Wednesday | 24 June 2026 | Reg No- 06
Staff Correspondents covers general assignment for Daily Observer Online edition, as a member of reporting team.
A 60-year-old man has allegedly raped a 12-year-old schoolgirl, leaving her five months pregnant, at Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur district.The accused, identified as Nasir Uddin, reportedly went into hiding after the matter came to light.The victim, a fourth-grade student of
Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) has served show-cause notices on 147 diploma-level educational institutions across the country for failing to enroll students over a prolonged period, warning of possible suspension of admissions and cancellation of teaching approvals.The information was disclosed
A passenger bus plunged into the Padma river after losing control at Daulatdia Ferry Ghat of Goalanda upazila in Rajbari district on Friday morning.The incident occurred around 9:30AM at Pontoon No. 7 of the Daulatdia ferry terminal.No casualties have been
Three people, including a couple, were killed and another woman was injured when a passenger bus ran over an auto-van after it lost control at Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj on Friday morning.The deceased were identified as Fazila Khatun, 45, and
Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed creator of Persepolis has died at the ae of 56.The French-Iranian artist, film-maker and graphic novelist’s acclaimed memoir Persepolis helped reshape international perceptions of Iran.In a statement provided to French news agency AFP, relatives said she
Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the theft of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) red telephone connection theft at Bangladesh Secretariat.The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested them and seized stolen copper
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday night announced a Tk 20,000-crore pre-refinancing scheme aimed at fully reviving closed and partially operational industries.Under this new policy, titled “Pre-Refinancing Scheme for Assisting Closed Large-Scale Industry and Service Sectors,” eligible business entities and corporate
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah rejected the terms of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as Israel’s deadly strikes continue across Lebanon despite the ceasefire announcement.The group’s leader Naim Qassem in a statement rejected it.It comes after Israel and Lebanon
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in a renewed bid to end the ongoing war.In an open letter to the Russian president, he said it would be “wrong to simply
Lightning strikes incidents in four districts in Bangladesh killed at least nine people on Thursday.The incidents took place in Chapainawabganj, Chuadanga, Dinajpur, and Lalmonirhat districts.Among them, five people were killed in Chapainawabganj alone, including three women, across three upazilas of
