Current Affairs
Oil tops $116 to Five-month high as Mideast supply risks mount
Fears of fresh conflict in the Middle East and disrupted fuel supplies have pushed crude oil prices to their highest level in five months.
Two-day tourism carnival begins in Kuakata
A two-day tourism carnival began in Kuakata here this morning.
City's markets, shopping malls return to previous schedule
Markets, shopping malls and shops across the capital will remain open from 11am to 8pm following the expiry of the temporary extension of shopping hours during Durga Puja.
22,000 Bangladesh passengers affected in Saudi flight disruption
A total of 141 flights from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and Dammam were cancelled between October 10 and the night of October 23, leaving 21,933 passengers in distress.
Gunmen open fire at singer Asif Akbar's car in Moghbazar
Shots have been fired at the personal car of singer and former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director Asif Akbar in Dhaka’s Moghbazar. He escaped harm because he was not in the car at the time.
3 killed as bus plunges into ditch on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
Three people were killed and 16 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj district early Saturday.
Locals set fire to women’s madrasa after alleged sexual assault of student
The director of a residential women’s madrasa in Pabna was handed over to police following allegations that he tried to rape a student. Later, after the incident became public, locals set fire to the madrasa building.
Bangladesh’s public debt ratio lower than those of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
Bangladesh’s public debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) is significantly lower than that of most South Asian countries. According to 2026 estimates based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bangladesh’s public debt is projected to stand at around 40 per cent of GDP. By comparison, the debt ratios of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan are considerably higher.
BB website remains offline amid global cyber alert
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has kept its website offline for a second consecutive day as a precautionary measure following a global cybersecurity alert, while its connections with commercial banks remain unaffected.
300 tourists evacuated safely as hotel catches fire in Cox’s Bazar
A fire broke out at The Sea Princess, a residential hotel at Sugandha Point in Cox’s Bazar, on Friday, with around 300 tourists staying at the hotel evacuated safely.