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An IndiGo flight from New Delhi caused a brief safety pause at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on May 13 after the crew reported seeing what they believed was a jackal near the taxiway. Flight 6E1103, an...
Dhaka, May 20 — Bangladesh police have detained a 23-year-old Hindu man in connection with an alleged desecration of the Quran in Mymensingh district, officials said Wednesday.
Dhaka, May 20 — Bangladesh Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman announced on Wednesday that his government will start work on both the Padma Barrage and the Teesta Barrage projects.
As preparations for Eid al-Adha ramp up in Bangladesh, two buffaloes near Dhaka have become unexpected local celebrities. Residents and visitors insist the animals bear striking resemblances to world leaders, and crowds...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) of Bangladesh has approved the Padma Barrage project, a major water-management scheme estimated to cost 345 billion taka. The decision was taken at an...
Approximately 5,000 Bangladeshi migrant workers in Lebanon have lost their jobs and face a dire situation after recent Israeli attacks, a rights group said on Wednesday. The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit...
Dhaka — Bangladesh's High Court on Sunday refused bail to Hindu monk Brahmachari Chinmoy Krishna Das, noting that he is currently being tried in a lower court in Chattogram in connection with the killing of a lawyer in...
Dhaka, April 6 — A petition has been filed in the High Court seeking a permanent ban on the ‘Mangal Shobhajatra’ procession held during Pahela Baishakh, according to BD News 24. The move has revived debate over the...
Dhaka, March 27, 2026 — The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance observed Ram Navami, the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Ram, with morning worship, a yajna and an aarti at 9:00 a.m. in the capital. At 11:00 a.m. a...
Dhaka, March 27 — At a state-organized program in Tanore Upazila marking Bangladesh’s 56th Independence Day and National Day on March 26, 2026, Member of Parliament Professor Mujibur Rahman (Rajshahi-1: Tanore-Godagari)...
At least 24 people were killed and several others are missing after a bus plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry at the Dauladia terminal in Rajbari district, officials said.
Dhaka, March 24 — Several petrol pumps across Dhaka remained closed Tuesday as shortages of petrol and octane left motorists searching for unreliable supplies. At one busy city station, operations were suspended in the...
