Bangladesh

16 shops burnt in Gazipur market fire

Sixteen shops were gutted in a fire broke out at a kitchen market in Konabari area of Gazipur on early Monday. Station officer of Konabari Fire Station Saiful Islam said

‘Viral Mosharaf’, 3 other ‘robbers’ arrested in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) has arrested four alleged robbers including Mosharaf Hossain, who recently went viral for brandishing a sharp weapon, while they were preparing for committing a robbery in

Ctg airport flight operations halted for two hours after Biman glitch

Flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram were suspended for nearly two hours on Saturday morning after a Bangladesh Biman flight carrying Hajj pilgrims got stranded on the

Gas distributors doing ‘crafty’ business

Some public gas distributors continue to sell what they say more gas than they purchase and they boast officially the impossible feat as system gain, although the assertion is beyond

Three of a family beaten to death in Cumilla

Three members of a family have been beaten to death in Cumilla’s Muradnagar upazila on Thursday on suspicion of their involvement in drug peddling. They were identified as Rubi Begum,

Students block Ctg-Cox’s Bazar Highway demanding Patiya OC’s removal

Vehicular movement on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway remained suspended since Wednesday morning as students of the anti-discrimination movement blocked the key route, demanding the removal of the officer-in-charge of Patiya

3 workers die falling from building in Jashore

Three construction workers were killed falling from the sixth floor of an under-construction building in Khorki Circuit Housepara area of Jashore town on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as

KHANI raises alarm over rice price hike, inflation

The Bangladesh Food Security Network (KHANI) has sounded the alarm over an escalating food crisis caused by an unusual hike in rice prices and ongoing inflation, which has severely impacted