A case was filed against Transcom Group CEO Simeen Rahman for killing her elder brother Arshad Waliur Rahman by allegedly poisoning on 16 March. Shahzreh Haque, younger sister of Simeen Rahman and daughter of the late chairman of Transcom Group, filed the case with the Gulshan Police

A one-minute symbolic 'blackout' will be observed on March 25 throughout the country marking the Genocide Day. The "blackout" programme will be observed for one minute from 11:00 pm to11:01pm on the night of March 25 across the country to pay homage to those who were

Justice M. Enayetur Rahim, a senior judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, will perform the duties as the acting Chief Justice (CJ) in the absence of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan due to his USA visit. Supreme Court Appellate Division Registrar M. Saifur Rahman confirmed

A special sub-inspector of police attached to Selaiyur police station in Chennai was arrested by Bangladesh police when he sneaked into the neighbouring country through the porous borders.  The arrested SSI has been identified as John Selvaraj who is a native of Trichy. An officer

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the region of Cumilla, in the next 24 hours from 9am today. According to

After taking iftar Siratul Mustakim, an ibtedayi student of Jamia Madania Baridhara madrasah, was approaching towards the adjacent mosque to perform the Maghrib prayer happily. Speaking about the reason for his happiness, he said, “Alhamdulillah. All praises for the Almighty

The 177 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) who crossed the border into Bangladesh will be repatriated shortly.    Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui confirmed the matter while talking to the

Three people were killed and two others injured after Nasiman rammed a battery operated autorickshaw in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj area on Thursday (March 21). The incident happened at the district’s Gainandha-Gobindaganj-Bhaiya Nakaihat road’s Bottola area at 8pm.

Malaysia’s Johor Immigration Department detained 19 Bangladeshis among a total of 137 illegal immigrants of various nationalities during an operation at a construction site in the early hours of Friday. Director Baharuddin Tahir said the operation was conducted in Jaya Putra at

A local Swechasebak League leader was hacked dead by some miscreants allegedly in Jashore on Thursday night. The deceased Jillur Rahman Shimul, son of former union parishad member Mokleshur Rahman was general secretary of Churamonkati union unit of the Swechasebak League and was also

A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a truck in Noakhali last night. The incident happened on the Chatkhil-Dhaka regional highway in front of Masi Bepari's house of Bhimpur area under Chatkhil upazila of the district. The deceased was identified as Arif Hossain, 20, son

A Bangladeshi labourer in Malaysia was stabbed to death after drinking orange juice that was meant for his co-worker to buka puasa, or break fast, with. Shah Alam police chief Iqbal Ibrahim said the incident occurred at around 7.20pm on March 19. “A man called to inform us

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday (March 22) arrested nine people including an official of Shohoz dot com for allegedly black-marketing train tickets. The elite force arrested them from Kamalapur and Sabujbagh areas of the capital. RAB during a press briefing at its office in

The price of every vegetable and onion has reduced in Dhaka's kitchen markets due to less demand during the holy month of Ramadan.  However, the price of the chicken remained unchanged. The information was known upon visiting capital’s Taltola and Shewrapara bazar on

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over four north and southern divisions in the next twenty-four hours begins from 9am today. According to the BMD bulletin,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (March 22) arrested 32 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 government has permitted 30 private companies to import 83,000 tonnes of rice for controlling prices, and to facilitate the process the food ministry sent a letter to the commerce ministry on Thursday. For speedy stabilisation of the country’s rice market, the Ministry of

Bashundhara Group distributed iftar among devotees at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the 10th Ramadan on Thursday (March 21) as well. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is facilitating the programme on behalf of the industrial conglomerate.

A total of 11,943 illegal immigrants, including 2530 Bangladeshis, were repatriated to their respective countries from Malaysia, said Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh. Speaking at a press conference here today, Ruslin said all the illegal immigrants had completed the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (March 21) greeted Vladimir Putin on his re-election as the President of Russia. The election results were officially made public by the Russian Central Election Commission at 11:00am (local time) and 2:00pm. Vladimir Putin received 87.28% of