Current Affairs
80-year-old man held over rape attempt on minor Girl in Cumilla
Police in Cumilla have detained an 80-year-old man over allegations that he attempted to rape a seven-year-old girl after taking her into a room in Manoharganj upazila.
Teenage boy makes remote-controlled plane with tiffin money
A 15-year-old boy in northern Bangladesh has attracted attention by building and flying a remote-controlled aircraft of his own design, using money he saved from his daily lunch allowance.
Rail communication with Sylhet restored after 4 hours
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was restored after about four hours. Rail movement became normal after six coaches of the intercity Paharika Express lying in Lawachara forest were recovered around 5:30pm on Friday, October 2.
Former Jubo Dal leader arrested in Radda attack case
Police have arrested Nur Alam, former joint general secretary of Shah Ali Thana Jubo Dal, in connection with the attack, vandalism and looting at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in the capital's Mirpur-1. With this, the number of arrests in the incident has reached 16.
President mourns death of Toufique Imrose Khalidi
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the death of Toufique Imrose Khalidi, chief editor of Bdnews24.com. In a condolence message on Friday, he sought forgiveness for the soul of Toufique Imrose Khalidi and expressed deep sympathy for the members of the bereaved family.
Toufique Imrose Khalidi's contribution to media professionalism important: State Minister
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasher Khan Chowdhury has expressed deep grief over the death of Toufique Imrose Khalidi, chief editor of Bdnews24.com. In a condolence message on Friday, he sought forgiveness for the soul of Toufique Imrose Khalidi.
Identities of 7 killed in bus-autorickshaw collision in Mymensingh identified
Police have identified the seven people killed in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh. Four of the deceased are from the same family. Among them are three men, three women and one child.
3 hanging bodies recovered across capital in one day
Police have recovered three hanging bodies in separate incidents in the capital's Demra, Kamrangirchar and Banshal. The deceased in these incidents on Thursday are Mosammat Popi (35) of Demra, Swapna Begum (38) of Kamrangirchar and Hashem (48) of Banshal.
2 injured in hand bomb explosions in Chapainawabganj
Two people have been injured in three hand bomb explosions centring a bid to establish dominance in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila. Police have recovered 11 more unexploded hand bombs from the scene.
Rain likely in Sylhet-Chattogram
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has informed that there is a possibility of rain in many places of Sylhet and Chattogram divisions of the country. At the same time, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind may occur at some places of Mymensingh and Barishal divisions and at one or two places of Rangpur, Dhaka and Khulna divisions.