Current Affairs
Maritime ports asked to hoist cautionary signal No 3
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a low-pressure area has formed over the northwest and west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
One missing after boat hits Lalon Shah Bridge pillar in Pabna
One person remains missing after a boat carrying three people hit a pillar of Lalon Shah Bridge in the Padma River near Pakshi in Ishwardi of Pabna.
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by four wickets to reach Asia Cup final
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by four wickets in Dubai on Friday (September 11) to reach the Asia Cup final for the third straight time, setting up another title clash with India.
PM urges fact-based discourse in meeting with media, civil society figures
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged media, social media and civil society figures to avoid exaggeration and present national issues through logical, fact-based and balanced analysis.
5 notes found beside journalist Pulak Chatterjee’s body, verification underway
Police have recovered the hanging body of Pulak Chatterjee, 57, former Barishal bureau chief of the daily Samakal.
Madrasa teacher arrested in Chattogram over sodomy of student
Police have arrested a madrasa teacher, Hafez Md Rabiul Hasan (24), on charges of sodomising a nine-year-old madrasa student in Patiya, Chattogram.
Padma water near danger mark, char areas in Rajshahi submerged
The water level of the Padma River is rising rapidly in Rajshahi. At 6pm on Friday, the Padma was flowing at 17.26 metres, just 0.79 metres below the danger level. The river's danger level has been set at 18.05 metres.
Deputy Speaker to attend Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in South Africa
A five-member parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kaysar Kamal will leave Dhaka tonight to attend the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Fear of curtailing freedom of expression in draft of Cyber Security Act: TIB
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern that several provisions in the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026 may create major risks to the fundamental rights, freedom of speech and free expression of the people. The organisation has demanded rearrangement of the draft in the light of the opinions of relevant experts and stakeholders and international best practices.
Attempt to set businessman on fire over extortion refusal in Lakshmipur, 3 injured
Allegations have been raised that petrol was poured on a businessman's body and his business establishment, with an attempt to set them on fire, and that he was beaten after he refused to pay extortion in Lakshmipur. Three businessmen were injured in the incident. CCTV footage of the incident has spread on social media.