The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (April 2) arrested 36 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

Several buses parked in Dhaka's Demra area caught fire on Monday (April 1). The incident happned around 8:45pm, confirmed Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service's media cell. He said six fire engines are trying to douse the blaze that originated around. The

The government on Monday (April 1) reduced bus fares by3 paisa per kilometre following the reduction in oil prices. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has issued a circular in this regard. According to circular, the new fare will come into effect from tomorrow.

A report published by Bangladesh Bank today (April 1) said the country received $1.99 billion remittances in March, marking a 1.23 percent decrease from last year. The inflow of remittance was $2.02 billion in March last year.  However, March's receipt was also 7.71 percent

The government on Monday (April 1) said that Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would start selling imported onion from India at Taka 40 per kg from tomorrow. State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu informed the matter while talking to reporters in the capital. Commerce

Three people of a family who were burnt in Dhamrai gas leakage died while undergoing treatment in the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka today (April 1).   Savar upazila health and family planning officer Dr. Sayemul Huda confirmed the matter

Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) Prof Satya Prasad Majumder today (April 1) said that they are bound to follow the court order that allows student politics on the university campus. VC was talking to reporters at his office after the High

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has recommended reducing bus fares by 3 paisa per kilometre following the reduction in oil prices. The committee responsible for fixing bus fares made the recommendation at a meeting held at the BRTA headquarters in the capital on Monday

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at one or two places in three divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (April 1). According to the BMD bulleting,

The police headquarters on Monday (April 1) issued a directive discouraging policemen from taking motorcycles home during Eid holidays as there is a risk of road accidents. A letter signed by Additional DIG of Police Headquarters Mia Masud Karim was issued in this regard. In the

The government today (April 1) said public holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr this year will begin on April 10 and continue till April 12. The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order on Sunday recommended an additional holiday on 9 April, but the Cabinet rejected it after a meeting at

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (April 1) arrested 29 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

Cabinet division today (April 1) rejected the recommendation of a holiday on April 9 ahead of Eid.  The decision was taken at the Cabinet division meeting led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. On Sunday, the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order recommended extending the

Two persons were killed after a cement-laden truck ran over their bicycle in Meherpur's sadar upazila on Monday (April 1). The accident happened early in the morning in Chandbil area on the Meherpur-Chuadanga road One of the deceased was identified as Hasan Ali, 21, son of Liton

Any allegation of corruption against former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed should be thoroughly investigated, considering his past significant position within the government, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman. “It

Before his retirement in 2022, Benazir Ahmed was the highest-ranked police officer in Bangladesh. He had a long service life spanning 34 years and seven months. He started the job in 1988 with a monthly salary of Tk1,470, while he ended his career in September 2022 with a salary of

For many, the idea of relaxing in a 3,500-square-foot apartment between university classes sounds like something out of a fairy tale reserved for the offspring of wealthy tycoons in developed nations. However, this dream became a reality for Farheen Rishta Binte in 2017, with a unique

It seems that immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has got a modern-day Aladdin’s Lamp and he got whatever he wanted after rubbing the lamp. The former chief police officer of the state has amassed huge illegal wealth at home and abroad by abusing power

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said 20-year old buses, which have exceeded their economic life, should be withdrawn from Dhaka roads aiming to contain air pollution. He made the remark during a view-exchange meeting in the capital on Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 31) sought more assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to accelerate the socio-economic development of the country's people. ADB Vice President (Sector and Themes) Fatima Yasmin called on PM at her residence in the capital.