A 35-year-old auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl whose body was discovered beside a paddy field in Cumilla’s Lalmai sub-district on Thursday morning. The victim, a seventh-grade student, was returning home on the night of 8 October after disembarking from a bus at the Paduar […]

A tranquil morning descended into utter devastation in northern Bangladesh after a speeding passenger bus ran over two women standing beside the road, killing them instantly. The fatal accident took place at roughly 6:00 am on Saturday, 10 October, in the Nilakhia Thakurpara neighbourhood of Bakshiganj Upazila, located within Jamalpur district. The deceased have been […]

SM Sultan, one of Bangladesh’s most distinguished painters, gave extraordinary dignity to the land, people and rural life of Bengal through his art. His canvases transformed farmers into powerful symbols of strength, self-respect, resilience and human potential. Rather than portraying agricultural workers merely as people struggling to survive, he presented them as the builders of […]

The Department of Youth Development has suspended its recruitment examination for the post of Assistant Upazila Youth Development Officer following allegations that the question paper had been leaked ahead of the test. The decision was announced on Saturday, 10 October, after claims of a possible leak began circulating on social media just hours before the […]

A CNG-powered auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested in Chattogram over the alleged rape and murder of Jannatul Tazmin, a seventh-grade schoolgirl from Cumilla. Police allege that the driver, identified as Sumon, took the teenager to an isolated location, raped her and strangled her to death. The victim’s iPhone has also been recovered, reportedly following information […]

The body of a 55-year-old retired army member was recovered from a jungle beside the Kangsha River in Mohanganj, Netrokona, two days after he went missing. The deceased, Fazlul Rahim Kajal, was found near Birampur village on Friday (9 October), with a rope wrapped around his neck. Police have yet to determine whether his death […]

The Premier Bank PLC has announced a recruitment opportunity for experienced professionals, inviting applications for the position of Head of Central MIS (SAVP to FVP) in Dhaka. The full-time role is aimed at candidates with substantial professional experience and a postgraduate qualification. Applications opened on 7 October 2026, and the deadline for submission is 20 […]

Bangladesh has recorded three more deaths among people experiencing measles symptoms, while 1,349 new suspected and confirmed cases were reported across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The figures were released in the health authority’s regular measles situation report on Friday, 9 October. According to […]

Police have arrested an auto-rickshaw driver in connection with the death of 14-year-old schoolgirl Jannatul Tajmin, whose body was recovered from a paddy field in Jagatpur village in Cumilla’s Lalmoi Upazila. The suspect, identified as Sumon, was detained in Chattogram on Friday afternoon, 9 October. Police said he had been in hiding since the incident. […]