A tragic road accident in Rajapur has claimed the life of a field officer of BRAC after he was struck by construction machinery while travelling home on his motorcycle. The deceased, Mo. Sihab Uddin, was a resident of Mahilara village in Gournadi upazila of Barishal district and served as a field worker at BRAC’s Bhandaria […]

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has issued a warning forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by squally winds across eleven districts of the country by this evening. According to the latest update, wind speeds may reach up to 60 kilometres per hour, bringing the likelihood of moderate to heavy rainfall, lightning activity, and short-lived but intense storm conditions. The […]

Police in Jhenaidah have arrested Tarak Reza, the central joint secretary of the National Citizen Party (NCP), in connection with a case involving allegations of assault, vandalism, and issuing death threats. The arrest took place on Sunday at around 6:30 pm in front of the “Family Zone” auditorium adjacent to Jhenaidah Stadium, where Reza had […]

In the lead-up to the holy festival of Eid-ul-Azha, Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital has become densely packed with homebound passengers, as thousands of people leave Dhaka to celebrate with their families across the country. From the early hours before dawn, passengers carrying luggage and travelling with family members began gathering at the station. […]

An armed criminal syndicate launched a coordinated nocturnal assault on a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) outpost in the Alinagar sector of Jungle Salimpur, situated within the Sitakunda Upazila of Chittagong. The attack, which commenced at approximately 02:00 BST on Monday, involved sustained gunfire and the tactical deployment of a bulldozer to demolish state security infrastructure. […]

As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, a cattle farmer has drawn widespread attention by naming his unusually large bull “Nasiruddin Patwari” in a humorous attempt to attract buyers at a local sacrificial animal market. The unconventional naming strategy has quickly gone viral on social media, triggering both amusement and debate among viewers. According to local sources, the bull […]

A devastating road accident on the Dhaka–Tangail–Jamuna Bridge highway in Kalihati upazila has claimed the lives of 15 people after a heavily loaded iron rod-carrying truck overturned in the early hours of Monday. According to local authorities, most of the victims were returning home for Eid holidays when the tragedy occurred, turning a festive journey […]

Radharaman Dutta remains one of the most luminous figures in the history of Bengali folk music and Vaishnav devotional literature. Widely regarded as the pioneer of Dhamaal songs, he was not merely a composer but a spiritual visionary whose work fused devotion, love, and mysticism into a distinctive cultural tradition that continues to shape the […]