Residents of Baipail in Gazipur, Dhaka, experienced another minor earthquake on Saturday morning, just 24 hours after a stronger tremor shook the region. The Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center of the Department of Meteorology recorded the quake at 10:36 am. Nizam Uddin Ahmed, Professional Assistant at the centre, confirmed that the earthquake measured 3.3 on […]

A robbery occurred in the early hours of Friday, 21 November, at a house in Hajishwarai village, Mirsharai, Chattogram, where guests attending a wedding ceremony were allegedly looted of gold ornaments and cash. The incident took place at the residence of expatriate Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan, located in Ward No. 1 of Durgapur Union. According to […]

In Roumari, Kurigram, Hafizur Rahman reportedly falsified his birth records to secure a position in the village police just three years after his alleged marriage, making him only three years older than his son. The incident has sparked widespread criticism in the upazila. Hafizur Rahman, a resident of Old Jadurchar village, Ward 3, Jadurchar Union […]

Bangladesh has been classified into three earthquake risk zones: Zone-1 as high-risk, Zone-2 as moderate-risk, and Zone-3 as low-risk areas. A map released by the Department of Meteorology clearly marks the earthquake-prone regions across the country. Several areas in the north and southeast fall under Zone-1, the highest risk category. Regions near fault lines and […]

More than five hundred Sanatan Hindu families in Harina village of Dheukhali Union under Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur are living in deep insecurity following a violent dispute over temple land. Since an attack a few days ago, panic has spread across the entire village, including Ghoshpara, Sahapara, Jelepara and Tatipara. Fearing renewed violence, many families […]

Many buildings in Old Dhaka, Sylhet and Chattogram are at serious risk of collapsing into rubble if a major earthquake strikes. Experts warn that Dhaka alone has around six hundred thousand buildings considered highly vulnerable, a large proportion of which are located in the densely populated areas of Old Dhaka. Ageing structures, unplanned urban development, […]