Four killed in Dhaka hotel fire
Four people were killed as a six-storey multi-use building in the capital鈥檚 Shahjadpur area caught fire on Monday.
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Israel suspends aid to Gaza as first phase of truce ends
Israel said on Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with deadly attacks reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire...
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after 40yrs
Outlawed Kurdish militants on Saturday declared a ceasefire with Turkey following a landmark call by jailed the Kurdistan Workers鈥� Party leader Abdullah Ocalan asking the group to disband and end more than four decades of armed struggle.
Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages鈥� bodies
Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal...
Beyond the ceasefire deal
ISRAEL and the聽Palestinian聽movement Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, bringing a pause to Israel鈥檚 ruthless 15-month onslaught on the enclave that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians. The agreement came ino force on January 19. On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president. On January 7, the president-elect Donald Trump...
Fire at Purana Paltan brought under control
The fire that raged through the fourth and fifth floors of a multi-storyed building in Purana Paltan area in Dhaka on early Wednesday was brought under control after two hours of efforts...
Gaza ceasefire faces hurdle but not collapsing yet: analysts
Gaza鈥檚 fragile five-week truce faces a major hurdle with Israel鈥檚 refusal to release Palestinian prisoners, but analysts say the ceasefire is likely to hold as Washington pushes for its extension.
Tourists discouraged from visiting fire-ravaged Sajek for safety reasons
The local administration in Rangamati has discouraged tourists from visiting the fire-ravaged Sajek Valley for safety reasons...
30 resorts burnt to ashes in Sajek
At least 30 resorts and cottages were burnt to ashes in a massive fire which broke out at Sajek, a popular tourist spot in Rangamati鈥檚 Baghaichhari upazila, on Monday.
Munshiganj General Hospital catches fire, no casualty, injury reported
A fire broke out at the fifth floor of the six-storey Munshiganj General Hospital on Sunday night...
150 shanties, 20 garages, sawmill burnt in fire at Karail, Khilgaon
Several hundred people became homeless and a sawmill and about 20 motor garages were burnt in two fire incidents at Karail slum and Khilgaon in the capital of Friday night and early Saturday.
Fire breaks out at Khilgaon
A fire broke out at a sawmill in Taltaola intersection area of Khilgaon in Dhaka on Friday.
Fire destroys 12 shops in Chandpur鈥檚 Matlab
At least 12 shops were gutted in a fire at a local market in Matlab Dakshin upazila of Chandpur early Friday, said Fire Service.
Two captivities, one story
SINCE January 20, 2025, the world has closely watched the exchange of captives between Israel and Hamas. This ceasefire 鈥� despite its fragility and Israel鈥檚 repeated violations 鈥� took effect on January 19, 2025. It marks a critical moment that underscores the immense physical and psychological toll the genocide has inflicted on both sides. The first swap saw 3 Israelis...
FSIB organises school banking campaign
First Security Islami Bank PLC Feni branch organised 鈥楽chool Banking Campaing鈥� at the Shaheen Academy School and College premises at Feni on Thursday.
Child dies as fire destroys home in Kurigram
A five-year-old girl died as fire gutted a house at West Sukhdeb village under Rajarhat in Kurigram on Friday....
Elderly woman dies in Magura fire
A 60-year-old woman was burned to death while cooking in her kitchen in Chaychar village under Sadar upazila in Magura on Friday...
3 brokerage firms get FIX certification
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday awarded financial information exchange certification, or FIX certification, to three brokerage houses to help them offer value-added services to their investors...
New push to salvage Gaza truce
Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire on Wednesday, a Palestinian source said, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Plastic recycling factory catches fire at Dhaka鈥檚 Kadamtoli
Fire has gutted valuables at a plastic recycling factory in the capital鈥檚 Kadamtoli area on Tuesday morning...
Police use baton, sound grenades, teargas on recommended pry teachers
Police charged batons, and fired sound grenades and teargas shells and sprayed water through canons on protesting recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, to disperse them from a Dhaka city road Monday afternoon...
Couple killed in Ctg fire
A couple was killed and three others, including their two children, sustained injuries in their respiratory tracts as their tin-shed dwelling house caught fire at Haji Zafar Saudagar Colony under Kotwali Police Station in Chattogram city Monday morning...
Leather warehouse in Natore burnt in fire
A fire, which broke out at a leather warehouse, brunt down valuables, including rawhides at Banbelgharia in Natore district town on Friday night...
Fire breaks out in Mirpur slums
Fire broke out at Tekpara slums of Mirpur-14 early Tuesday but no causalities were reported in the incident...
15 freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in Turkey
Fifteen Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire have arrived in Turkey, foreign minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday...
Juba Dal leader set bus on fire for extortion
A passenger bus was burnt at Pabna Sadar early Saturday allegedly by a former local Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader for not paying Tk 20,000 as extortion money...
Couple burnt to death in Noakhali
A couple was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at their kitchen in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district....
Life expectancy of Palestinians
THE idea of a ceasefire is as old as the idea of war. In old records, one reads of halts in firing for humans to eat or sleep. Rules of combat developed out of an understanding that both sides had to rest or refresh themselves. Sometimes, this understanding included the lives of animals...
Special exhibition 鈥楥rossfire鈥� held at Drik
Drik on Wednesday organised a special one-day photography exhibition titled Crossfire by photographer, journalist, and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, at Drik Gallery in the capital...