The government will take necessary steps to bring ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country following arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against her. "We (foreign ministry) have just received the news…We will certainly take

The government has extended the Eid-ul-Azha vacation to five days, Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days, and Durga Puja holidays to two days. A proposal in this regard was approved at the advisory council meeting held at the Chief Adviser’s Office, Tejgaon in the capital on

A driver of a pickup van and his helper were killed as the pickup van hit a parked truck on the Bogura-Dhaka Highway on Thursday (Oct 17). The deceased were identified as Md Ashraful, 23, and Md Rony, 22. They were the residents in Rangpur district. Officer-in-Charge of Bangabandhu

A Dhaka court on Thursday imposed travel ban on former army Chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9am today(October 17). "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is

The Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works has introduced an innovative project, aiming to reduce the negative environmental impact of traditional brick manufacturing while providing a cost-effective alternative using sand-cement

A man was shot dead as two groups locked in a gun battle at Geneva camp in Mohammadpur on Wednesday night. The deceased, Shahnewaz, 37, is a restaurant worker. Police and the deceased's sister Nasrin Begum said Shahnewaz suffered bullet injuries around 11:00pm in front of Jalal

The interim government is all set to officially inaugurate a farm-to-market initiative today in two egg wholesale markets in the capital for bringing eggs directly from the stores of smallholders and big producing companies to the markets bypassing middlemen. The scheme was announced

Additional Inspector General of Police Md Motiur Rahman Sheikh has been appointed as the chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The home ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday (Oct 16). After taking charge of the CID as its chief, Motiur joined

A man was killed and two others were injured after a truck collided with a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Banshkhali upazila Chattogram  on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at the Natundighi area of Sadhanpur union on the Patiya-Anwara-Bashkhali road.  Nurul Haque

The government is considering extending the Eid-ul-Azha and Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days each, and the Durga Puja holidays to two days. A related proposal is expected to be presented at the advisory council meeting on Thursday. Chief Adviser's Office and the Ministry of

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Oct 16) visited Dhaka University (DU) campus to see the graffitis drawn by students during the July and August mass uprising. During the visit, Law Adviser Prof Dr Asif Nazul, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sojib Bhuiyan and

Former Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam was arrested from Mohakhali DOHS area today (Oct 16) evening. DMP's Media and Public Relations Department Deputy Commissioner (DC) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the matter. Atiqul Islam has been arrested from

Nahid Islam, Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, on Wednesday (Oct 16) said March 7 is an important date, but not as important as National Day. He made the remark while making comment on government’s decision to cancel eight national days. When

The High Court (HC) today (October 16) released the full text of its September 30 order that had directed to shift the authority of probing the journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi murder case from the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to a high-powered taskforce to be formed by the

Ambassador of Bhutan Rinchen Kuentsyl on Wednesday (Oct 16) paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka. During the meeting they discussed ways to enhance trade between the two countries, Special Economic Zone for Bhutan

Matia Chowdhury, a veteran politician and a presidium member of Awami League, passed away at the age of 82. She was suffering from age-related health complications, a family member confirmed. She breathed her last at 11:00 am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Evercare

The Council of Advisers of the Interim Government has recently decided to cancel eight national days, according to a post of verified Facebook page of the chief adviser on Wednesday (Oct 16). The cabinet division will soon issue a gazette notification cancelling these days, CA's

A Dhaka court today (October 16) showed Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and sacked Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan arrested in separate cases.   Dhaka

The Border Security Force (BSF) troops during the past 24 hours apprehended eight Bangladesh nationals and six Rohingyas for their illegal entry into Tripura, officials said here on Tuesday. A BSF spokesman said that on specific information, the border guarding troops of BOP