Category: Asia

Fact-Checkers Reject Tarique Rahman’s Claim on Gas Well Drilling

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

Independent fact-checking organisations have refuted a recent public assertion made regarding domestic energy exploration during the long-standing tenure of the previous administration. Specific claims suggesting that zero gas wells were drilled across a seventeen-year governance period have been closely scrutinised and formally categorized as inaccurate following comprehensive data verification by prominent fact-checking entities. The controversy […]

No Petrobangla Records Support Claim Hasina Gave India 98% of Gas

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

The Chief Whip of the national parliament, Md. Nurul Islam, recently asserted that the preceding administration surrendered control over ninety-eight percent of the nation’s gas reserves to a foreign power. However, the state-owned oil, gas, and mineral corporation, PetroBangla, has clarified that it holds no records or data to substantiate this claim. The remarks were […]

Missing College Lecturer Found Dead in Noakhali Pond

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

The tragic discovery of a thirty-two-year-old college lecturer has plunged a community in Noakhali into deep shock and mourning. Local residents recovered the lifeless body of Samrat Hossain from a village pond on Monday morning, exactly one day after he had been reported missing. Following notification from locals, law enforcement authorities arrived at the scene, […]

Commuter Train Attacked and Vandalised Following Harassment Incident

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

A routine rail journey descended into chaos and terror when a commuter train operating between Gopalganj and Dhaka was subjected to a violent attack by local mobs. The unrest, which was triggered by an initial dispute over the harassment of a female passenger on board, resulted in shattered windows, a passenger sustaining injuries, and widespread […]

Verdict awaited any day in the case against Obaidul Quader and six others

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

International Crimes Tribunal-2 has reserved its verdict in a high-profile crimes against humanity trial stemming from the historic July mass uprising. Following the conclusion of final arguments from both the prosecution and the defence, the tribunal announced that judgement could be delivered on any upcoming day, marking a monumental milestone in the nation’s quest for […]

Toxic Gas Delays Investigation At Shipbreaking Yard

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

Three days after nine workers died from toxic gas exposure at a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, investigators are still unable to enter the vessel to determine what caused the accident. The incident occurred at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Yard in the Bhatiary area of Sitakunda, where workers were cutting up a scrap vessel […]

Upazila Chief Rescues Four Water Buffaloes Trapped in Mud

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

A Gripping Rescue Operation in Jhenaidah Animal welfare has taken centre stage in Jhenaidah’s Maheshpur upazila, where local authorities intervened to rescue four water buffaloes that had spent three grueling months tethered in thick mud. The successful operation was led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Md Sajjad Hossain, following an urgent public appeal that circulated […]

Measles Symptoms Claim Seven More Lives in 24 Hours

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

Seven more people have died in Bangladesh after developing symptoms associated with measles in the latest 24-hour period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The figures were released in its regular measles surveillance report on Monday. The deaths occurred between 8am on Sunday and 8am on Monday. With the latest fatalities, the number […]

Chhatra League Leader Jannatul Ferdous Arrested in Barlekha

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

A local leader of the student wing has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody under the Anti-Terrorism Act following a series of legal proceedings in the Moulvibazar district. The suspect, identified as twenty-eight-year-old Jannatul Ferdous Chowdhury, was detained by law enforcement officers on a Sunday afternoon before being presented before the court. According to […]

Ninth Pay Scale May Raise Salaries By Up To 100 Per Cent

GLive24.com DeskAugust 17, 2026

The proposed ninth national pay scale for government employees recommends raising basic salaries across grades one to 20 by up to 100 per cent, while suggesting that the new structure be implemented in two phases rather than introduced in full at once. Under the proposed approach, the revised basic salaries could take effect in the […]

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Category: Asia

Fact-Checkers Reject Tarique Rahman’s Claim on Gas Well Drilling

No Petrobangla Records Support Claim Hasina Gave India 98% of Gas

Missing College Lecturer Found Dead in Noakhali Pond

Commuter Train Attacked and Vandalised Following Harassment Incident

Verdict awaited any day in the case against Obaidul Quader and six others

Toxic Gas Delays Investigation At Shipbreaking Yard

Upazila Chief Rescues Four Water Buffaloes Trapped in Mud

Measles Symptoms Claim Seven More Lives in 24 Hours

Chhatra League Leader Jannatul Ferdous Arrested in Barlekha

Ninth Pay Scale May Raise Salaries By Up To 100 Per Cent

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