The operation of closed Kazipara Metro rail station will resume tomorrow (Friday) following completion of necessary repair works at the stations. “Operation of Kazipara Metro rail station will resume tomorrow after completion of some repair works at the station at a cost of taka

A case was filed today (Sep 19) against 10 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's security affairs adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, allegedly for abducting, plotting to forcibly disappear and ultimately killing Col (retd) Md Tauhidul Islam

A Dhaka court today (September 19) showed former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Miah arrested in a case lodged over murder of garment worker Aziz in capital's Uttara area during the recent anti-discrimination student-led mass movement. Dhaka

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday said that no one holds the right to take the law into their own hands. "If anyone commits any crimes, then the person should be handed over to the law enforcers. You don’t have the right to take the law

A Dhaka court today (September 19) placed former officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrabari Thana of the capital Abul Hasan on a seven-day remand in school student Md Sakib Hasan murder case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Arifur Rahman passed the order as investigating officer of the case

A man was detained from Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport with Riyals and Dirhams which in BDT worth crores. Members of Customs Intelligence and NSI arrested Zakir Hossain from a Dubai bound flight on Thursday (Sep 19). Intelligence team disclosed arrestees

A man died early Thursday after being beaten allegedly by a group of students from Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall at Dhaka University. The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 32. The incident took place Wednesday night when students, suspecting Tofazzal of stealing mobile phones

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over six places of the country is likely to continue in the next 24 hours from 9 am today. "Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the

A Dhaka court today (September 19) showed retired justice of the Appellate Division AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik arrested in a case lodged over the murder of Abdul Motalib in the capital during the recent anti-discrimination student-led mass uprising.   Dhaka Metropolitan

Metro rail operations resumed on the Agargaon-Motijheel route at 8.25pm on Wednesday, after nearly 11 hours of suspension due to a technical glitch. The route would remain operational as per scheduled for the rest of the day, the railway operating authority told reporters. Before

Germany will support Bangladesh’s reform initiatives and has pledged to provide 600 million €s for renewable energy, German Ambassador Achim Tröster said on Wednesday. The German ambassador expressed his country's willingness when he was paying a courtesy call on

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (Sep 18) approved a total of four development projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 1,222.14 crore. The approval was given at the 2nd meeting of the ECNEC in this fiscal year (FY25) and the 1st of the

Bangladeshi American political scientist Ali Riaz has been appointed as the chief of the newly formed Constitution Reform Commission, according to a public administration notification issued Wednesday. The distinguished professor of US-based Illinois University would replace eminent

Dhaka sought resumption of "Visa on arrival" facilities for Bangladeshi nationals in Indonesia to strengthen people-to-people contact between the two countries.   This was revealed today when Indonesia Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo paid a courtesy call to the

A human chain demanded capital punishment for Mizanur Rahman Mizan, director of Rongdhonu Group, who was arrested in connection with a murder case on Tuesday. The human chain was formed in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital Dhaka around 11:00am on Wednesday. People from

At least 43 top criminals and militants have walked out of jail on bail after the fall of Hasina-led government on August 5. As many as 17 jails came under attacks since 19 July, leading to the escape of over 2,000 inmates. Of them, more than 900, including 70 militants, are still on

Police officers who have been absent from work will no longer be allowed to rejoin their duties, said Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He said, “A number of police officers involved in misconduct have not returned to their posts. Those who have

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 18). "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers

A vessel carrying 935 Twenty Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers arrived at Chattogram Port directly from China under a new shipping service, ushering in hope for expediting the much-anticipated direct shipping in one of the important sea routes. The vessel “Kota Anggun”

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday (17 September), according to a Facebook post from the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh. After discussing cooperation with the interim government, Ambassador