A 40-year-old man tragically lost his life in a road accident in Rangpur after losing control of his motorcycle, authorities reported. The incident occurred on Sunday morning in the Mahipur SKS Bazar area of Lakshmitari Union, within Gangachhara Upazila. The deceased has been identified as Md Rashed, the son of Azizul Islam, a resident of […]

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that despite confusion, frustration and uncertainty, a possibility has emerged for the national election to be held. He stated that there is now an indication that the election may take place in February 2026, although a certain group is deliberately trying to create uncertainty in the […]

In a disturbing act of late-night arson, unidentified assailants targeted a branch of the Nobel Prize-winning Grameen Bank in the Garidaha area of Sherpur Upazila, Bogura. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 16 November (following the night of Saturday, 15 November), has sparked concerns regarding the security of financial institutions in […]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been deployed in Dhaka and three other districts to maintain overall security and keep the law and order situation stable. Along with the capital, the force is carrying out additional precautionary duties in Gopalganj, Faridpur and Madaripur. In a press release issued on Sunday (16 November) afternoon, BGB’s Public Relations […]

Man Detained Following Assault on Disabled Minor A 21-year-old man has been remanded in custody following the harrowing sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl with speech and hearing impairments in the Sunamganj district of Bangladesh. The suspect, identified as Mostakim Mia, was apprehended by local authorities in Jagannathpur and produced before the Sunamganj court on […]

Leaders and activists of the Noakhali Division Implementation Struggle Council, together with representatives from various social and voluntary organisations, have once again rallied to demand that Noakhali be officially declared an administrative division and that the government implement the decision without delay. The demonstration took place on Sunday afternoon at the Central Shaheed Minar premises […]

Danbir Randa Prasad Saha, widely known as R.P. Saha, was a determined, self-reliant and compassionate humanist who rose from extreme poverty. Through hard work, talent and unwavering willpower, he became renowned across Asia as a philanthropist. He was born on 16 November 1896 in Mirzapur of Tangail district, on a sacred Ekadashi morning. His parents […]