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 […]