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Widowed housewife Sonia Begum was forced to take shelter beside her husband's grave with her two children in Uttar Laskarchala village of Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur after not being able to find a place in her in-laws' house. This incident has been strongly condemned and urgent administrative intervention has been demanded by Youth Action for Social Change (YASC) Rajshahi chapter President Md. Shamiul Alim Shaon.
Apple has launched the iPhone 17e, its most affordable model in the iPhone 17 lineup, priced at $599. The new device brings several premium upgrades, including MagSafe support, 256GB base storage, and the latest A19 chip.
The mixed-reality space is getting another push forward as Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset receives a new update powered by Google’s Android XR platform, introducing an experimental feature that can convert standard 2D content into immersive 3D-like visuals.
Bangladesh’s power policy is caught in a costly contradiction. The state continues to spend enormous sums subsidising electricity, with Tk 37,000 crore allocated for power subsidy in FY2025-26 after the revised figure for FY2024-25 rose to Tk 62,000 crore. Yet even as the country struggles under a subsidy-heavy, import-dependent power model, it continues to make renewable adoption more difficult than sound judgment would suggest.
Law enforcement agencies have been unable to arrest any suspect in the mob beating and murder of Pir Shamim Reza Jahangir in Daulatpur, Kushtia, as of Saturday evening, April 18. Locals allege that identified suspects are openly moving around the area, increasing public fear and anger. Since the incident, the victim's family has been suffering from insecurity, fearing another mob attack.
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Bangladesh players for maintaining a slow over rate in the second ODI against New Zealand, just ahead of the series-deciding third match.
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has formed a four-member committee to review applications for the appointment of the new head coach of the senior men’s national team.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the squad for the first two matches of the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand. Selectors have put together a youthful side, resting experienced pacers, while Abdul Gaffar Saqlain has received his first call-up to the national T20 team.
Tennis stars dominated this year's Laureus World Sports Awards, often regarded as the 'Oscars of sport'. Carlos Alcaraz was named Sportsman of the Year while Aryna Sabalenka won Sportswoman of the Year. Barcelona's Spanish winger Lamine Yamal won the Best Young Player award.
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is currently being run by an 11-member ad-hoc committee led by Tamim Iqbal. The National Sports Council (NSC) dissolved the BCB governing body led by Aminul Islam on April 7 and tasked the ad-hoc committee with organising elections within 90 days.
Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets to level the three-match ODI series 1-1. The hosts chased down the target of 199 runs in just 35.3 overs at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. They had 87 balls in hand.
Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump’s unilateral announcement to extend the ceasefire, calling it “meaningless” and warning of a possible military response if provoked.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the United States’ decision to extend the ceasefire, according to a statement by UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.
US President Donald Trump has extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, hours before it was due to expire.
Jubo Mohila League leader Mosammat Shilpi Begum, who was arrested along with her one-and-a-half-month-old child in a case filed at Tejgaon Police Station under the Explosives Act, has been released from prison.
The verification and scrutiny of nomination papers for the reserved women’s seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad begin today (April 22).
At least five people have been injured in a clash between activists of BNP and the National Citizen Party (NCP) over the submission of a schedule for leasing a ghat in Fatulla, Narayanganj.
Clashes broke out between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Islami Chhatra Shibir at Government City College in Chattogram in multiple rounds. The two groups faced off on Tuesday morning, and again in the afternoon, resulting in stone pelting and attacks with sticks.
Ride-sharing platform Uber is reportedly sending phantom bills to customers under the pretext of settling outstanding dues for trips taken approximately five to six months ago. Furthermore, Uber has shown a reluctance to address customer complaints concerning these bills. Consequently, users in Dhaka find themselves trapped by Uber's ghost bills.
When two-and-a-half-year-old Nusayba from Chatmohar in Pabna passed away on March 12, her father received a call from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital exactly four days later. He was informed that a bed had been allocated for Nusayba. This ‘posthumous call’ regarding a bed for a deceased child is a significant indictment of our governance in the 21st century. The same unfortunate situation has occurred with Nahid from Terokhadia and 10-month-old Jihad from Durgapur, who have been denied access to a mechanical ventilator despite waiting endlessly. The disheartening admission from the medical team indicates that there have been 53 deaths in the past two and a half months; of these, 44 young lives were lost prematurely in the two weeks from March 10 to 24 due to insufficient intensive monitoring. The greatest irony of progress is that just a few kilometers away from where children are dying daily due to inadequate treatment, a modern specialized children's hospital with 200 beds, constructed at a cost of approximately Tk35 crore in the Ghora Chattar (Behrampur) area of the metropolis, has been fully operational since 2023. Despite having state-of-the-art facilities, including 56 intensive monitoring beds and a central oxygen system, the hospital is awaiting approval for its manpower structure (organogram) due to bureaucratic delays. This official inaction has become more significant than the lives of children today. It is particularly astonishing that the 12-bed child intensive monitoring center currently functioning in the main hospital lacks official approval; it is being operated under its own special management. Is a file concerning a manpower structure on the administrative desk of a state capable of executing large-scale projects worth thousands of crores of taka more important than the lives of 44 children?
Bangladesh’s power policy is caught in a costly contradiction. The state continues to spend enormous sums subsidising electricity, with Tk 37,000 crore allocated for power subsidy in FY2025-26 after the revised figure for FY2024-25 rose to Tk 62,000 crore. Yet even as the country struggles under a subsidy-heavy, import-dependent power model, it continues to make renewable adoption more difficult than sound judgment would suggest.
Bangladesh has expressed strong interest in expanding energy cooperation with Canada’s Saskatchewan province, focusing on conventional energy, clean technologies, and emerging sectors such as small modular reactors (SMRs).
The BNP delegation, currently visiting China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC), today held meetings with Chinese Vice President Han Zheng and CPC International Department Head Liu Haixing.
Just days after Bollywood star Deepika Padukone announced she is expecting her second child, Tollywood actress Puja Banerjee has also shared the happy news. Puja Banerjee announced her pregnancy through an emotional video post on social media. Her husband, Kunal Verma, was also seen in the video. The couple expressed their immense joy about this new chapter in their lives.
Stepping outside feels like the sun is pouring fire on your head. In this extreme heat, there is not just discomfort but hidden danger. Doctors warn that as temperatures rise, so does the risk of heatstroke. This is not just an illness — if not treated in time, it can be fatal.
The country’s foreign exchange reserves have increased further, reaching $35.13 billion, according to the central bank.
