Thousands of retired employees of Grameen Bank have accused the bank’s management of failing to implement a landmark High Court judgement, leaving around 14,000 retired officers, employees and their families facing prolonged financial hardship and growing uncertainty. The allegations were made on Monday (20 July) during a press conference organised by the Grameen Bank Retired […]

Heavy rainfall and flash floods triggered by runoff from India’s Meghalaya hills have caused severe flooding across parts of Sherpur district, inundating low-lying communities and destroying infrastructure. One of the most dramatic incidents occurred in Nalitabari Upazila, where a steel Bailey bridge over the Chellakhali River collapsed under the force of the floodwaters, sweeping several […]

Large parts of central Dhaka will face an eight-hour suspension of gas supply on Tuesday, 21 July, owing to essential engineering work. Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company PLC, the state-run utility provider responsible for the capital’s gas network, announced the emergency shutdown through an official notice issued on Monday. The disruption is necessary to […]

A 22-year-old man who had been missing for three days was found dead in a field near his home in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj. Police recovered the body of Ali Hossain from a waterlogged field in Mahadebpur village under Dharmaghar Union on Monday morning after local residents spotted it floating in rainwater. The deceased, Ali […]

A 26-year-old man has died after allegedly being stabbed following a dispute over a football match in Kalinjo village of Pangasi Union under Raiganj Upazila in Sirajganj district. The incident took place at around 10:30pm on Sunday (19 July) in the Kalinjo Bazar area. The deceased, identified as Md Ilias Khan, was the son of […]

A visitor lost his private car while attending a FIFA World Cup match screening at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) area of the University of Dhaka. The vehicle was stolen from near Hakim Chattar in the university area, with CCTV footage showing that three individuals allegedly carried out the theft in a planned manner within just […]