Tarique Siddique, 18 others sued for embezzlement from airport projects
If elected, BJP to remove ‘illegal Bangladeshis’ from Delhi: Amit Shah
They were the ones that almost got away – as the authorities cracked down on illegal immigrants at the Selayang market, some suspects tried to give them the slip by hiding in fish containers. However, they were all successfully reeled in, with over 100 foreigners arrested in the
The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 5.5°C in Panchagarh and Dinajpur on Sunday (Jan 28), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Panchagarh district has been experiencing the lowest temperature for the last couple of days. Earlier,
Bangladesh welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today (January 27). He told the reporters at the State Guest House Padma in the capital. The minister said, “We
Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will file an appeal tomorrow (Jan 28) with the Labour Appellate Tribunal against the verdict delivered by the Labour Court on January 1. Dr Yunus' lawyer Abdullah-Al-Mamun confirming the matter said, "We will challenge the verdict at
Some 513 students from various parts of Bangladesh committed suicide in 2023, according to a report published on Saturday (January 27). The report also said of the deceased 32.2 percent of students committed suicide out of depression. A private voluntary organization,
BNP on Saturday (January 27) demanded an UN-supervised investigation into the killing of soldier Mohammad Raisuddin by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Benapole border area of Jashore. A press release sent to the media signed by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General
At least three fish traders were killed and five others were injured after a private car ploughed into a fish market in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Friday (Jan 27) night. The accident occurred in Dharmapur Bazar around 6:30 pm. The deceased are identified as Haren Chandra
Inhabitants of Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh district are shivering as severe cold weather continues to intensify. The lowest temperature 7.2 degree Celsius was recorded in the upazila at 9:00am on Saturday (Jan 27), while it was 5.8 degree Celsius yesterday, said Tetulia
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (January 27) arrested 39 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign
State minister for Finance Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Friday (January 26) said the businessmen respectful towards law should be provided with incentives and stern action against the dishonest ones. He said at a seminar organised at the NBR headquarters in the capital on the
At least two people were killed, and six others injured after a private car and CNG-run auto rickshaw collided head-on in Netrokona sadar’s Challisha union Jhawshi area. The incident happened on Netrokona- Mymensingh highway on Friday (January 26) afternoon. According to
A woman and her eight-year-old son were found in a house at Dighulia village in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Friday (January 26) morning. The deceased were Laboni Khatun, 35, and her son Riad Hossain, 8, residents of the village under Fouiljana union. According to locals Laboni,
Toggi Fun World, South Asia’s largest theme park for virtual reality gaming, has partnered with Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh as a sponsor at the annual carnival of the global platform of young social activists. The theme park will participate with a pavilion of
The government decided to import 20,000 tonnes of onions and 50,000 tonnes of sugar from neighboring India ahead of the month of Ramadan. Ahasanul Islam Titu, state minister for commerce, came up with the decision while talking to reporters at his village house in Delduar upazila in
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives arrested two kingpins and 13 members of railway ticket black market syndicate from different areas of the capital. The arrestees are- ticket blacker gang leaders Uttam Chandra Das, 30, and Md Selim, 50, gang members Anwar Hossain alias
Members of National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) recovered gold bars valued at approximately Tk1.28 crore hidden inside a cigarette packet. The gold was recovered in a joint drive
Two motorcyclists were killed and another injured after a truck hit their bike in Khilkhet expressway area in the capital on Friday (January 26). The deceased were identified as Sajib Hossain, 35, and Roman, 33. The injured Deen Mohammed, 35, is now receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical
Bangladeshi authorities are raising the alarm over increasing numbers of Rohingya refugees going missing at sea as they take risky boat journeys to reach Southeast Asia through the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh hosts more than 1.2 million Rohingya Muslims, who, over decades, escaped death
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (January 26) 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
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members, including the Gun Group Commander, of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from Ukhiya in Cox’s Bazar early on Thursday (January 25). Besides, RAB recovered 22 firearms, 100 bullets and four mines from them. The