A family in Ishwarganj, Mymensingh, has become the centre of public debate after allegations emerged that the father of a young man killed during the July Mass Uprising used government compensation awarded to the martyr’s family to finance a second marriage. The allegations have been firmly denied by the accused, who insists that the marriage […]

Hundreds of electricity consumers staged a protest and laid siege to a local power distribution centre in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur late on Sunday night, expressing anger over prolonged load-shedding and frequent power outages that have disrupted daily life across the area. The demonstration lasted for several hours before police and officials from the Rural […]

Bangladesh has lost one of its most distinguished cultural figures with the passing of veteran artist Mustafa Monwar, whose contributions to visual arts, children’s education and puppetry left a lasting mark on the nation’s cultural landscape. He died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 90. Hospital authorities […]

Bangladesh is facing a worsening electricity crisis as prolonged heatwave conditions continue to push power demand beyond available supply. The situation has become particularly severe in rural areas, where residents report extended periods without electricity. Public frustration has spilled onto the streets in at least seven districts, with demonstrations, road blockades and, in some cases, […]