A devastating road traffic collision on the Bhairab-Kishoreganj regional highway in Kishoreganj’s Katiadi upazila has claimed the lives of three individuals, including a father and his young daughter, while leaving five others injured. The incident unfolded on Sunday afternoon within the Tebhaga area under Achmita union. According to local eyewitness accounts and the local constabulary, […]

Eleven people sustained injuries following a violent clash between two opposing factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Jamalpur’s Sarishabari upazila, triggered by a dispute over territorial dominance and illegal sand extraction. The confrontation erupted late at night in the Kawamara Bottola area of Pingna union, turning a local resource dispute into a street battle. […]

Frustrated by relentless power cuts and worsening grid instability, residents in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh resorted to an unusual form of protest against local utility authorities. A large group of villagers converged on the Katra Bazar electricity substation carrying copies of the Hanuman Chalisa, a revered Hindu devotional hymn, demanding accountability from […]

After spending a decade evading justice, a 41-year-old fugitive sentenced to 21 years in prison for a serious arms offence has finally been captured. Law enforcement officials apprehended Md Solaiman Howlader from the capital’s Mohammadpur area, bringing a definitive end to his long period in hiding. The operation unfolded late Saturday night at approximately 1:45 […]

Dhaka is braced for the highest concentration of power cuts this evening as national grid authorities project a total load-shedding deficit of 1,939 megawatts across the country during peak evening hours. Data released by Power Grid Bangladesh PLC at noon highlights a slight regional variation in power distribution challenges. The capital and its surrounding metropolitan […]

A head-on collision between a passenger auto-rickshaw and an unidentified pick-up truck along a busy regional highway on Sunday afternoon left an elderly man dead and two women seriously injured. The tragedy occurred at approximately 1:45 PM within the municipal limits of Kaliganj upazila, specifically near the Bagher Para area along the Tongi-Ghorashal regional highway. […]

Law enforcement officers in Cox’s Bazar intercepted a consignment of illegal weapons, seizing eight locally made firearms and arresting two suspects following a high-speed vehicle pursuit in the Maheshkhali upazila. The operation culminated late on Saturday night when police set up a strategic checkpoint at the Thakurtala crossroads. Authorities acted on a tip-off indicating that […]

Border Security Force personnel stationed along the India-Bangladesh frontier intercepted a major smuggling attempt, seizing roughly 15 kilograms of gold valued at approximately thirty-two crore taka. The operation unfolded during the early hours of Sunday near the Banipur border outpost in West Bengal’s Nadia district, close to the Darshana border. Troopers from the 32nd Battalion […]

Bangladesh is advancing its digital financial landscape as regulatory authorities prepare to greenlight a new generation of branchless lenders. Out of twelve corporate applicants seeking licences in the second phase, eight entities have cleared the final evaluation stage. This proposal is scheduled for presentation at the upcoming Bangladesh Bank board meeting, although the identities of […]

Bangladesh Bank has released the official foreign currency exchange rates for 30 August 2026, outlining crucial buying and selling benchmarks for the Bangladeshi Taka against major international currencies. These figures reflect current market adjustments across commercial banks in Dhaka, serving as vital reference points for importers, exporters, commercial enterprises, and individual remitters. Currency values directly […]