Students at secondary and lower-secondary schools across Bangladesh are set to receive a nine-day break in October as the Durga Puja holiday coincides with the regular weekly holidays. Under the revised holiday calendar for the 2026 academic year, schools will remain closed for Durga Puja from Sunday, 18 October, to Thursday, 22 October. The arrangement […]

Cumilla and Sylhet could see rain or thunderstorms accompanied by temporary gusty winds of up to 60 kilometres per hour by early Friday afternoon, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. River ports in the two regions have consequently been advised to display cautionary signal No. 1. The forecast was issued at 5am on Friday (2 […]

A fresh supply squeeze in bottled soybean oil has emerged in Bangladesh, leaving many retail shops with limited stocks and raising concerns over another round of price increases. The shortage has also pushed up the prices of loose soybean and palm oil, while consumers are simultaneously facing higher prices for farm eggs. Retailers say oil […]

There was a time when launching a new musical track in Bangladesh meant magnetic tape cassettes, visits to local record shops, and eager anticipation by the radio or television set. Producing an album required an entire commercial ecosystem, where record labels, recording studios, cassette factories, regional distributors, and retail shop owners operated in tandem. The […]

Two people were killed and another was seriously injured after a Shyamoli Paribahan bus struck a pedal-powered van in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Bhanu Khatun, 55, a passenger on the van, and Kamrul Islam, 35, the van driver. Bhanu died at the scene, while Kamrul succumbed […]

Bangladesh is not currently considering the introduction of a dengue vaccine, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said, indicating that the government will wait for guidance from major international health and immunisation organisations before taking a decision. The minister said the government would consider vaccination if organisations including the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF […]

Bangladesh has no plan to launch an operation resembling the controversial ‘Operation Clean Heart’ campaign of 2002, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad said on Thursday, while ruling out the formation of a new special joint force to deal with the country’s law-and-order situation. The minister made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after unveiling […]