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A fire broke out at a garment factory in the Degir Chala area of Gazipur this afternoon.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested 439 people in raids in various police station areas of the capital in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 31 cases were filed.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested 40 active members of the banned Awami League during raids across the capital over the past 24 hours, police said Wednesday (September 30).
When I received a telephone call from a well-wisher in New York, it was about 7am in the United States. At that hour, I typically escort my child to school, so I was unable to answer the call. When I returned the call shortly thereafter, the individual on the other end inquired, "Brother, have you heard the news?" "What news?" I responded.
October seems to be a silent bridge of seasonal change. The wet scent of the monsoon still lingers in the air, white autumn clouds float in the sky; yet within the northern wind is the tune of winter's arrival. Sometimes the sharp sting of sunshine, sometimes sudden splashes of rain, and at other times the sight of the river's breast covered in morning mist — October is passing in the colours of diversity.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius has shattered Chris Gayle’s long-standing record for the highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket, smashing an unbeaten 188 for the Titans against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge.
Yet another special honour is set to be added alongside numerous achievements in Lionel Messi's football career. Ahead of his probable farewell match for the national team, Argentina's University of Buenos Aires has decided to award Messi its highest honorary doctorate degree.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalised the groupings for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh has been placed in Group 'B'. In this group, Bangladesh's companions are England, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Along with them, another team coming through the qualifiers will be added.
Bangladesh's final group-stage match of the FIFA ASEAN Cup also turned out like a nightmare. After conceding six goals in the first half, Indonesia found the net three more times in the second half. In the end, Hamza Choudhury's team finished the tournament with a heavy 9-2 defeat.
Argentina began life beyond Lionel Messi with a commanding 4-0 victory over Bolivia, as new captain Cristian Romero led the world champions to a comfortable win at the Mario Alberto Kempes Stadium.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-shortened men’s cricket semifinal at the Asian Games on Thursday (October 1), ending Litton Das’s side’s hopes of reaching the final.
Student protests over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms and deteriorating school buildings have escalated into violent clashes with riot police across France, disrupting hundreds of schools and leading to 1,747 arrests in a single day.
Delhi Police detained more than 700 people from Jantar Mantar and surrounding areas on Friday, October 2, centring protests against the Chief Election Commissioner. Among them were Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and members of various student organisations.
The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Houthi group of carrying out a drone attack on a power distribution station in the holy city of Medina, while the Houthis have rejected the allegation as fabricated.
Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP, Jubo Dal and Metropolitan West Chatra Dal committees have been declared dissolved. At the same time 14 persons of various levels of BNP, Chatra Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Sramik Dal have been expelled.
Salauddin Ammar, general secretary of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), lost the ‘Sathi’ post of Islami Chhatra Shibir one year ago over allegations of moral degradation including ‘post-trading’.
Bangladesh Youth Union has strongly condemned an "attack" at the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD during a representatives' meeting and the subsequent arrest of 289 leaders, activists and supporters in a police operation.
Mirza Faisal Amin, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, filed his nomination papers on Sunday (September 27), entering the race for the seat vacated after his elder brother, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, left Parliament to assume the presidency.
When I received a telephone call from a well-wisher in New York, it was about 7am in the United States. At that hour, I typically escort my child to school, so I was unable to answer the call. When I returned the call shortly thereafter, the individual on the other end inquired, "Brother, have you heard the news?" "What news?" I responded.
Bangladesh produces thousands of engineers every year, but too few are trained to answer a basic question for the country’s progress: how do we stop important systems from breaking down?
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has described the overall state of Bangladesh-India relations as "completely positive". He also expressed hope that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to India will take place at a mutually convenient time for both countries.
Bangladesh has stepped up efforts to attract technology investment and build strategic partnerships with Silicon Valley companies, with a high-level delegation holding talks with leading CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors in California.
Hollywood actress Florence Pugh has spoken publicly about a sexual assault case filed by a former student of Cornell University in the United States. At the same time, she alleged that although she tried to post about the case on her Instagram account, she faced obstacles in publishing it.
International Coffee Day is being observed on October 1, celebrating one of the world’s most popular beverages and recognising the millions of farmers, workers, producers, traders and others whose efforts bring coffee from farms to consumers.
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has ordered an explanation for the high retail price of Malta and called for urgent steps to boost imports and stabilise the market.
