Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today (March 24) arrested 25 youths, over allegations of conducting criminal offences on a regular basis in the capital’s Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas. The arrestees belonged to five youth gangs and carried out robberies, drug

A Cumilla court on Sunday (March 24) rejected the bail plea of Amman Siddqui, prime suspect in Jagannath University student Fairuz Sadaf Abantika suicide case. Cumilla senior judicial magistrate court Judge Md. Abu Bakkar Siddiqui denied bail to Amman after his lawyer submitted

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 24) condemned the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow killing over 130 people. In a letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Bangladesh Premier strongly condemned the cowardly and senseless terrorist attack which

A fire that broke out at Godown slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali area on Sunday afternoon has been brought under control. Firefighters were alerted to the incident around 4:05pm, Fire Service Headquarters Media Cell Officer Talha Bini Jasim confirmed. Six firefighting units reached the

The international election experts regarding the Russian presidential election that was held from March 16 to 18 said it met the highest standards of democratic accountability and professionalism. Russia's three-day presidential election produced expected results, election

The total population in Bangladesh reached 17,15,90,000 till 1 January this year based on the Population and Housing Census 2022. Out of the population, 8,73,90,000 are women and 8,42,00,000 are men. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) disclosed the data while officially

Meat trader Khalilur Rahman today (March 24) said he will continue to sell beef at Tk 595 instead of Tk 695 till 20th Ramadan. On Thursday, Khalilur faced criticism from the commoners for hiking meat price suddenly. A press conference titled "Selling beef at affordable prices

A massive fire broke out at a super board mill in Hosendee union of Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj on Sunday (March 24).  The incident happened at 1:10 pm.  Media official of the fire service department Talha Bin Jashim confirmed the matter.  He said on information,

Authorities in a rural district in northwestern Bangladesh said on Friday that they had launched an investigation following the discovery of a fake birth certificate issued from a local government office bearing the name of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The fake birth

The government today (March 24) opened seven flyovers of the Bus Rapid Transit Line-3 Project, also known as BRT Project, on the Gazipur-Airport route to reduce traffic congestion. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul He opened the flyovers through a video conference from his

The government has published a list of 118 more martyred intellectuals. With this, lists of 560 martyred intellectuals were published in four phases. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque published the fourth list of martyred intellectuals at a press conference on Sunday

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is questioning the alleged double standards of the police for arresting three Bangladeshi workers who lodged a report against their employer. PSM workers bureau head M. Sivaranjani on Saturday (March 23) said there was no criminal action taken against the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over five divisions including the capital in the next 24 hours begins from 9am today. According to the BMD bulletin, rain or

Continuing the crackdown on illegal immigration in Tripura, 7 Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended at the Agartala Railway Station on Saturday (March 23).  Two individuals within the group attempted to evade detection by disguising themselves as women. The apprehension took

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (March 24) arrested 27 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

Thousands of devotees at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque have expressed gratitude to Bashundhara Group as the industrial conglomerate provides iftar meals on Saturday, the twelfth of Ramadan. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is facilitating the programme on behalf

One more burn victim of the Gazipur fire died on Saturday night, climbing the deaths to 15. Nadem, 22, breathed his last at the Intensive Care Center (ICU) of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery around 8 pm. Resident surgeon of the Burn Institute's

About 150 shops at a market in Rupganj, Narayanganj were gutted by a fire that broke out in the early hours of Sunday (March 24).  Shops at the market sold vegetables, groceries, auto parts and vehicle fuels. Ten firefighting units brought the blaze under control after more

Bangladesh Railway has started selling advance train tickets today (March 24), ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. All tickets are being sold through Bangladesh Railway's website (https://eticket.railway.gov.bd) and mobile app from 8am. Tickets for April 3 are being sold today while tickets

A fire broke out on the eighth floor of 18-storey AWR Tower in the capital’s Gulshan-1 on Saturday. Firefighters were alerted to the incident around 4:20pm, according to the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence. Six firefighting units later brought the blaze under