Sylhet Office : Four members of a same family, including two children, were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Sylhet’s Golapganj upazila early Sunday. The deceased were identified as Riyaz Uddin, 50, his wife Rahima Begum, their daughter Samia Khatun, 15, and son Abbas Uddin, 13. According to locals, the incident occurred around 2:00 AM at Bakhtiarghat ...

A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal stabbing of a woman in Croydon. Police were called to Frith Road at 09:07hrs on Saturday, 31 May following reports of a stabbing. Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, who treated two injured people at the scene. A woman in her 20s sadly died at the ...

LaLiga side Real Madrid topped the list of the most valuable soccer teams in the world for the fourth year in a row with a valuation of $6.6 billion, business magazine Forbes has said, reports Reuters. Real became the first soccer club to bring in a billion dollars in a single year after they posted a record $1.13 billion in ...

Hamas on Saturday said it had responded to a ceasefire proposal from US envoy Steve Witkoff, saying 10 living hostages would be freed from Gaza as part of the deal, reports AFP. The Palestinian militant group did not explicitly say it had accepted the version of the proposal it received on Thursday, which reportedly included a provision for the release ...

Continuous rainfall and upstream mountain runoff from India have caused rising water levels in four rivers of Moulvibazar district. The Juri River is currently flowing 102 centimeters above the danger level. Additionally, the water levels in the Monu, Dhalai and Kushiyara rivers have also increased. If the rain continues, there is a potential risk of flooding. Since early morning on ...

The government has announced another round of fuel price adjustments, reducing the prices of diesel, petrol, and octane while increasing the price of kerosene. The new rates, effective from June 1, were published in a notification by the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources on Saturday. According to the latest pricing: diesel has been reduced by Tk 2, now ...

The prosecution is set to formally file charges against former ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (June 1) at the International Crimes Tribunal over allegations of crimes against humanity related to July Mass Uprising. Prosecutor Gazi MH Tamim has said that the trial proceedings may be broadcast live on BTV Sunday, subject to the tribunal’s permission. “Formal charges against ...

In just three hours of heavy rain, most of Sylhet city was flooded, causing serious waterlogging and immense suffering for residents. The rainwater reached knee to waist level in several neighborhoods, paralyzing normal life. The Osmani Medical College Hospital in Sylhet, was similarly inundated, resulting in considerable distress for both patients and medical personnel. Although the sky remained overcast throughout ...

Environment Aviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday urged the youth to shun the lure of power, financial irregularities and corruption. Instead, she urged them to dedicate themselves to serve the nation. Rizwana Hasan made this comment while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion titled “Manifesto Talk: Youth, Environment and Climate”at the Department of Environment in the capital. Rizwana ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left Tokyo on Saturday (May 31) for home, wrapping up his four-day official tour to Japan. He departed from Narita International Airport for Dhaka at 11:20AM (Tokyo time) on a flight of Singapore Airlines, concluding his very successful trip, his Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder. He said Prof Yunus is scheduled to reach ...