Two people were killed and four others were injured when a bus hit a CNG powered autorickshaw in Sylhet Sadar upazila. The accident occurred at Balaura area on the Sylhet-Sunamganj highway around 10 PM on Friday night. The deceased were identified as Rubel Ahmed, 18, son of the late Jamir Ali from Koshorpur village under Baluura area in the upazila, ...

US President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed some tariffs targeting Canada and Mexico — leading Ottawa to halt an upcoming wave of countermeasures — in moves that bring reprieve to companies and consumers after blowback on financial markets, reports AFP. Stock markets tumbled after Trump’s duties of up to 25 percent took effect Tuesday, as economists warned that blanket levies ...

Incidents of harassment of women across the country could occur as part of a conspiracy to make Bangladesh known to the world as a very conservative country, said BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday. “Currently women are suffering from insecurity on the roads, they are also being subjected to adverse behaviour online.” The government should take ...

Receiving an assurances from the government, specialist doctors from the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), (Health) cadre have called off their three-day work stoppage. But they warned that they would go on strike if their demands are not fulfilled within 12 weeks. The doctors began demonstrating outside the director’s office at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday morning as part of ...

Marking the International Women’s Day, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus honoured outstanding women with ‘Indomitable Women’s Award-2025’. The award giving ceremony was held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Saturday as part of government initiative to pay due respect and inspire the women through recognising their contributions. Sharifa Sultana, Halima Begum, Marina Besra, Lipi Begum, Muhin Mohona, players ...

BCS (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors’ Forum has announced a three-day work stoppage starting Saturday, demanding fair promotions and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the healthcare sector. In a press release issued on Friday (March 7) and signed by Dr. Mohammad Al Amin on behalf of the forum, it was stated that the protest will take place daily ...

The newly formed political party, Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), has urged authorities to take legal action against individuals misusing the title ‘Shomonnoyok’ (Coordinator) for illegal activities such as extortion and corruption. At a press conference held on Friday afternoon at the NCP office, Convener Nahid Islam declared that the designation “Coordinator” no longer holds validity. He stressed that anyone still ...

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed optimism that the women of Bangladesh will continue advancing alongside the developed world to help build a prosperous nation. “As we strive to build a developed Bangladesh, our commitment must be towards the empowerment and progress of women,” Yunus stated in a message on the eve of International Women’s Day, which will ...

Today marks the anniversary of the historic March 7, a day forever etched in Bangladesh’s history. On this day in 1971, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered his iconic speech at the Racecourse Maidan (now Suhrawardy Udyan), rallying the nation towards independence from Pakistan’s rule. Recognized by UNESCO in 2017 as a world documentary heritage, Bangabandhu’s 19-minute extempore speech called for a ...

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead in India allegedly by Khasia people of Meghalaya state after he trespassed through the border in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila yesterday (6 March). The deceased, identified as Shahed Mia, 25, was the son of Mosahid Mia from Mongolpur village of the upazila. Confirming the matter today (7 March), Lieutenant Colonel Md Emdadul Haque, commanding officer ...