No sooner had the vehicle stopped at Ashtajungal village of Bayek union under Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria, two children first came with a makeshift raft and then elders came there wading through waist-deep water as volunteers of Bashundhara Shuvosangho went to the remote village to

The recent floods in Bangladesh have had a devastating impact on Feni and Noakhali districts. Over 90% of the population in these areas has been severely affected, with 48% of homes destroyed, according to Oxfam. The upstream water entered Parashuram’s Solia, Mirzanagar and

Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla was submerged due to continuous rainfall and flash floods coming from the upstream Tripura state of India. Lakhs of people across 13 unions, including the municipality, were left stranded in floodwaters, leading to severe shortages of food and drinking

Ten banks, of Bangladesh including six private commercial ones, had faced a provision shortfall of around Taka 31,549 crore in total at the end of June this year, according to latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB). The banks are National Bank, BASIC Bank, Agrani Bank, Rupali Bank,

Two persons, including a sexagenarian, were killed in two separate road accidents in Rajshahi and Naogaon districts on Friday (Sep 6). According to police, Lutfor Rahman Mollah, 70, a resident of Alenga village under Manda Upazila in Naogaon, was killed on the spot when he was dashed

A forum for professionals of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, named Sadharan Sonatani Peshajibi Forum (Saspefo), strongly protested and condemned the killing of a minor Bangladeshi girl Swarna Das at the Bangladesh-India border in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar district. The

Adani Power authorities have urged Bangladesh's interim government to expedite settlement of $800 million (around ₹6,714 crore) dues. At the same time Adani has pledged to maintain an uninterrupted power supply to Bangladesh, despite the country's current outstanding payments

Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said his interim government would pursue with India ways to resolve the differences over the long-pending Teesta water-sharing treaty as delaying it for years serves no purpose for either country. In an interview with PTI at his

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over two divisions; at a few places over four divisions and at one or two places over another two divisions with moderately heavy

Shirhan Sharif Tomal, son of former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, has been arrested with firearms and drugs. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Thursday night. An imported pistol, a magazine, four rounds of bullets, and 10 yaba

Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus is set to lead a team of seven people to the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York from September 22 to 29. Those who will accompany the Chief Adviser include his daughter Deena Afroz Yunus, Debapriya Bhattacharya

Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the self-proclaimed patriarch of the banking sector, brought the normal operations of private banks to a halt during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Starting from 2009, following the Awami League's rise to power, Mazumder allegedly misused his

Former finance minister of the Awami League government, A H M Mustafa Kamal, popularly known as Lotus Kamal, and his daughter Nafisa Kamal are being investigated for allegedly laundering approximately Tk25,000 crore and building a vast empire in Dubai.  Reports indicate that

Four people, including a child, were killed early Friday (September 6) morning when a bus collided with a microbus that had lost control over the steering in Chauddagram of Cumilla. The accident occurred around 6am in the Batisha Nanakara area of the upazila. The identities of the

The interim government has decided to turn Gonobhaban into a museum, keeping the memory of the student-led July uprising. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Advisory Council held at the Chief Adviser's Office with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair on

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh today lodged a formal protest with the Government of India regarding the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Moulvibazar. Shwarna Das of Juri Upazila in Moulvibazar was shot and killed by the BSF

The High Court today (Sept 5) issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to appoint a receiver to manage the companies of Beximco Group and to attach their properties.  The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice

A total of 92 Nobel laureates, including former US President Barack Obama, have congratulated Prof Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government. Apart from this, a total of 106 dignitaries from various professions, including elected

The Anti-discrimination Student Movement started the 'Shaheedi March' this afternoon across the country to honour the martyrs of the uprising marking one-month of the fall of the autocratic Awami League regime. The central march started from the base of the Raju Memorial

The chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government wants to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back home from India to face trial for “the kind of atrocities she has committed.” Prof Muhammad Yunus told the Indian news agency PTI in an interview in Dhaka that