Child’s body recovered from Turag River after boat capsize, another still missingRescuers have recovered the body of a child after a boat capsized in the Turag River at Kaliakair in Gazipur, leaving another child still missing. The child was identified as Ankita Moni Das, 5, daughter of Madan Moni Das. Tanmay Madan Das, 8, son of Taposh Moni Das, remains missing. According to the Fire Service, the two children were on a boat trip with relatives on Thursday evening. A diving team resumed operations on Friday morning and recovered Ankita’s body trapped with the boat.

Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have asked a New Delhi judge to remove and prohibit creation of AI videos infringing their intellectual property rights. One such popular YouTube channel sharing "AI-generated Bollywood love stories" has been removed. A message to the email address previously listed for YouTube channel @AIbollywoodishq bounced back on Friday. Some other videos similar to the examples cited in Abhishek's lawsuit papers on YouTube were still online as of Friday. Among them were a clip showing Abhishek posing but then suddenly kissing a film actress using AI manipulation, and an AI depiction of Aishwarya and Khan enjoying a meal together, while Abhishek Bachchan fumes.

India downed five F-16, JF-17 Pakistani jets in May conflict, says Indian air force chiefIndia downed five Pakistani fighter jets of the F-16 and JF-17 class during the intense fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May, Indian Air Force Chief Amar Preet Singh said on Friday. Although Singh had previously said that five Pakistani fighter jets and another military aircraft were shot down during the conflict, this is the first time New Delhi has mentioned the class of jets in public. Pakistan has said it shot down six Indian fighter jets during the conflict, including the French-made Rafale. On Friday, Singh declined to respond to questions on Pakistan's claim of downing Indian jets. Both sides used fighter jets, missiles, artillery and drones during the four-day conflict, killing dozens of people, before agreeing to a ceasefire.

Two autorickshaw passengers have died after a dump truck crashed head-on into their three-wheeler in Gazipur’s Kaliganj Upazila. Three others were injured in the accident that occurred around 8:30am on Friday at Deopara on the Tongi-Dhorashal Bypass Road, according to Sub-Inspector Maksudul Kabir Nakib of Kaliganj Police Station. Police and locals say the passengers were travelling from Gazipur's Safipur to Narsingdi via Kaliganj in an autorickshaw. Three people were then rushed to the Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex in a critical condition. SI Maksudul Kabir said efforts are under way to uncover further details about the dead.

Source: CollectedUnidentified assailants have reportedly set fire to a passenger bus in Dhaka‍‍`s Mirpur. The Alif Paribahan bus had been travelling from Mirpur towards Agargaon. Citing the bus driver, his aide and sources linked to the bus owners, Mamun said there had been ongoing tensions over the recruitment of a "checker" -- a staff member responsible for ticketing. Meanwhile, the fire on the bus was extinguished within 15 minutes of the incident being reported, according to Rashed Bin Khalid, a Fire Service duty officer. “We were informed that a group of young men had set fire to a bus and quickly fled the scene,” he said.

'It seems impossible': Mother's hope for son's life dims after Indonesia school collapseMembers of the search and rescue operations carry a relative of the victim of a collapsed building, after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school on Monday, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2025. REUTERS/Dipta WahyuThe anxiety gripped Jayanti Mandasari as soon as she got off the phone with her son M. Muhfi Alfian on Monday. Authorities said the school collapsed because its foundations could not support ongoing construction work on the upper floors. There are 42,000 such schools across Indonesia, known locally as a pesantren, serving about 7 million students, data from Indonesia's religious affairs ministry shows. Jayanti said she is so traumatised she will not be sending her other children to the school.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued a statement over the alleged harassment of journalists by the party’s activists as they were working at the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. In the statement, sent on Thursday by Joint Chief Coordinator Khan Muhammad Mursalin, the party said: "The NCP is looking into the matter. The statement added: "A 'Bangla Spring' is continuing across South Asian countries following the popular uprising of July 2024. "However, in the interim, there have been allegations of misconduct by NCP activists towards journalists. The NCP added: "Journalists are co-travellers in the NCP's progress.

Once a shimmering expanse of white stone and clear water, Sylhet’s Sada Pathor now bears scars of looting and hurried restoration. Mehedi Hasan, a visitor from Dhaka, stood on the stony riverbanks of Sada Pathor in Sylhet’s Companiganj, shaking his head. I think these should be removed.”For first-time visitor Md Tomal Sheikh from Mymensingh, however, Sada Pathor still carried a sense of wonder. Speaking to journalists at Sada Pathor, Rashid said: “The government has taken up a long-term and sustainable masterplan. Representatives from four ministries are on the committee to ensure that.”For now, Sada Pathor stands at a crossroads.

