Police have arrested a 26-year-old woman in possession of yaba tablets during a raid in Dowarabazar upazila of Sunamganj. Officers said they recovered a quantity of the suspected narcotic from a residential property in Kushiuড়া village. The woman has been identified as Hosna Ara Begum, wife of Ayaz Ali of Kironpara village in Banglabazar Union. […]

Three alleged robbers have been arrested after a group attacked police with stones and damaged a police vehicle near a railway bridge in Bhairab, Kishoreganj. Two police officers, including the officer-in-charge of Bhairab Police Station, were injured in the incident. The incident took place at around 5am on Thursday near Railway Bridge No. 29 in […]

Three people, including a woman and a child, were killed when a pickup van collided head-on with a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Dhamrai, Dhaka, on Thursday afternoon. Three others were injured in the crash. The deceased have been identified as Akhi Begum, 30, Mohammad Zakaria, 12, and Juel, the auto-rickshaw driver. According to relatives and police, […]

Mohammad Idris Mia, convenor of the Chattogram South District unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has been appointed chairman of the Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) board for a three-year term. The Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives issued a notification confirming the appointment on […]

A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled ditch near his home in Saltha upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday (16 September). The child, identified as Md Abdur Rahman, was the son of Robi Fakir of Majardia village in Majardia Union. The incident occurred at around 11.30am while he was playing with other children near […]

K-pop star Lisa has publicly addressed the controversy surrounding a decade-old video in which a racial slur directed at Black people could be heard, saying she did not understand its meaning or racist history at the time. The Thai rapper and singer, whose full name is Lalisa Manobal, is the youngest member of the globally […]

A teacher at Milestone School and College was killed after falling from a motorcycle and coming under the wheels of two buses in Dhaka’s Banasree area on Wednesday evening. The accident occurred at around 5.45pm on 17 September in front of Farazi Hospital in Banasree. The deceased was identified as Taspia Ahmed Tisha, 31, a […]

Max Dowman’s eye-catching display for Arsenal has brought renewed attention to manager Mikel Arteta’s earlier comparison between the teenage prospect and Lionel Messi. The young midfielder was one of the standout performers in Arsenal’s impressive 4-2 victory over Ipswich Town. His close control, fearless dribbling and ability to unsettle defenders provided a glimpse of the […]

Bangladesh women’s cricket team could secure a place in the Asian Games semi-finals without playing a quarter-final if rain prevents their scheduled match against China in Nagoya, Japan, from taking place. Bangladesh are due to face China at 9am local time on 17 September. However, rain has been forecast in Nagoya ahead of the match, […]

A 36-year-old woman was allegedly hacked to death with a machete by her nephew in Sherpur district on Wednesday afternoon, with police later arresting the young man suspected of carrying out the attack. The incident took place at around 1pm on 16 September in Kamarpাড়া village of Charsapmari, under Bhatshala Union in Sherpur Sadar upazila. […]