Chattogram commuters suffer amid heat, transport strike
Four young men from Dhaka got off the train at Chattogram on Sunday morning only to find themselves stranded. Walking around the rail station area, ...
Army kills 2 KNF members in Ruma raid: ISPR
Two members of the armed hill Kuki-Chin National Front group have been killed by a military raid in Bandarban’s Ruma Upazila, according to the Inter-Services ...
Schools reopen despite heatwave
The halls of primary and secondary schools and colleges are filled with the sound of students once again despite the ongoing heatwave as educational institutions ...
Chuadanga records 42.7C for second day
Chuadanga has posted the highest temperature of Bangladesh this season at 42.7 degrees Celsius for the second day in a row. Elsewhere in the country, temperatures ...
Last survivor of family burnt in Bhashantek fire dies
The last surviving member of a family who were burnt in a fire at Bhashantek in Dhaka has died, taking the death toll from the ...
Unhygienic conditions as diarrhoea patients crowd Sherpur hospital
A heatwave is sweeping over the border district of Sherpur. Public life has grown miserable due to the baking sun and unbearable temperatures. At the ...
Temperature dips slightly, rain forecast in May
Temperatures have fallen slightly even as a heatwave sweeps through Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has also forecast a bit of relief from rain near the ...
Transport strike in 5 districts amid CUET protests
The ‘Greater Chattogram Public Transport Owners and Workers Unity Council’ has called a 48-hour strike in five districts amid ongoing student protests over the deaths ...
Mother, 2 children die of electrocution in Barishal
A mother and her two children have died after they were electrocuted by a torn rural power transmission line in Barishal’s Bakerganj. The incident occurred in ...
DNCC sprays down roads amid heatwave
The Dhaka North City Corporation has begun spraying roads with water as Bangladesh bakes in a heatwave in an effort to bring a spot of ...
Admission tests for cluster universities begin amid heat, congestion
Jagannath University has started its admission exams for the A Unit undergraduate programme for the 2023-24 academic year, kicking off the entrance exams for the ...
Pre-primary schools to stay closed, primary classes start early
Primary schools will open earlier from Sunday amid the heatwave sweeping across Bangladesh. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has instructed schools to reduce the ...
Extortion behind Faridpur lynching: victims’ father
The father of the two brothers killed by a mob in Faridpur’s Madhukhali has pointed the finger at local public representatives for the incident. He came ...
3 die in Bagerhat crash
Three people have been killed in a collision between a truck and a battery-operated rickshaw van in Bagerhat’s Rampal Upazila. The accident occurred in the Chairmaner ...
Heat causes Khagrachhari mangoes to drop
A large number of buds raised Mongsetu Chowdhury’s hopes for a good harvest at his mango orchard on a 10-hectare piece of land at Jaduram ...
‘It feels like my heart will explode’
Extreme heatwaves have hit the working class of Bangladesh the hardest with life-threatening temperatures that have also affected their livelihood. One of them, rickshaw van-puller Sirajul ...
5 documents signed during PM's visit to Thailand
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on Thailand to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh's hospitals and medical facilities alongside investing in special economic zones and ...
2 veggie traders killed in Manikganj road accident
Two vegetable traders have died after a covered van hits them in Manikganj's Saturia Upazila. The accident took place around 7:30am at Golra Bus Stand on ...
A year into marriage, teen couple dies of suspected suicides
Police recovered the bodies of a husband and his wife from an apartment in Gazipur’s Sreepur. The bodies were found in an one-room flat on the ...
325,000 sit for 46th BCS exams
Approximately 325,000 applicants are taking the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service examinations in a bid to secure first class government jobs. The exams began simultaneously at 215 ...
Bangladesh boils in longest heatwave
The relentless heatwave searing Bangladesh has become the longest on record, continuing for 24 days while meteorologists warn it is unlikely to relent anytime soon. The ...