A large-screen broadcasting of the football World Cup final was cancelled at the eleventh hour in Jessore on Sunday night following strong opposition from a group of local Muslim congregants. The incident took place at the central Jashore Eidgah ground.
A powerful tornado lasting just 40 seconds has left at least 20 houses destroyed in Sonagazi Upazila of Feni district. More than 100 trees were uprooted or damaged, while four electricity poles collapsed, affecting 35 families.
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman informed the Jatiya Sangsad today (7 July) that more than 46 lakh cases including some 18 lakh civil cases are currently pending in the country's courts.
Six young men from Monohorganj upazila in Cumilla have allegedly been abducted by a human trafficking network in Libya while attempting to reach Italy in search of better economic opportunities. The traffickers are demanding a total ransom of Tk15crore (approximately Tk25 lakh per victim) for their release. Family members say they have received videos showing the victims being brutally tortured in an attempt to force payment.
Two youths have fallen ill after drinking methanol at a wedding party in Konabari, Gazipur. They died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment on Sunday (July 19). The accused has been absconding since the incident.
A quack who was injured in a snake bite while catching a cobra in Bheramara, Kushtia, has left the hospital without completing full treatment.