Bangladesh

Seven people injured in gas-cylinder explosion at Ctg building

At least seven people were injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a residential building in Halishahar area of Chattogram city on early Monday. Assistant director of Fire Service and

Veteran Bangladeshi journalist Saleem Samad dies in Dhaka

Saleem Samad, an award-winning investigative journalist, a writer and a media rights defender, died at his residence in the capital on Sunday. Saleem, also a member of the Jatiya Press

Delhi seeks stronger, friendly ties with Dhaka

India has said that it wants to build and strengthen relations with Bangladesh and the new government, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which assumed office on Tuesday. In a

Mild earthquake jolts Sylhet

A mild earthquake shook Sylhet and its adjacent areas on Thursday. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the tremor was recorded at 12:46pm with a magnitude of 4.1 on the

BUET Professor Haseeb becomes first VC of Dhaka Central University

The government has appointed Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology professor ASMA Haseeb as the first-ever vice-chancellor of Dhaka Central University. The Secondary and Higher Education Division under the education

International crew arrives at space station

Four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on Saturday for a months-long research mission, replacing a crew forced to return to Earth early over a medical issue. The United

Dhaka becomes second most polluted city with AQI score of 288

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked second among the world’s most polluted cities on Tuesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index score of 288 at 9:20am. Today, the

Ex-army chief urges abolition of DGFI, withdrawal of army from RAB

Former army chief (retd) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan on Monday testified before International Crimes Tribunal-1, calling for the abolition of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence and Rapid Action Battalion. He