Mazen (BD) Limited, a major manufacturing facility specialising in eyewear and optical frames situated within the Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Nilphamari, has formally announced an indefinite cessation of its industrial activities. The Chinese-owned enterprise disclosed this decision through a written notification released on the afternoon of Wednesday, 29 April, citing an increasingly untenable […]

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), operating under the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), has issued a comprehensive advisory regarding the imminent deterioration of flood conditions in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh. Persistent pre-monsoonal rainfall, both within the country and in upstream catchment areas, has led to a steady escalation of water levels in […]

The residential precinct of Dhanmondi, a central hub in the capital, was shrouded in grief on Saturday, 2 May 2026, following the untimely death of a young academic administrator. Al-Mokabbir Arnab Islam, aged 33, died after falling from the rooftop of an 11-storey residential building. The deceased was a prominent figure in Dhaka’s educational sector, […]

Law enforcement authorities in the state of Florida have successfully identified the remains of Nahida Sultana Brishti, a Bangladeshi international student who had been the subject of an intensive missing persons investigation. Her remains were located in the Tampa Bay region, specifically in a location proximate to where the body of another Bangladeshi student, Zamil […]

Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir has issued a formal statement expressing severe condemnation and protest regarding recent comments made by Nilofar Chowdhury Moni, a prominent leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and a former Member of Parliament. The student organisation characterised her remarks as “audacious” and a direct affront to the religious sentiments of the Muslim […]