Three more deaths were reported from floods created in 11 districts due to heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream water from India. With the three, the death toll rose to 18. KM Ali Reza, additional secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, stated it at a press conference on the overall flood situation held at the secretariat on Saturday ...

Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim hit an incredible century to guide Bangladesh to 389-6 at Lunch, as Bangladesh trailing by 59 runs to Pakistan’s 448 in the first innings at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The senior batter completed his 11th Test hundred yielded by 12 boundaries and remained unbeaten on 101. In addition, Mushfiqur scored his fifth hundred in ...

As many as 40,000 individuals were made accused in a case filed over an attack on Chattogram Kotwali Police Station, looting arms and torching police station on August 5. Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) inspector (investigation) Ripon Kumar Das filed the case under Special Powers Act and Explosive Substances Act on Friday night. Officer-in-charge of the police station SM Obaidul Haque ...

There has been no heavy rain in Noakhali in the last 24 hours and there is no sign of heavy rain in the next 24 hours. Hoping that, the flood situation may improve in Noakhali district. The water receded three to four inches in the city and nearby upazilas. Besides, the water is receding through a regulator connected to the ...

A bus carrying 43 Indian tourists and crew members plunged into a rain-swollen river in neighbouring Nepal on Friday, killing more than half of those on board, a Nepali armed police spokesperson said. A total of 27 people died and 16 were injured in the accident, said spokesperson Shailendra Thapa, adding that all 41 passengers and two crew were Indian ...

A total of 1235 mobile towers in 10 flood affected districts have not working. Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) informed it on Friday in a press release. The districts include Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Cumilla, Brahmanbaria, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet. Already the Bangladesh Army has provided all out necessary assistance including vessels and speedboats to carry the equipment, ...

Three murder cases were filed in connection with the deaths of three leaders and activists of Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal during the student movement in Sirajganj. The cases name 463 individuals, including two former Members of Parliament (MPs) and a former Cabinet Secretary, along with 450 unidentified persons. Sirajganj Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Humayun Kabir confirmed the information on ...

Metro Rail services, which were suspended since 18 July following vandalism at two stations during the quota movement, are going to operational from Sunday (August 25). Md Jakaria, additional project director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL), confirmed the matter. The metro trains were run on a trial basis on Thursday and Friday. There found no problem with the ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the leaders and workers of the party for not considering political or religious identity while extending cooperation to flood-affected people. “Stand beside the flood-hit people in a coordinated way. Extend hands of cooperation to them. Provide food, clothes, treatment and medicine and take measures for the people affected by ...

Retired justice of the Supreme Court AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik has been detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik was detained at about 10:00pm when he was trying to flee to India through Dona border area under Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet district. He was later taken to the Dona BGB Camp. BGB’s public relations officer (PRO) Shariful ...