Al Jazeera has released a damning report alleging that former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered security forces to shoot student protesters during the 2024 uprising.  The report is based on secret phone recordings obtained and forensically analyzed by the

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has confirmed the identities of five individuals who were burned beyond recognition in the recent aircraft crash at Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area. The identifications were made by CID's forensic DNA laboratory

Former lawmaker and singer Momtaz Begum has been shown arrested in two separate cases filed with Ashulia Police Station in Savar, Dhaka. Dhaka Senior Judicial Magistrate Tajul Islam Sohag granted the petitions on Thursday (July 24), to show her arrested following appeals from the

A low-pressure area has developed over the northern Bay of Bengal, prompting the Bangladesh Meteorological Department to issue cautionary alerts across all maritime ports due to potential stormy conditions. Meteorologist Md Tariful Newaz Kabir confirmed on Thursday (July 24) that a

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty winds across most parts of the country in the next 24 hours from 9am Thursday. Moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram

An internal advisory on maintaining professional and modest attire at Bangladesh Bank has been suspended following a directive from the central bank’s governor. Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and Executive Director Arif Hossain Khan confirmed the matter on Thursday (July 24). He

Road communication between Sajek and Khagrachhari has been suspended after landslides struck the Nandaram, Chailyatali, and Champaknagar areas along the Baghaihat-Sajek road in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati.  As a result, more than 400 tourists are currently stranded in Sajek.

A Chattogram court has denied bail to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Sanatani Jagaran Jote and head of the Pundarik Dham, in five cases filed with Kotwali Police Station. Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judge Hasanul Islam issued the order on Thursday morning

The interim government has decided to confer state honours on two teachers of Milestone School and College who were killed in the FT-7 BGI fighter jet crash in Uttara, Dhaka.  The two victims are Mahreen Chowdhury and Masuka Begum. The decision was made during a regular meeting

The government has formed a new pay commission for employees and officers under the national pay scale. The decision was made during the regular meeting of the Advisory Council held on Thursday (July 24). The Press Wing of the Chief Adviser’s Office confirmed the matter.

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet tomorrow to determine the beginning of the Arabic month of Safar 1447 Hijri after reviewing moon sighting reports. Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain will chair the meeting at 7pm at the Islamic Foundation Conference Room,

Indian authorities have unlawfully forced hundreds of Bengali-speaking Muslims intoBangladesh, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its latest report on Thursday, accusing the Hindu-nationalist government of targeting Muslims for political gains. At least 1,500 Muslim men, women and

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai made an emergency return to Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport shortly after takeoff due to a technical fault. Flight BG-148, carrying 287 passengers, initially landed in Chattogram at 7:15 am on Thursday (July 24). It

A team from the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque from his Dhanmondi residence on Thursday morning (July 24). DB Joint Commissioner Mohammad Nasirul Islam confirmed the matter.  He was detained around 8:30 am

A Dhaka court on Wednesday (July 23) granted a two-day remand for former Janata Bank Chairman Professor Abul Barakat in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over an alleged Tk297 crore loan fraud. Dhaka’s Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zakir Hossain

The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested the Election Commission (EC) to install CCTV cameras at vulnerable polling centres during the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections.  The ministry has also urged the EC to take the necessary steps to implement this measure. Md

There are currently no plans to send the burn victims of the Uttara plane crash abroad for treatment, the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery acting director Professor Md Nasir Uddin said on Wednesday. A total of 44 burn victims are currently admitted to hospital, with eight

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, while other regions may experience light to moderate showers. According to a bulletin issued on Wednesday (July 23), the monsoon trough stretches across

Six people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a microbus and a truck in Baraigram, Natore on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred around 9:30 am in front of the Tormuj Pump area on the Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in the Airmari locality of the upazila.

Milestone School and College has formed a six-member committee to assess casualties from Monday’s tragic Air Force fighter jet crash at its Uttara campus. The committee, led by Principal Mohammad Ziaul Alam, was formed on Wednesday (July 23) to identify and document the names and