A man was brutally killed with a sharp weapon inside a mosque at Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Sunday. The incident occurred during Fajr prayers at West Loyarkul Jame Mosque of the upazila. The victim, identified as Hafiz Mia, was a local resident of the area. Police have detained a man named Jasim Mia, also from the same neighborhood, ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah has accused numerous government bureaucrats of acting as agents for private companies, alleging that they use their official positions to manipulate state policies for corporate and personal gain. He made the remarks on Sunday while addressing a seminar titled “Energy Security: Current Crisis and Future Course of Action,” organized by the NCP’s reform ...

Ten more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—nine from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,166 new suspected cases and 95 confirmed cases of measles in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Sunday said the government will initiate the process of forming a strong Media Commission aimed at building an independent and responsible media structure in the country. “A consultative committee comprising media experts and all relevant stakeholders will be formed prior to the establishment of the full commission,” he told a discussion marking ...

Barcelona moved to the brink of retaining the LaLiga title after Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres struck late in a 2-1 victory at Osasuna on ​Saturday. With four games remaining, Barca top the table on 88 points, 14 clear of ‌second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and visit Espanyol on Sunday. Should Madrid fail to win, Barcelona ...

A Dhaka court has ordered the commencement of trial against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed after framing charges in a corruption case involving the alleged accumulation of illegal assets worth over Tk11 crore. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 passed the order on Sunday and fixed 13 May for the recording of witness testimonies. ...

Bangladesh has added four more environmentally certified ready-made garment (RMG) factories to its growing list of green industrial facilities, taking the total number of LEED-certified factories in the sector to 284. Of these, 121 factories have achieved the prestigious Platinum rating, while 144 hold Gold certification. The country now also boasts 52 factories among the world’s top 100 highest-rated LEED-certified ...

A satellite image captured a stunning ring of phytoplankton that had enough splashes of color to make even the most ambitious fantasy film director blush. NASA Earth’s Facebook page shared the shimmering halo that formed near the Chatham Islands, some 500-plus miles away from New Zealand’s South Island and the city of Christchurch. As the post described, satellites can spot ...

Police have filed a charge sheet in a case over an alleged attempt to murder Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist Sheikh Mohammad Ashik during the July Mass Uprising, accusing 40 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Other notable accused in the case include former ministers Obaidul Quader, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Jahangir Kabir Nanak, former lawmaker Sadek Khan, and ward ...

The government is set to face mounting financial pressure in the 2026–27 fiscal year, with external debt repayments expected to rise significantly amid growing economic challenges. According to sources from the Finance Division, the government’s expenditure on foreign debt servicing could reach nearly $5 billion in FY2026–27, up from an estimated $4.80 billion by the end of the current 2025–26 ...