Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) authority today (May 5) said flight operations will be suspended for three hours from May 6-8 due to runway management work. Group Captain Muhammed Kamrul Islam, executive director at the airport, confirmed the matter. He said as part of

A three-member probe body has been formed over the fire that broke out in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the Sundarbans East Zone on Saturday afternoon. At the same time, the committee, led by Sundarbans Chandpai Range assistant conservator Rana Dev, has been asked to submit

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (May 5) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in seven divisions including Dhaka. "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (May 5) arrested 39 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 5) inaugurated the newly constructed multi-storied Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) Bhaban and Senaprangan (Army Central Auditorium) Bhaban in the Dhaka Cantonment by unveiling its name plaques. She also entered AFIP Bhaban by cutting a

Three international organisations have expressed concern over the plight of Bangladeshis duped into coming to Malaysia for non-existent jobs. The International Organization for Migration, the International Labour Organization, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime say they

The Arakan Army (AA) seized a border guard headquarters in northern Maungdaw Township, Rakhine State, on Friday, and its troops have entered the town, according to residents. The AA attacked the Kyee Kan Pyin Border Guard Police headquarters on Thursday, which was defended by junta

Tripura Police have arrested 16 Bangladeshi nationals, including five children, in two separate locations of Dhalai District in the state. Speaking on the issue, Dhalai District Superintendent of Police, Avinas Rai, told India Today NE that based on secret information, the Police of

Dhaka’s rail connectivity with Mymensingh, Tangail and Netrokona resumed at 7pm Saturday more than 30 hours after a train collision at the Joydebpur Railway Junction in Gazipur disrupted railway movement between Dhaka and the country’s northern regions. Railway employees

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 4) predicted heavy rainfall with thundershowers between May 6 and 11 across the country.  "Analyzing mathematical model of rainfall index, Bangladesh is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorm from

A fire broke out in Amarbunia area under Chandpai Range of Sundarbans East Forest Division in Bagerhat on Saturday (May 4) afternoon. Kazi Mohammad Nurul Karim, divisional forest officer (DFO) of the Sundarbans East Forest Department confirmed the matter. He said forest officials

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today (May 4) said all those, who run the government are not angels. He made the remark while addressing a discussion titled "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis" at

Two minors drowned in a lake in Diabari area of Dhaka's Uttara sector-18 on Saturday (May 4) afternoon. The deceased identified as Md Ashraf, 16, and Tamim, 16, were class nine students of a high school in Mirpur. According to locals, Ashraf and Tamim, including 3 others got

Four passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed after being hit by a truck in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali on Saturday (May 4). The accident occurred at Chandraganj Purba Bazar on the Noakhali-Lakshmipur regional highway of the upazila around 5:30 am. The deceased were

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (May 4) arrested 26 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Three persons of a family were killed and two others injured after a covered van ran over their private car on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Munshiganj's Gazaria early Saturday (May 4). The incident happened in front of Mana Bay water park in Baushia area of the upazila around

Two construction workers were killed and 11 others injured after a truck collided with a pickup van at Ansar Road in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district early Saturday (May 4). The deceased were identified as Russel Mia, 25, and his brother-in-law Abu Sufian, 25. Both hailed from

The RMG workers staged a demonstration by blocking roads against the closure of a garment factory causing a long tailback at Banani of the capital on Saturday morning (May 4). During the protest, severe traffic jam was created on almost all the roads from Mohakhali to Airport. The

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 4) predicted rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country as day temperature may fall further amid severe heatwave in the districts of Pabna, Jashore, Chuadanga and Bagerhat. According to the BMD weather bulletin, rain

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 3) issued again a country-wide heatwave alert message for the next 48 hours. In the latest heatwave alert Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq said: "The prevailing heatwave over Khulna, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions and the western parts