Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has secured a spot on Time magazine's prestigious list of the 100 most influential people, recognized for her excellent contributions to the realm of innovation. Tabassum, celebrated for her commitment to environmentally sustainable design,

Two persons including a singer were killed and three others injured when a bus ran over a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw at Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila on Thursday. The accident took place in Surma Setu area of the upazila this morning. The deceased were musician Pagal Hasan, 33, and

Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases. Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art

The third phase of voting in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections will be held in 112 upazilas on May 29. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Zahangir Alam declared the schedule after the 31st meeting of the Commission at the Election Bhaban on Wednesday (April 17). The meeting

At least 80 Myanmar junta personnel have crossed into Bangladesh in three days amid fighting with the Arakan Army (AA). On Tuesday a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officer told The Irrawaddy that around 50 people arrived in a group that day while the others came in the past 24 hours.

A Chinese national died today (April 17) after falling from a building under construction in Narayanganj's Fatullah upazila. The accident took place at 9:30 am in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area located at Shasangaon under the upazila.

At least 14 people were killed and 14 were injured in a collision involving a truck, a private car and an autorickshaw in Gabkhan bridge area of Jhalakathi district on Wednesday (April 17).  The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Jhalkathi

A Bangladeshi man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Bentong at Malaysia with murdering a fellow countryman whose body was found in a black plastic bag in Genting Highlands. Ashraful Mia, 34, nodded after the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Nadhratun Naiem

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (April 17) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours from 9am today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 17) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the historic Mujibnagar Day. She placed the wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s first government on April 17, 1971. Following the Pakistan army's genocide on unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971, senior leaders of Awami League

A total of nine members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested during coordinated operations led by the Bangladesh Army in various areas of Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday (April 16). The joint force also recovered nine firearms and ammunition from their possessions,

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has expressed solidarity with the journalists' demand to take action against unregistered and illegal online news portals.  He said: "As you, the journalists, have demanded to stop the operation of

The third round of Nepal-Bangladesh Foreign Office Consultations will be held in Kathmandu on Wednesday (April 17). Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Masud Bin Momen is arriving today on a three-day official visit to Nepal in that connection, according to a press release of Ministry of

Residents in the capital heaved a sigh of relief from the sweltering heat with light rain in the capital and different parts of the country on  on Tuesday (April 16) afternoon. Rain occurred after 3.30pm in different parts of the capital including Mohakhali, Badda, Bashundhara

In a case of foreigners illegally staying in India, a Mumbai court has convicted 8 women to 25 months in prison.  The Navi Mumbai court said that these 8 women who hail from Bangladesh, had been illegally staying in the country and therefore needed to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment

The second man who jumped from a fifth-floor apartment during a migrant raid in Limassol is now out of danger, the Police confirmed on Monday (April 15). The man, 22, from Bangladesh, is being treated at the Limassol General Hospital. Meanwhile, procedures have started for the

Foreigners who violated the migration legislation of the country have been detected in Bishkek. The press center of the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported. According to its data, in the course of operative-search activities at various places of

The death toll from a gas leak explosion in Bhashantek area in Dhaka has risen to three, with another succumbing to his injuries. Md Liton, 52 died while undergoing treatment at the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute Tuesday morning. The burn institute’s

The Labour Appellate Tribunal today (April 16) extended the bail of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, and Grameen Telecom’s three other top officials till May 23 in a case filed over the violation of labour law. Earlier this morning, Dr Yunus's lawyer Barrister Abdullah Al