With the national election approaching near, political leaders will try to chip in every possible incident to stay relevant and maximise their time on the screen. But during a tragedy like this, being ...

What becomes clear from every tragedy in Bangladesh is that safety procedures are not given the priority they require. And that is because human lives are not seen as precious as they ought to be ...

Although the ruling, delivered Wednesday (23 July) in The Hague, Netherlands, is advisory and non-binding, legal experts believe it will carry significant weight and could reshape international ...

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When TBS met Jihan at the school’s main gate today (23 July), fear was written all over his face. As a commercial aircraft passed overhead, he instinctively looked to the sky – startled and anxious.

A total of 29 persons were killed in the incident till now, said a handout of PID. The bodies of six persons have been kept at the morgues of Combined Military Hospital, while body of one person is at ...

In a message to journalists today (23 July), the ISPR director acknowledged that many are unknowingly believing unverified information about the death toll.

A specialised team of doctors from India arrived in Dhaka this evening (23 July) to treat the burn victims of fighter jet crash in Uttara's Milestone School and College. They arrived at 9:30pm, said ...

Police have filed a case against around 1,200 unidentified individuals over allegations of vandalism, causing damage and attempted murder during a student protest inside the Bangladesh Secretariat ...

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (Bepza) has reinforced its pivotal role in the country's export landscape, accounting for 17.03% of total national exports in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ...

In this situation, there is no shortage of blood for any blood group and there is no possibility of such a situation arising. Everyone is being assured of this and if anyone needs blood of any such ...

Students and parents say that had the coaching not been scheduled, the number of casualties could have been significantly lower ...