The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (January 3) arrested 19 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign
Three people were killed and three others injured as a truck hits a CNG-run autorickshaw on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh regional highway at Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday (January 2). The accident took place at Bharuakhali Bazaar area in the upazila afternoon. The deceased were
Journalists working with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have formed an organisation named "Anti-Corruption Reporters Forum (ACRF)." The new organisation started its journey on Tuesday at the media centre of the ACC in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha. Tawheed Sourav,
Three people were killed after a pickup hit a roadside tree in Sunamganj on Tuesday (January 2). The deceased were identified as Asab Uddin, 50, Nurul Haque, 45, and Abdul Karim, 57, reports our Sylhet correspondent quoting Abdur Rakib, officer-in-charge of Joykolosh Highway Police
A woman campaigner of Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi for Narayanganj-1 constituency said that the people who will vote against the boat symbol will be branded as ‘Razakar’. During an election campaign, the woman named Swapna Akter from Rupganj’s
An influential minister has become a victim of forgery after purchasing a piece of land in the Nawra area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj from Rongdhanu Group owned by Rafiqul Islam. Eradul Huq, deputy general manager of Bismillah Marine Service Management and Holdings, which
Army will be deployed in 62 districts from January 3 to 10 for peaceful holding of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections slated for January 7. A release issued by the Defence Ministry stated that the armed forces members will perform duties jointly with the Border Guards Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 29 to TK 1,433 for the month of January. In December, 2023, the price was increased by Tk 117.02 to TK 1,404. BERC authority announced the new
The conviction of Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus and three colleagues is an abuse of the justice system, which represents a form of political retaliation, says Amnesty International. “The conviction of Yunus is emblematic of the beleaguered state of human rights in Bangladesh,
People of Rupganj have brought several allegations of crimes, including arms and drug trade, terrorism, murder and land grabbing, against Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi. According to locals, the severity of oppression, harassment, and land grabbing by the minister has
Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman on Tuesday (January 2) said Bangladesh will turn into a failed state if a free, fair, and acceptable parliamentary election is not held. The election commissioner was speaking as the chief guest at a training programme for executive magistrates at
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 2) predicted weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. According to the BMD bulletin, moderate to thick fog may occur over the country from midnight to morning and it may continue till noon
Public transport services will continue on the day of the 12th parliamentary election, slated for 7 January, but no long-route buses will be allowed to ply the roads that day. Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md Mustafizur Rahman came up with the announcement at a training
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 2) 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
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday (January 1) said that the verdict announced against Nobel Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus will not impact on the relations between Bangladesh and the US. “A state-level relationship cannot be affected by the personal affairs of any
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the new and young voters to cast their vote for `Boat’ to continue the country's development. She said, "I call upon the youth folk and new voters to vote for the Boat to continue the country's
Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus said he is innocent after a Dhaka court sentenced him to six months of imprisonment in a case filed for violating labor laws. He came up with the reaction to the verdict pronounced by Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour Court. Dr.
Md. Abdul Goni, also known as Dalim, ringleader of a human trafficking gang managed to evade Dhaka airport authorities and flee to Malaysia after several attempts to make a fake passport using fake certificates. Dalim hails from the Gowaldi Char area in Sonargaon Upazila, located in
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said on Monday (January 1) that 1,073 polling centres out of 2,146 in the capital are risky. He said, “Security measures have been taken after identifying half of the polling stations out of 2,146 as risky,”
The 121st birth anniversary of famous poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely known as the "Polli Kobi", is being observed on Monday (January 1). The poet was born on this day in 1903 at his maternal uncle's house in Tambulkhana village in Faridpur district. On the