Jamuna devours 78 houses in two weeks
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Natural disaster
Southern Chattogram reels under catastrophic floods
10 July 2026, 14:28 PM
Climate crisis
30,000 marooned in Habiganj as floods breach Khowai river embankment
10 July 2026, 13:50 PM
Climate crisis
‘Afraid to sleep every time it rains’
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Natural disaster
Floods, landslides killed 30 in 5 districts under Chattogram division: Minister
9 July 2026, 18:55 PM
Natural disaster
‘Afraid to sleep’: Rohingya families fear hillside collapse in Cox’s Bazar camps
9 July 2026, 18:43 PM
Natural disaster
Floods, cyclones caused Tk 41,200 crore losses in 2021-2025: Minister
9 July 2026, 17:31 PM
Natural disaster
Chattogram floods submerge 7,400 fish farms, ponds; losses hit Tk 39 crore
9 July 2026, 16:54 PM
Agriculture
19 dead, eight hurt in rain-triggered landslides in Ctg, Cox's Bazar since July 5
9 July 2026, 13:34 PM
Bangladesh
Five, including child, killed in Bandarban landslides
9 July 2026, 10:12 AM
Bangladesh
SC stays Tangail-4 by-polls process till Nov 2
The Supreme Court stays process for holding Tangail-4 by-polls till November 2.
27 October 2015, 07:58 AM
15 EC officials receive death threats
A suspected extortionist demands toll from 15 Election Commission officials and threatens to kill them or kidnap their children if his demand goes unheeded.
26 October 2015, 15:43 PM
Healthcare limps due to lack of doctors
The 250-bed Kushtia General Hospital cannot provide healthcare to the patients due to shortage of doctors and other staff, including technical ones.
17 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Stoppage of intercity trains at Panchbibi station demanded
People of Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat district have demanded stoppage of intercity trains at Panchbibi station.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
5 jailed for attacking house
A court here on Tuesday sentenced five people to jail for attacking a house in Sadar upazila in 2010.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
School kids save fellow from early marriage
Classmates saved a schoolgirl from child marriage in Bhandaria upazila town of the district on Tuesday.
14 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Mahmood for shared responsibility to protect disaster-hit people
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali demands shared responsibility of all states to protect the climate and disaster-induced displaced people and mitigate their misery.
14 October 2015, 08:36 AM
Awami League lawmaker Liton held
Detectives arrest a ruling Awami League MP Manzurul Islam Liton from the house of one of his relatives in Uttara of Dhaka in a case filed over shooting a 10-year-old boy in October 2.
14 October 2015, 06:16 AM
Human trafficker arrested
Law enforcers in a drive arrested a suspected human trafficker from Sonarpara area in Ukhiya upazila yesterday.
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM
War criminal SQ Chy to seek review of SC verdict
Condemned war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury is to file a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement that had upheld his death penalty for war crimes.
6 October 2015, 11:42 AM
7kg gold seized in Satkhira
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members recovers 60 gold bars weighing around seven kilograms in Kolaroa upazila of Satkhira.
2 October 2015, 11:36 AM
World headed for too-high 2.7 Celsius warming: experts
Earth could warm 2.7 degrees Celsius this century, warned a review Thursday which judged national carbon-cutting pledges insufficient to stave off worst-case-scenario predictions for climate change.
2 October 2015, 05:00 AM
New Zealand to create massive marine sanctuary
New Zealand unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments.
29 September 2015, 05:27 AM
‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Comilla cops
Alleged robber was killed and another injured in a 'gunfight' between their cohorts and detectives in Comilla Sadar upazila.
2 September 2015, 04:44 AM
Sections 57 (1), 86: HC terms writ petition premature
The High Court rejects a writ petition challenging Sections 57 (1) and 86 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) act, terming it premature as the government is considering some steps regarding the law.
30 August 2015, 08:30 AM
Five trafficked boys return from India
Five trafficked boys, who returned from India through Hili land port immigration post in Hakimpur upazila under the district yesterday, were handed over to their parents.
29 August 2015, 18:00 PM
UK to donate £3m for flood victims
Visiting British minister of state for International Development, Desmond Swayne, announces donation of 3 million pounds to help the flood affected people in Bangladesh.
25 August 2015, 08:54 AM
Elephant fact file
An elephant’s heart beats only 25 times a minute. Your heart usually beats between 60 to 80 times a minute
12 August 2015, 10:56 AM
Elephant conservation initiatives in Bangladesh
Government announces seven sanctuaries in the country—Chunti, Pablakhali, Teknaf, Sangu, Dudhpukuria-Dhopachhari and Fashiakhali and one national park (Kaptai national park) to conserve elephants and other wild life
12 August 2015, 10:53 AM
Human vs elephants
The main reason for declining elephant population is destruction of elephants habitat and food resources by humans.
12 August 2015, 10:48 AM