Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘very unhealthy’
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked third among the world’s most polluted cities this morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 296 [Read More…]
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Over 450 shelters destroyed in fire at Ukhiya Rohingya camp
A devastating fire ripped through Block D of Rohingya Camp-16 in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, early Tuesday, gutting more than 450 shanties and rendering hundreds of [Read More…]
Police Review: 71 of 645 Minority-Related Incidents Had Communal Elements in 2025
A yearlong review of official police records has found that the majority of incidents affecting minority communities in 2025 were criminal in nature rather than [Read More…]
Homeless Man Held Over Serial Killings in Savar
This is not fiction or a thriller film. Over the past six months in Savar, a man allegedly murdered five people at night, burned their [Read More…]
Ziaur Rahman’s 90th birth anniversary
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is observing the 90th birth anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman on Monday with due respect. Born [Read More…]
BGB deployed outside EC Building
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed outside the Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka, amid a protest by leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi [Read More…]
Tarique Rahman Ranks Ahead of Trump in Facebook Discussion Index
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has secured a position in the global Top 100 list of Facebook figures based on online discussion and content activity. According [Read More…]
Govt withdraws bonded facility for 10–30 count yarn in RMG sector
The government has directed the withdrawal of bonded warehouse facilities for the import of 10 to 30-count yarn used in the export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) [Read More…]
Trump’s ‘board of peace’ appears to seek wider mandate beyond Gaza
United States President Donald Trump has begun to invite world leaders and other prominent figures to be part of his so-called “board of peace”, reportedly [Read More…]
Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000: Rights group
More than 3,000 people have died in Iran’s nationwide protests, rights activists said today (17 January), while a “very slight rise” in internet activity was [Read More…]
