The funeral prayers for a mother and her three daughters, who were brutally killed in a rented house in Lakshmipur’s Raipur upazila, drew thousands of mourners on Friday as grief swept through the local community following one of the district’s most shocking recent crimes. The janaza of Shahinur Begum, 38, and her daughters—Sayma Akter, 21, […]

Bangladesh’s measles outbreak continues to claim young lives, with four more children dying after developing symptoms associated with the highly contagious disease over the past 24 hours. The latest fatalities have pushed the combined nationwide death toll from confirmed measles and suspected measles-related illness to 702 since 15 March this year, according to the Directorate […]

A community organisation in Bangladesh’s Chandpur district has recognised the dedication of 13 children by awarding them bicycles after they attended 275 consecutive congregational prayers at a local mosque, in an initiative aimed at encouraging regular worship and strengthening moral values among young people. The awards were presented on Friday afternoon at Deshkhaguria village in […]

A mild heatwave continues to affect the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna and Jashore, while rain accompanied by gusty winds and thunderstorms is expected across many parts of Bangladesh over the coming days. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has also forecast that rainfall is likely to increase further after the next five days, signalling a gradual […]

A young man was hacked to death after reportedly being chased from the vicinity of an Ashura Tazia procession in the Sutrapur area of Old Dhaka on Friday afternoon, prompting a police investigation into the motive behind the killing. The fatal attack took place shortly after 5:00 pm beneath a building under construction on BK […]