The Bangladesh Ship Recycling Board (BSRB) has suspended all operations of Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries following the tragic death of nine workers due to a gas leak inside the tank of an old ship in Bhatiary, Sitakunda, Chattogram.
A 19-year-old young woman has reportedly gone missing following a local arbitration session in Mymensingh's Nandail upazila, where an attempt was made to settle a gang rape incident locally for Tk 10 lakh. Neither her family nor the police have been able to confirm her current whereabouts.
Ahead of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's visit to Kishoreganj, the municipal authority has covered a massive pile of garbage accumulated over the past 20 years along a roadside with sand. While locals have long suffered from severe stench and environmental pollution caused by the dumping site, swift cleanup measures were undertaken specifically in anticipation of the Prime Minister's tour.
Additional police personnel have been deployed around the residence of Kushtia-3 (Sadar) Member of Parliament Amir Hamza in the Thanapara area following a violent clash between his supporters and activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad. The confrontation, which resulted in the vandalism of the MP's vehicle and left him injured, saw at least 10 people sustained injuries from both sides.
A letter seeking a long life and a safe return to the country for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been recovered from a traditional cauldron (deg) at the historic shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet.
A massive chambal tree that was uprooted onto a semi-concrete classroom building during a nor'wester has remained stuck on the roof of Sater Rashi Government Primary School in Sadarpur upazila of Faridpur for nearly four months, halting academic activities and disrupting normal functioning.