Thursday, 17 September 2026, 09:21 am
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People suffer as transport workers block Dhaka-Barishal highway for 2 hrs
Online Desk: Road communication between Barishal and other parts of the country remained suspended for two hours as transport workers blocked Dhaka-Barishal highway protesting an attack on a bus driverread more
Bangladesh reports 11 more COVID-19 cases in 24hrs
Online Desk: Bangladesh reported 11 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Saturday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,049, according to the Directorateread more
3 more dengue patients die; 9 hospitalised in 24hrs
Online Desk: Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year.read more
Heatwave: Secondary edu institutions under Khulna and Rajshahi divs to remain closed Saturday
Online Desk: All secondary schools, colleges, madrasas and vocational educational institutions under Khulna and Rajshahi divisions will remain closed tomorrow (May 4) due to the continued heat wave across theread more
College student gang-rape in Natore: Fugitive death-row convict arrested from Dhaka airport
Online Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to death in a case filed over the gang-raped of a collegeread more
Bangladesh reports 10 COVID-19 cases in 24hrs
Online Desk: Bangladesh reported 10 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,050,038, according to the Directorateread more
A wild orangutan used a medicinal plant to treat a wound, scientists say
Online Desk: An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remediesread more
One held with 7 gold bars in Khulna
Online Desk: Police today arrested a youth along with seven gold bars weighing 783.50 grams worth around Taka 70 lakh from a bus in the city today. The arrested wasread more
Former attorney general Adv AJ Mohammad Ali dies
Online Desk: Former attorney general and also president of Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum A J Mohammad Ali passed away on Thursday. Mohammad Ali breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospitalread more
