Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to join the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India for a third consecutive term this evening (June 9). Top leaders from Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Mauritius, and Seychelles are also expected to attend the

The postponed elections in 19 cyclone Remal-hit upazilas across the country are underway today (June 9). Voting started at 8am in 1,181 polling stations within these upazilas and will continue without interruption until 4pm. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are being used in

A policeman was killed when a fellow policeman opened fire at him while performing duty in the capital's Baridhara late on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Monirul Islam, a constable of the police. The incident took place in front of the Palestinian Embassy in

The administration of Gopalganj district has taken possession of Savanna Eco Resort and Natural Park owned by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family members, complying with a court order in this regard. Although the resort authorities shut the

Forty-five Bangladeshi Nationals who have been released from Myanmar prison are expected to return home on Sunday (June 9). Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon said the Bangladeshi nationals is due to depart Saturday (June 8) from Sittwe in Rakhine State of Myanmar.  The returnees

Passenger movement through Maitri Setu, which connects India and Bangladesh in South Tripura district, will start by September this year, a senior government official said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated the Maitri Setu

A total of 327 illegal immigrants were arrested during a large-scale joint operation led by the state Immigration Department, which targeted two construction sites in Pontian and city centre at Johor Bahru in Malaysia.  The five-hour-long operations, which concluded at 5:30 am

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (June 8) predicted that the ongoing mild to moderate heatwave sweeping over different places over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today. According to the BMD weather bulletin, mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Khulna

As Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached New Delhi Saturday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi on Sunday (June 9) as the Indian PM for the third time in a row, New Delhi said the presence of leaders from seven countries in South Asia at the event reflects its

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (June 8) arrested 31 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 8) congratulated the Bangladesh cricket team for their victory against Sri Lanka in their first match at the ICC T20 World Cup. Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in their Group D encounter at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, USA.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 8) left Dhaka for New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as the prime minister of India for a third consecutive term.  She goes to India to attend the swearing- in ceremony at her Indian counterpart's invitation.

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the Bangladesh on June 17 as Zilhaj month moon was sighted. The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date at the meeting hall of the Islamic Foundation at Baitul

Police recovered throat slit body of an elderly woman from her home in Birganj upazila, Dinajpur on Friday (June 7). The deceased Razia Begum, 75, wife of Md Shabdul Islam of Dhangaon village. Md Moinul Islam, inspector (investigation) of Birganj Police Station, confirmed the

Senior journalist and former special correspondent of the national News agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Mufazzal Hussain, died on Wednesday in Maryland, USA. He was 88. He left behind two sons and a host of relatives and friends to mourn his death. Born on July 9, 1936,

A Juba League activist was shot dead by miscreants allegedly in Bahadurpur Tetultala intersection of Jashore sadar on Friday (June 7) early. The deceased was Ali Hosen, 35, son of Abdur Rahman of Bahadurpur area under the Sadar upazila and a fellow of the ward No-9 councillor Hajji

Former Inspector General (IGP) Benazir Ahmed will remain out of the purview of the provision for whitening black money, National Board of Revenue Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmantul Munim said on Friday. The NBR chairman came up with the remarks while addressing a post-budget press

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali expressed his optimism about coming down of inflation by the end of this year adding government kept the budget size small, so that pressure on the product prices reduce. The minister said this in response to a question from reporters at the

Nayeemul Islam Khan has been appointed as Press Secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Ministry of Public Administration, on Thursday (June 6). According to notification, Nayeemul Islam Khan has been contractually appointed

Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), on Friday (June 7) claimed that the ongoing issues of the country cannot be dealt with this proposed budget. CPD Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun remarked in a post-budget briefing at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in Dhaka.