A 260-foot bridge constructed through community initiative and self-funding has been inaugurated over the Sonai River, linking Gangpar Noakut in Chhatak with Shah Arefin Bazar in Companiganj, easing long-standing communication difficulties for local residents. The bridge was inaugurated on Sunday afternoon with prayers attended by people from both sides of the riverbank. For years, residents of the area depended on ...

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Monday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh reported 1,092 new suspected measles cases and 93 confirmed infections in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number of ...

With rising temperatures and increasingly intense heatwaves in Bangladesh, parents are facing a growing challenge-how to keep children comfortable, safe, and stylish during extreme summer weather. Children are especially vulnerable to heat because their bodies heat up faster than adults, making clothing choices an important part of protecting their health during hot and humid days. In extreme heat, the first ...

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on Monday paid tribute to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the Second World War by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. The foreign minister laid the wreath at the historic memorial in the Russian capital this morning as part of his official visit to Russia, according to the ...

Experts said at a roundtable in Dhaka on Monday that the climate crisis has become a critical policy challenge for labour, public health and the economy. Organised on the occasion of World Environment Day 2026, the discussion warned that without effective adaptation measures, the country’s ready-made garment sector – and the broader regional industry – could suffer export losses of ...

Bangladesh will look to make history when they open a three-match One Day International series against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday, with the hosts carrying genuine belief that this could be the moment they finally get the better of one of the game’s great powers. The two sides last met in a bilateral ODI ...

India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West Bengal last month, according to official statistics. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in elections in the eastern border state of more than 100 million people, promising to “detect, delete and deport” illegal migrants. India shares a long ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the country’s trade deficit increased by nearly $8 billion over the last five fiscal years, reaching $24.16 billion in the FY 2024-2025 from US$ 16.24 billion in FY 2020-2021 due to wrong policies of the previous governments. “The country’s trade deficit has widened due to wrong policies pursued ...

Indian actress Taapsee Pannu has never been the kind of actress to stay quiet about the things that matter and this week, she has spoken about something that far too many women in the film industry have experienced but rarely say out loud. Ageism. And the way it quietly, systematically, shuts women out of opportunities the moment they cross a ...

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have intensified security measures along the Bishwamvarpur border in Sunamganj to prevent push-in attempts and illegal crossing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF). In addition, to strengthening border patrols and intelligence surveillance, authorities have launched public awareness campaigns and are making announcements through loudspeakers in border areas to alert local residents. The heightened security ...