Yunus says death of Language Movement veteran Ahmed Rafiq is an ‘irreparable loss’Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow at the death of Language Movement icon Ahmed Rafiq, describing his passing as an “irreparable loss” for the nation’s culture and free thought. Ahmed Rafiq, aged 96, died on Thursday night at BIRDEM Hospital in Dhaka. In his condolence message, Yunus said: “He was not only a leading witness and voice of our Language Movement, but also an exceptional poet, essayist, researcher, and a guiding figure in Rabindra studies.”“Through writing and editing more than a hundred books, he enriched Bengali literature, culture, and the history of the Language Movement. “His contribution to Rabindra studies earned equal respect in both Bengals. He also conveyed sympathy to Rafiq’s bereaved family, admirers, and the literary and cultural community.

The deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has made landfall on India’s Odisha coast near Gopalpur before weakening into a land depression. The system has created steep pressure gradients over the northern Bay, generating squally winds across the northern Bay, Bangladesh’s coastal areas and seaports. Fishing boats and trawlers over the northern Bay have been asked to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution until further notice. By night it developed into a depression, then intensified into a deep depression on Thursday before making landfall and weakening. In its evening bulletin, the Met Office said the monsoon is active over Bangladesh and strong over the northern Bay.

A bridge built over the Mathabhanga River in Chuadanga Sadar Upazila has remained unused for three years, as no approach roads were constructed. Senior Assistant Engineer of Chuadanga LGED, AKM Rafiqul Islam, said a new contractor will be appointed to build the approach roads and open the bridge to traffic soon. Construction of the 90m long, 5.5m wide bridge on the Pirpur–Gonjerghat road began in January 2021 with a budget of Tk 66.7 million. The contractor, however, finished the bridge without building the approach roads. Once work resumes, we’ll be able to open the bridge after completing the remaining approach roads,” he added.

Editors and journalists to meet EC Monday, experts to follow TuesdayThe Election Commission is set to consult media editors, female leaders and election analysts as it prepares for the parliamentary polls. On Oct 6, a Monday, the EC will sit with television channels at 10:30am, followed by a session with newspaper and online journalists at 2:30pm. The next day, the commission will meet women leaders and election experts. Still, for a massive national exercise like this, the commission seeks advice from political parties, intellectuals, civil society, journalists, observers, women leaders, and freedom fighters, it read. Registered political parties are also expected to participate later this month.

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is set to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall across Bangladesh, with risks of flash floods, landslides, and waterlogging in major cities. The system has intensified sea conditions, generating strong pressure gradients over the northern Bay and triggering gusty winds near the centre. 3, while fishing boats and trawlers in the northern Bay have been instructed to remain in safe harbour until further notice. Forecasts show that between Thursday 3pm and the next 48 hours, Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions may experience between 44–88mm (heavy) and up to 188mm (very heavy) rainfall within 24 hours. The weather system developed from a low-pressure area over the Bay on Wednesday, intensified into a depression by night, and strengthened into a deep depression by Thursday morning.

Mobile phone messages help police ‘crack’ murder of man with 'mental disability' in SirajganjDetective police say they have solved the murder of a man with a "mental disability", three months after his body was found, based on information extracted from mobile phone texts. The details were shared in a media statement from the Sirajganj Police superintendent’s office on Thursday afternoon. Officer Ekramul said Shamim left home on Jul 2 saying he was going to bathe, but never returned. On Sep 29, police arrested Mostofa, Suman, Topu, and Shafiqul from their homes. “She then conspired with the guards to kill Shamim,” Ekramul said.

Poet and political thinker Farhad Mazhar has demanded that nurses be granted equal professional status to doctors, alongside the immediate formation of a “National Nurse Commission” to ensure health services for the people. Speaking at the Zahur Hossain Chowdhury Hall of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Thursday, Farhad said the government must form a commission with equal authority and decision-making power to that of existing medical bodies, bdnews24.com reports. He said symbolic gestures would not be enough, and the commission must function as a core policymaking force within the health sector. Farhad stressed that nurses should receive the same professional dignity and recognition as doctors. Without elevating the nursing profession, he warned, Bangladesh will never be able to establish a functioning public healthcare system.