Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
AFP, Singapore
14 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
AFP
10 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
AFP, Nonthaburi
7 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur
5 August 2026 Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
Reuters, Bangkok
13 July 2026 Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
The Star, Petaling Jaya
5 July 2026 Crime & Justice
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
AFP, Vientiane
30 May 2026 Southeast Asia

2 crushed under train in Banani

Two persons are crushed under the wheels of a train in Banani of Dhaka. The deceased – 45 and 50 years – died on the spot when they were crushed near Senamalacha in Banani by a Chittagong bound train from Kamalapur around 8:15am, police said.
9 April 2016

Ethnic minority girl 'commits suicide'

An ethnic minority girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of her room in a hostel of Mymensingh Mahila
8 April 2016

More penalty for running coaching business sought

National Front of Teachers and Employees (NFTE), a platform of 11 organisations of teachers and education staff, yesterday demanded the
8 April 2016

Missing items of Gandhi Ashram recovered

Police recovered the missing items of Gandhi Ashram in Atrai upazila of Dinajpur and arrested two persons at Bhortetulia and Sahebganj
8 April 2016

Man found murdered in house in Joypurhat

A microbus driver was found dead with his throat slit in his house in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat yesterday.
8 April 2016

Road crashes kill 6

Six people were killed and 11 others injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday.
8 April 2016

ABM Musa's anniversary of death today

Today is the 2nd death anniversary of eminent journalist ABM Musa.
8 April 2016

Youth killed in Ctg over establishing supremacy

A fish seller who was “hacked and shot” by “rivals” in Sahebpara area of Chittagong city on Thursday night, died on the way to a hospital
8 April 2016

United Hospital conducts free health check-up camp

To observe the World Health Day, United Hospital conducted a free health check-up booth for patients at its lobby, said a press release.
8 April 2016

3 foreign firms offer aircraft to Biman for hajj flights

National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines has received offers from three companies to supply one wide-bodied aircraft for carrying
8 April 2016

Abducted boy rescued in Jessore

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday rescued an eight-year-old boy from Mathurapur village of Jessore, two days after he
8 April 2016

7-yr-old girl 'raped by tenth-grader' in Benapole

A seven-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old tenth-grader in Benapole of Jessore on Thursday.
8 April 2016

Free journalism training for female graduates begins at IJC

A two-week free training programme on journalism for female graduates began in the capital yesterday.
8 April 2016

2,640kg of jatka seized in 2 dists

Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized about 2,640kg of jatka (young hilsa) in separate drives in Chandpur and Munshiganj.
8 April 2016

Man arrested with phensedyl

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested an alleged drug trader with 1,033 bottles of phensedyl in Rehaichar area of
8 April 2016

One killed in AL factional clash

A man was killed and at least 10 others injured when followers of two Union Parishad chairman aspirants of the Awami League clashed in
8 April 2016

Newborn's body found in Moulvibazar

Police recovered the body of a newborn in Somshernagor Tea Garden area in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar yesterday.
8 April 2016

Dhaka city lane illegally made off-limits to vehicles

A 90-yard stretch of a road, in the capital's Shyamoli, has been illegally made off-limits to all types of vehicle.
8 April 2016

Tougher programme if power, gas prices go up

BNP yesterday threatened to announce tougher programme if the government increases gas and electricity prices, said Rizvi Ahmed, BNP
8 April 2016

Govt's failure will cause recurrence

Hundreds will suffer the fate of Comilla Victoria Government College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu if the government fails to try her
8 April 2016