Khalidi was admitted to a London hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage

Four more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours until yesterday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 249 this year.

Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC) hosted the 2026 Graduation Ceremony of its signature leadership pro-grammes, Building Bridges through Leadership Training (BBLT) and BBLTJ, on September 29 at Krishibid Institution Bangladesh, Dhaka, said a press release.

The newly launched Cyber Police Unit will monitor social media, fact-check unverified or false information targeting individuals and, when necessary, issue “counter-narratives” through a nationwide structure extending to police stations.

Four children drowned in separate incidents in Satkhira and Gazipur over the past two days according to the report from our correspondents.

Police have arrested 25 people in four cases filed over clashes involving hawkers, police and city corporation officials during an eviction drive in Dhaka’s Mirpur.

Hundreds of passengers in Habiganj remained stranded since yesterday morning as an indefinite transport strike disrupted bus services within the district and to neighbouring areas.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday accused some political parties of trying to create anarchy in the country by exploiting untoward incidents, urging people to stay alert to those trying to mislead them.

An 80-metre stretch of a riverbank protection embankment in Faridpur’s Alfadanga collapsed within two months of being handed over, raising concerns over the quality of the Tk 12.86-crore work.

BNP reserved-seat lawmaker Ferdousy Ahmed resigned from parliament yesterday after her name surfaced in connection with the attack, looting and vandalism of the Radda MCH-FP health centre in Mirpur-1.

Twelve police personnel were injured during a gunfight with an armed extortion gang in Raozan upazila, Chattogram, on Wednesday night, leading to the arrest of a bullet-wounded suspect and the recovery of a cache of arms and ammunition.

“I found her after two months and 23 days,” said Ali Hossain, a 57-year-old resident of Bhangabari village in Manikganj’s Saturia upazila.

A Rohingya man from Kutupalong camp in Ukhiya was injured in a landmine blast inside Myanmar yesterday, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Chief of Army Staff General Waqar-Uz-Zaman yesterday directed all army personnel to perform their duties with professional competence, discipline and responsibility, while thanking the government and the prime minister for their continued support for the modernisation and capacity building of the Bangladesh Army.

Sending workers abroad in large numbers will bring little benefit to the country unless they are properly skilled, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury said yesterday.

A day after the “Shaheed Osman Hadi Hall” inscription was removed from the entrance to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall, neither the hall authorities nor Dhaka University administration has taken responsibility for the removal, amid pressure from different student groups.

Police recovered the body of a retired schoolteacher from a locked flat in Barishal city early yesterday, with her hands, legs and mouth tied.

The government yesterday decided to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port to an international operator, as it approved the draft concession agreement for the operation and maintenance of the much-talked-about terminal.

The government yesterday announced that a final gazette for 46 candidates left out of the 49th BCS (Special) education cadre, despite being recommended by the Public Service Commission, will be published on Monday.

Firms from Japan, China, India and Bangladesh are set to execute the construction of eight packages for Metro Rail Line-1 and -5 at a cost of Tk 58,477 crore.