Current Affairs
9 killed in fire at residential building in New Delhi
At least nine people were killed after a major fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in the Vivek Vihar area of New Delhi.
World Press Freedom Day today
The world is observing World Press Freedom Day on Sunday (May 3), highlighting the importance of media freedom across the globe.
49 MPs from reserved women’s seats to take oath today
The newly elected members of parliament from the reserved women’s seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad will take oath on Sunday (May 3).
8 killed, 12 injured in truck-pickup van collision in Sylhet
At least eight people were killed and 12 others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van in southern Sylhet early Sunday (May 3).
Over 43,000 pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for Hajj, 7 dies
A total of 43,019 pilgrims from the country have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia on 108 Hajj flights, according to the latest official bulletin released on Sunday (May 3).
Four-day DC Conference to begin today
The four-day Deputy Commissioners’ (DC) Conference begins in Dhaka on Sunday (May 3), with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman set to inaugurate the event.
Body of slain Bangladeshi student on it's way to Dhaka
The remains of Bangladeshi PhD student Zamil Ahmed Limon, who was killed in Florida, will reach Dhaka at 8:40am on May 4 (Monday).
Relentless rain inundates all 33 wards of Rangpur city, 3,000 families stranded
Continuous heavy rainfall from Friday night through Saturday morning has inundated all 33 wards of Rangpur city, leaving at least 3,000 families waterlogged and disrupting daily life across low-lying areas.
Iran submits 14-point counterproposal to US to end war
Iran has presented a 14-point counterproposal to the United States aimed at ending the ongoing conflict that began with joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory on February 28, according to Iranian media reports.
Farmer dies after seeing paddy submerged in heavy rain
A farmer from Brahmanbaria died after seeing his paddy submerged in heavy rain. The incident took place in the haor area of Rampur village in Goalnagar union of Nasirnagar upazila on Saturday morning.