Saturday | 4 July 2026 | Reg No- 06
Staff Correspondents covers general assignment for Daily Observer Online edition, as a member of reporting team.
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The quake occurred at 1:05pm local time (10:05am Bangladesh time). The USGS said its epicentre was at a depth of 10 kilometres, about 136 kilometres northeast
Iran has begun the first phase of the official janaza for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli airstrike.On Friday morning July 3, 2026, his body, along with those of his companions, was brought to Tehran’s
Bangladesh may experience flooding in the Brahmaputra and Meghna river basins during July and August due to heavy rainfall in upstream areas, Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warned on Friday.Sardar Uday Raihan, Executive Engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board’s
Chinese authorities have concluded that last week's light aircraft crash into a 108-storey building in central Beijing was caused by the pilot's personal issues.Officials in Beijing's Chaoyang District said on Wednesday that a comprehensive investigation found the incident was a
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 1,320 Yaba tablets in their stomachs in the Shahbagh area of the capital.The arrestees were identified as Md Hasan, 40,
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds and lightning, in many parts of the country over the 24 hours from 9:00am on Friday.Moderately heavy to heavy rainfall is likely
Two friends were killed after a truck smashed their motorcycle on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur early Friday.
The Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) has raised gold prices for the second consecutive day, increasing the price of 22-carat gold by Tk4,374 per bhori to Tk228,556, including VAT.The new rates were announced on Friday after local pure gold prices increased.Under
El Nino is expected to rapidly strengthen into a strong event between July and September, increasing the risk of droughts, heavy rainfall, heatwaves and marine heatwaves across many parts of the world, the UN's weather agency warned on Friday.The World
Police have filed a case against 15 named and 35-40 unnamed leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate bodies in Khulna on charges of conspiring against the government and carrying out anti-state activities.Sub-Inspector Tapan Kumar Pal of
