Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md. Mainul Hasan on Wednesday (Sep 25) said tight security measures have been taken keeping Durga Puja ahead. He also said like every year, the police will conduct their duties with utmost attention to ensure that Puja is celebrated peacefully in all

Bangladesh will immediately take steps to reach a negotiation with India to ensure its water rights of the common rivers, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources said on Wednesday. The negotiations will

A total of 15 people, including Dhaka University's Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall provost Prof Muhammad Masum have been sued over lynching Tofazzal inside the campus hall suspecting him as thief. The case has been filed Tofazzal's cousin Asma Akter at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan

Journalist Mozammel Haque Babu was shown arrested today in connection with a murder case lodged with the city's Badda Police Station during the student-mass upsurge. In presence of the accused before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib this morning, the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to very 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 25). "Light to moderate rain or

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called upon Bangladesh to open "a new page" in the relationship between Rome and Dhaka, saying Italians are friends of Bangladesh.   The Italian Premier made the call when she met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at

Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s interim government chief, on Wednesday called for the urgent repatriation of Rohingya refugees and expressed grave concerns regarding the deteriorating security conditions in the border areas, including "sporadic fighting and criminal

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President and Dainik Sangram chief reporter Ruhul Amin Gazi passed away tonight while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital. He was 72. "Ruhul Amin Gazi breathed his last at 9pm today. He had been undergoing

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus started holding a bilateral meeting with US President Joseph R Biden today in New York on the sidelines of the 79th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting began at the UN headquarters at 11 am (NY time), which is be

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during and after the student-people revolution, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He handed over the art book to

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Sep 24) joined a welcome reception hosted by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The reception ceremony began at 8 am (NY time) at North Delegate Lounge of the UN headquarters in New York to welcome the global

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday (Sep 24) announced that polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned in all supermarkets from October 1 and in all kitchen markets from November 1.   The adviser made the announcement at a

The interim government and garment business owners on Tuesday agreed to meet all the 18 demands for which the workers have been demonstrating for more than a month. The RMG business owners have agreed to raise the minimum wage of workers to 2023 government declaration by October in all

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus will hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joseph R Biden on Tuesday (Sep 24) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting will be held at 9:30 pm (Bangladesh time), which will be the first meeting of the

The central bank hiked its repo rate by 50 basis points to 9.50% on Tuesday, marking the fourth hike in its policy rate this year in a bid to tame inflation. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular said the new rate would be effective from Wednesday. BDST: 1649 HRS, SEP 24, 2024 MSK

Two people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on the Jhenaidah-Chuadanga highway in Sadhuhati area under Sadar upazila of the Jhenaidah on Tuesday (Sep 24). The victims were Anisur Rahman, 65, a resident of Baro Kaunia village and Farukh Matubbar, 45, resident of

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained member of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) for illegally crossing into Bangladesh through the Biral border in Dinajpur. Shariful Islam, public relations officer at BGB headquarters, confirmed the matter on Tuesday. He said the jawan,

Bangladesh's army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman pledged support for the interim government "come what may" to ensure key reforms are completed following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, paving the way for elections within 18 months. In early August, General Zaman

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (September 24) placed former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on a four-day remand in a case filed over the death of 16-year-old Mohammad Ismamul Haque during mass protests in August. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over parts of the country including the capital is likely to abate from most places in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 24). "Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur,