Bangladesh

Man, his son killed in Faridpur road accident

A 50-year-old man and his son were killed as a bus knocked them down on Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district early Saturday. The deceased were identified as

Woman held over killing husband in Shariatpur

Police on Friday arrested a woman for allegedly killing her husband and dismembering the body in Sadar upazila of Shariatpur district. The arrested is Asma Begum, wife of Zia Sardar

Farmers falling in debt trap, food supply may get hurt

Fifty-year-old farmer Sudhin Chandra Das cultivated boro paddy on 150 decimals of leased land in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj, part of the country’s haor region, hoping to harvest the crop

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF at Lalmonirhat border

A Bangladeshi national was killed by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Lalmonirhat border. The incident occurred early Thursday (14 May) at around dawn in the

Dhaka roads plunge into chaos as traffic system nears collapse

Dhaka’s roads have now turned into a lawless zone. Due to the laxity of traffic police and law enforcement agencies, the city’s overall traffic system has virtually collapsed. Unregulated battery-powered

Bangladeshi youth shot to death by BSF firing at Lalmonirhat border

A Bangladeshi national was killed after being shot by the Indian Border Security Force at Amjhol border in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on early Thursday. The deceased was identified as

Shortage of Rabies vaccine: Five people die in a week in Gaibandha

At least five people have died in a week after being bitten by a rabid dog in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha, triggering panic over rabies in the area amid a

12 burnt in gas explosion at power plant canteen in N’ganj

Twelve people suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion at the canteen of the Jera Meghna Ghat Power Plant at Sonargaon in Narayanganj. The explosion occurred around 1PM while employees