The passing of a language movement hero

Renowned cultural activist, Language Movement veteran, Tagore exponent, poet, essayist and columnist Ahmad Rafique passed away last night at Dhaka’s Birdem Hospital.
2 October 2025, 17:20 PM

Two children missing as boat capsizes in Turag during idol immersion

Rescue operation suspended for the day due to darkness
2 October 2025, 16:31 PM

Shahidul Alam shares video from Gaza-bound flotilla amid rough seas

Photographer-activist reported feeling unwell but assured he was safe
2 October 2025, 16:27 PM

Attack at Netrokona puja mandap leaves eight injured

Complaint says youths attacked after demand for all-night music was denied
2 October 2025, 15:12 PM

Until the conch shells call her again

Durga Puja ends with immersion of idols
2 October 2025, 14:18 PM

Four killed in separate train accidents in Ctg, Bogura

Sitakunda accident kills woman and daughter; Bogura incident leaves friends dead
2 October 2025, 14:00 PM

Women with disabilities graduate from digital marketing training

EBL-BBDN partnership equips 15 women with digital skills for employment opportunities
2 October 2025, 11:58 AM

3 killed, 20 injured as bus crashes in Feni

Passenger bus hits electric pole and overturns on Feni-Noakhali highway
2 October 2025, 07:59 AM

Flotilla pushes towards Gaza, battling storms: Shahidul Alam

We continue on our path to Gaza, undeterred by intimidation, he says
2 October 2025, 07:47 AM

Once a road, now a nightmare: 1.5km road in Habiganj frustrates commuters

Residents say Kalenga road has been impassable for months
2 October 2025, 06:50 AM

Man arrested over rape of 8-year-old girl

A man was arrested in a case filed over the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Surabari area of Gazipur city on Wednesday.
2 October 2025, 05:55 AM

2 truck drivers killed in road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

The incident occurred on Kanchpur bridge sometime between 4:00am and 5:45am
2 October 2025, 05:25 AM
2 October 2025, 04:18 AM

Yunus returns from New York after 9-day official visit

A commercial flight of Emirates airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourages landed at Dhaka Airport at 9:00am
2 October 2025, 03:58 AM

Crushing debt forces mother to sell newborn

A private clinic was raided and its owner arrested yesterday after a staffer arranged for a widowed patient to sell her newborn to pay off debts and hospital bills in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila on Tuesday.
1 October 2025, 21:26 PM

Three dead, 2 missing in separate boat mishaps

At least three people died and two others went missing in separate incidents of boat capsize in Kaptai Lake in Langadu and Naniarchar upazilas of Rangamati on Tuesday.
1 October 2025, 20:50 PM

200 birds burnt in Kapasia bazar fire

A fire at Kapasia Bazar in Gazipur has gutted at least five businesses and killed more than 200 birds, around 10:00am yesterday.
1 October 2025, 20:41 PM

Two held over rape of girl

Police have arrested two persons on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Mymensingh's Haluaghat upazila on Monday.
1 October 2025, 20:26 PM

‘Bird House’ of Kalapara

For more than four decades, hundreds of birds have found sanctuary in the homestead of 60-year-old Akhtar Hossain, a schoolteacher in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali..Locals now fondly call it the “Bird House”..Located in Musuliabad village under Baliatali union, Akhtar’s home is surr
1 October 2025, 19:57 PM