Sylhet Office : Police detained the prime suspect in connection with the murder of an elderly couple and their teen domestic help in Sylhet city’s Raynagar earlier today. The arrestee, Babul Miah, 40, painted houses for a living, said police. The victims are MA Sattar, 82, his wife Suraiya Begum, 72, and their help, Tahmina, 15. Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) ...

Sylhet Office : An elderly couple and their 25-year-old domestic worker were found dead at their home in Sylhet city’s Raynagar area this morning (12 August), with police suspecting that they were murdered. The victims were identified as Abdus Sattar Mia, 90, his wife Suraiya Begum, 75, and their domestic worker Tahmina, 25. Police detained a suspected person, identified as ...

With Bangladesh’s intense heat and year-round sunshine, sunscreen has become more than a beauty product-it is an everyday essential. Yet a recent international controversy has reminded consumers that choosing the right sunscreen is just as important as applying it regularly. For many Bangladeshis, comfort plays a key role in daily sunscreen use. Some products feel greasy or sticky, while others ...

Speakers at a sit-in programme on Wednesday alleged that restricting journalists from entering the courtrooms of the Supreme Court, including the Appellate Division, is unconstitutional and violates the public’s fundamental right to information. They – mainstream journalists and leaders of different journalist organisations also demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Chief Justice’s decision to block journalists’ access to the courtrooms ...

Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Health Affairs S M Ziauddin Hyder has said the government is trying to revamp the health sector and is working towards that goal. “The government has already increased the budget for the health sector. The health sector was politicised over the past 17 years. As a result, the sector is in an imbalanced state. We ...

American businessman Josh Kushner and former Disney executive Bob Iger are purchasing the Los Angeles Lakers for a record-breaking price of $12.5 billion, ESPN reported on Wednesday. Per the network, the duo purchased controlling interest from Mark Walter, who bought a controlling interest in the team from the Buss family for $10 billion in October 2025. The NBA Board of ...

Bangladesh joined the “Home Show Brazil 2026” in Sao Paulo on Tuesday to expand its export market across South America. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) and the Bangladesh Embassy in Brasilia, Brazil, are managing the country’s participation at the Distrito Anhembi venue. The trade show concludes on 13 August. Four Bangladeshi companies—Zihan Plastic Industries, Mother Tannery, Rainbow Jute, and Classical ...

Bangladesh and the Maldives have discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in tourism, human resources and investment during a meeting between Bangladesh’s Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir and Maldivian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shiuneen Rasheed. The Maldivian envoy paid a courtesy call on Humayun Kabir at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, on Wednesday afternoon. During the ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday rejected a bail petition filed on behalf of actor Ashraful Haque Don, who was arrested days ago in a case filed over the murder of popular actor Salman Shah. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Islam passed the order after the hearing, court sources said. Earlier in the day, Don’s lawyers, including M Faridul Islam and ...

Load-shedding has reached an unbearable level in Sylhet, with power cuts occurring almost every hour in the city and electricity unavailable for nearly half the day in some rural areas. The frequent outages, coupled with intense heat since yesterday, have left residents frustrated. The heat and load-shedding continued today (11 August), making it difficult for people to stay at home. ...