September 2026

Four Policemen Arrested at Gambling Spot in Thakurgaon

Thakurgaon: Four police personnel were arrested from a gambling spot in an abandoned tin-shed building near the office of the superintendent of police (SP) of Thakurgaon early Tuesday. The arrestees are Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASI) Md Shahadat Zaman…

Dhaka Ranks 2nd Among World’s Most Polluted Cities

Dhaka: Dhaka ranked second among the world’s most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:50 am. The air quality was classified as ‘unhealthy’, indicating that pollutant levels had reached a level t…

Gulshan DC and OC Transferred to DMP Headquarters

Dhaka: Deputy Commissioner (Gulshan Division) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, M Tanvir Ahmed, and the Officer-in-Charge of Gulshan Model Police Station, Daud Hossain, have been withdrawn from their positions and reassigned to the DMP headquarters. The d…

Dilapidated Road Disrupts Life in Several Chapainawabganj Villages

Chapainawabganj: A journey that should take only a few minutes has turned into a test of patience and caution for residents of several villages in Shibganj upazila, as a roughly three-kilometre stretch of road remains riddled with potholes and damaged…

Trader Killed as Gas Cylinder Falls on Him at Kamrangirchar

Dhaka: A 55-year-old trader was killed after a gas cylinder fell on his head from a multi-storey building in the capital’s Kamrangirchar area on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Jamal, a resident of the Noorbagh area.

According to Unite…

Cabinet Committee Recommends Significant Fuel Oil Import for 2026

Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended in principle the import of an additional 695,000 metric tonnes of fuel oil, including gas oil and jet fuel, under the government-to-government (G2G) arrangement for September-December 20…