Bangladesh's Chief Adviser's press wing has strongly refuted reports by Indian media outlets, including India Today and Anandabazar, which claimed that 2,200 incidents of violence against Hindus occurred in the country in 2024.  The reports, citing the Ministry of External

The interim government released a draft list on Saturday detailing those killed and injured during the July-August student-led uprising that overthrew dictator Sheikh Hasina. According to a press release signed by Assistant Secretary Khandaker Jahirul Islam, the updated count includes

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali announced plans to crack down on extortion and ensure discipline in the city. According to him, a list of extortionists in Dhaka city consumer markets is being prepared and drives against them will begin within two or

Police arrested former social welfare secretary Ismail Hossain from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night. Ershad Ahmed, officer-in-charge of the Airport Police Station confirmed the matter.  Police detained him under Section 54 of the CrPC, which allows arrests

The body of AF Hassan Ariff, an adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, will be laid to rest at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Mirpur on Monday.  Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin, Senior Information Officer of the Ministry of Civil Aviation

Fifteen Bangladeshi nationals, including nine women and six children, returned to the country via the Benapole check post last night after serving two years in an Indian jail. The Petrapole Immigration Police handed them over to the Benapole Immigration Police around 10:30 pm. 

The well-marked low-pressure system over the southwest Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression, bringing the possibility of light to moderate rainfall to Dhaka and six other divisions. According to the Meteorological Department, rain is expected in several areas starting from 9

The second namaz-e-janaza for the interim government's Adviser for Aviation and Tourism and Land, AF Hassan Ariff, was held on the High Court premises on Saturday morning (Dec 21). Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, Foreign Affairs Advisor Touhid Hossain, Senior Advocate Dr.

A truck fell into the Turag River early Saturday (Dec 21) after the one-way Bailey Bridge, linking Dhaka's Abdullahpur with Gazipur's Tongi, collapsed. However, no casualties have been reported, Banglanews correspondent reports.  Authorities have stated that an

A fire broke out on the third floor of a six-storey building in Block-C, Road-4, House-16 of Banasree, Dhaka, on Friday (December 20) at 8:35 pm. Four units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence are working to control the fire, confirmed Md. Shahjahan, an official from the Fire Service

The first Namaz-e-Janaza of AF Hasan Arif, Adviser to the Ministries of Civil Aviation, Tourism, and Land, was held on Friday (Dec 20) after Esha prayers at Baitul Aman Mosque in Dhanmondi-7. Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, members of the advisory council, political

President Md. Shahabuddin expressed deep sorrow over the death of AF Hasan Arif, Adviser to the Ministries of Civil Aviation, Tourism, and Land. In a condolence message, the President said his death is an irreparable loss to the nation. He prayed for the departed soul’s eternal

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is shocked and saddened by the death of Adviser Hassa Ariff, who died of suspected heart attack on Friday (Dec 20).  The Chief Adviser learnt the news of adviser Hassan Ariff’s death as soon as a plane carrying him from Dubai landed in

AF Hasan Arif, Adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, passed away on Friday (December 20). He breathed his last at a hospital in Dhaka around noon. Lab Aid Hospital's public relations officer Chowdhury Meher A Khoda confirmed the matter to Banglanews.

A fire that erupted at the Love Leen Bangla Restaurant in Uttara’s Sector-12 on Friday (Dec 20) morning has been successfully brought under control.  The incident, which took place around 10:38 am today, triggered a prompt response from the Fire Service and Civil Defence

Kolkata’s forensic laboratory has confirmed that the DNA from body parts recovered from a hotel sewage system matches the DNA of Anwarul Azim Anar, a murdered Awami League lawmaker.  The confirmation came after Anar’s daughter, Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, submitted her

Three people were killed and one was injured after a private car lost control over its steering and crashed into an electric pole in Sylhet on Friday (Dec 20). The accident occurred around 11:00 am on the Sylhet-Tamabil Road near Dhamri Beel in Jaintiapur’s Bagher Sarak area.

Prashanta Kumar Halder (PK Halder), accused of money laundering from Bangladesh, was granted bail along with two associates by the Bankshall Court's City Sessions Court in Kolkata on Friday (December 20). The court granted bail to Halder, Swapan Mistry alias Swapan Kumar Mistry,

A fire broke out at Love Leen Restaurant on Shah Makhdum Road in Uttara Sector 12 in the capital at 10:38am on Friday (December 20).  The first firefighting unit arrived at the scene immediately after the fire started. Fire Service Media Officer, Anarul Islam Dolan, confirmed

Dhaka has ranked second globally for the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 277 at 8:20 am on Friday (Dec 20).  The air was classified as "very unhealthy," continuing a trend of poor air quality over the past few days, posing serious health risks. The AQI index