Three children died in Kushtia with symptoms of measles within 24 hours till Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as eight-month-old Ibrahim, son of Chanchal Hossain of Daulatpur upazila, Afran, son of Al Amin from Bhadalia village and five-month-old Aiza, daughter of Momin of Kushtia district town. Among the deceased, Ibrahim, died around 10:30 pm on Friday at Kushtia 250-bed ...

Planning Minister Zonayed Saki resigned on Saturday as chief coordinator of the Ganosamhati Andolon, a party he has long represented. Dewan Abdur Rashid Nilu was appointed acting chief coordinator. Saki announced his resignation at a press conference at the party’s central office in Hatirpool, Dhaka. “I have stepped down to separate party responsibilities from government duties,” he said. Saki was ...

Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly beating a Bangladeshi woman to death with a hammer at a gas station in Fort Myers, Florida. The murder occurred at a gas station on Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard on the morning of Thursday (2 April) local time. The victim, 48-year-old Nilufar Yasmin, worked as a cashier at the convenience store ...

World food prices climbed in March to their highest level since September last year and could rise further if the Middle East conflict that pushed up energy prices continues, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday. “Price rises since the conflict began have been modest, driven mainly by higher oil prices and cushioned by ample global cereal ...

The interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus had one and a half years to run the state. The mismanagement and failures during that period have now fallen squarely on the shoulders of the present administration. From childhood immunisation to the energy sector, disruptions are evident. Private investment has dropped to rock-bottom levels, while trade and commerce remain stagnant. ...

Two US warplanes were downed over Iran and the Gulf, Iranian and US officials said on Friday, with two pilots rescued and a third still missing and being hunted by Tehran’s forces. The incidents show the risks still faced by US and Israeli aircraft over Iran despite assertions from US President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that ...

Iran claimed it shot down a US A-10 aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report of Tasnim news agency. Citing the army public relations team, the report said the aircraft was targeted in waters south of and around the strategic waterway. The claim could not be independently verified. The A-10 is a US ground-attack aircraft designed for ...

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Tabith Awal has congratulated the triumphant national U-20 team on retaining the SAFF U-20 Men’s Championship title. Following a goalless regulation 90 minutes against neighbours India in the Maldives on Friday, the 2026 SAFF U-20 final rolled into penalties where Bangladesh prevailed 4-3 with Ronan Sullivan slotting home the decisive spot-kick with an ice-cool Panenka. ...

The State Minister for Youth and Sports, Aminul Haque prompted immediate praise and reward pledges as the Bangladesh Under-20 football team vanquished India 4-3 on penalties on Friday and retained the SAFF U-20 Championship title. The State Minister congratulated the young Tigers for their heroic triumph and announced financial incentives to honour their achievement. After a cagey 0-0 stalemate in ...

Owners of CNG, LPG and petrol pumps across the Sylhet division have called off their indefinite strike, bringing an end to uncertainty triggered by the sudden halt in fuel supply. Barrister Riasad Azim Haque Adnan, acting president of the Sylhet divisional committee of the Bangladesh Petroleum Dealers, Distributors, Agents and Petrol Pump Owners Association, disclosed the decision around 2:30am today ...