The Government’s proposed Family Card programme, designed to strengthen social protection for female-headed households, is projected to cost approximately Tk 1,33,616 crore over the next five years, according to official planning documents. The initiative, a key pledge in the ruling party’s election manifesto, will provide monthly cash assistance of Tk 2,500 to each eligible household, […]

At least three people have lost their lives in separate lightning strikes across three upazilas of Noakhali district within the past 24 hours, casting a deep pall of grief over the region. The deceased have been identified as nine-year-old Md Ayman from Kabirhat, 21-year-old Arafat from Hatiya, and 17-year-old Tanzila Akter from Subarnachar. According to […]

A tragic road accident on the Chittagong–Cox’s Bazar highway has claimed three lives and left five others injured after a microbus plunged into a roadside ravine in the Chunti area of Lohagara upazila on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 9:15 a.m. near the Jangalia checkpoint when the vehicle, reportedly travelling towards Chattogram, suddenly […]

A devastating accident in Lalpur upazila of Natore district has claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy who was electrocuted while attempting to save his father. The incident occurred on Monday evening in the Mohorkoya Haatpara area, casting a deep shadow of grief over the entire locality. According to local accounts, rickshaw driver Al Amin […]

A 50-year-old farmer has tragically died after collapsing while waiting in a queue at a fuel station in Khanasama upazila of Dinajpur district, northern Bangladesh. The incident occurred on Monday around 5:00 pm at the Omar Faruq Filling Station, located near Chowrangi Bazar, according to local sources and eyewitness accounts. The deceased, Masud Rana, was […]