The Bangladesh government is preparing a major overhaul of the country’s insurance regulatory framework as it seeks to address persistent problems involving unpaid claims, weak management, regulatory shortcomings and alleged financial irregularities. As part of the initiative, the government is working on amendments to the Insurance Act 2010 as well as a new crisis-resolution framework […]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to move matches of its proposed new domestic tournament away from Khulna after work at the Khulna Divisional Stadium failed to progress in time. The venue had been considered for part of the group stage, but the delay has now put an end to those plans for the […]

Senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) officers have been told that station-level commanders and zonal deputy commissioners will be held accountable if political marches, gatherings or other disruptive incidents occur within their jurisdictions without adequate preventive measures. The directive was issued at the DMP’s monthly crime review conference on Monday (14 December), where senior officers assessed […]

Kylian Mbappe has suffered a setback in his long-running financial dispute with former club Paris Saint-Germain, after the Paris Court of Appeal ordered the France captain to pay €60,000 to the French club. The ruling centres on an attempt made by Mbappe in 2025 to have PSG’s bank accounts seized as part of the continuing […]

A journalist’s home in Pallabi, Dhaka, was reportedly attacked and shots were fired in the early hours of Tuesday, with the victim alleging that the incident was linked to his recent reporting on alleged extortion. Pranta Parvez, a reporter for private television channel 71 Television, said four men arrived at his home in the Sabuj […]

Bangladesh is seeing a sharp rise in dengue cases, putting hospitals under growing pressure as the number of patients requiring treatment continues to climb. At Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka, 187 dengue patients were admitted on Monday against 60 designated beds. With the available capacity overwhelmed, some patients were being treated on floors and verandas, […]

Popular Bangladeshi singer, composer and music arranger Bappa Mazumder is set to return to the stage with a special solo musical evening for his fans. Titled ‘Moonlit Melodies’, the concert will take place on 9 October at the Krishibid Institution auditorium in the capital. The event is being organised by Mavix Global, an event management […]

Former parliamentarian and Awami League leader Khandaker Md Azizul Haque Arzu was detained by local Chhatra Dal activists in Dhaka’s Lalmatia on Monday night before being handed over to police. He was subsequently arrested by Mohammadpur police. The incident took place at around 10.30pm on 14 September in front of Meena Bazar in Lalmatia. According […]

A protest was staged outside the office of the Superintendent of Police (SP) in Chapainawabganj on Monday night after police detained a motorcycle belonging to the district Chhatra Dal general secretary over the absence of valid registration documents. More than 50 Chhatra Dal activists gathered at the main entrance of the SP’s office and remained […]

Farmers in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram are continuing to face difficulties securing fertiliser for Aman rice, vegetables and early winter crops, with a clear gap emerging between the quantities they say they need and the allocations made by the agriculture authorities. While farmers have described the situation as a shortage, the Department of Agricultural Extension […]