Park in the capital yesterday..The deceased is Wasimul Haq, 55..Ramna police SI Mizanur Rahman said the man was found unconscious around 6:00pm and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead..Eyewi

Divers from the fire service yesterday recovered the body of one of the two children who went missing after a boat capsized in the Turag river in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila on Thursday evening.

A journalist was hacked to death by armed assailants in Bagerhat town last night.

Unidentified miscreants set a bus of Alif Paribahan on fire in Dhaka’s Senpara area yesterday morning.

A portion of the Gohala river in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj has been illegally leased to a businessman by a local mosque committee and influentials, sparking widespread criticism.

At least two persons died and three others were injured as a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from opposite direction in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur on Thursday night.

At least eight people were injured in a clash between local leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat in Chandpur’s Hajiganj upazila yesterday over the sharing of “distorted images” of two central BNP leaders on Facebook.

Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited’s terminated employees and those placed on OSD yesterday demanded reinstatement to their original posts and immediate withdrawal of the OSD status imposed on thousands.

A woman was hacked to death allegedly by a neighbour in Monirampur upazila of Jashore on Thursday evening.

Deceased was the joint convener of JnU’s JCD unit

For fisherman Sohrab Hossain of Kuakata in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, life has been a relentless struggle. A decade ago, a road accident claimed one of his legs, leaving many to believe he would never return to the sea.

The Forest Department has recently imposed a restriction on parking vehicles of visitors in Lawachhara National Park in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.

The recent death of a fisherman in a crocodile attack in the Sundarbans has triggered fear among locals, who are demanding stronger safety measures before venturing into the rivers and canals of the mangrove forest.

'We have the full support of the world in our democratic transition,' says BNP spokesperson

India yesterday termed as “false and baseless” the claim by Bangladesh’s Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury about the involvement of forces from across the border in the recent violence in Khagrachhari.

Most shops at the Aziz Super Market near the capital’s Shahbagh remained closed since yesterday afternoon due to tension between two factions over the formation of the Shop Owners’ Association Committee.

Bangladesh’s eastern coast, a key zone for development activities, is sinking faster than the central and western coasts amid rising sea levels, posing threats to infrastructure, vast swathes of farmland and the livelihoods of millions of people, warns a new study.

Four senior Awami League leaders, including former law minister Anisul Huq and deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s former adviser Salman F Rahman, may soon be formally charged with crimes against humanity in connection with the July uprising, according to the prosecution.

An IMF mission is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on October 29 for a two-week review of progress made until June.

Describing their mission as a stand against what he termed the “illegal siege” of Gaza, photographer-activist Shahidul Alam yesterday said the group’s presence was not primarily for aid delivery.