More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province today (December 2), officials said, but locals were threatening to push them back to sea. The arrival comes after more than 1,000 Rohingya refugees landed in Aceh in November,

More than two hundred garment workers in Cumilla's Chauddagram sustained injuries while rushing out of the factory building in panic during the earthquake this morning. Chauddagram Upazila Health Officer Golam Kibria confirmed the matter. He said that multiple teams are actively

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (December 2) arrested 33 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Bangladesh won the 175-member International Maritime Organization (IMO) council election 2023 held on Friday afternoon in London in the IMO headquarters in category C, securing 128 votes. This is for the first time Bangladesh has won the election in the highly competitive category C of

An earthquake jolted several areas of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka today (December 2). The tremor was felt around 9:35am. The earthquake, measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 9:35 am which lasted for a few seconds, according to Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has coauthored an article with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen on climate change in the famous American weekly news magazine, Newsweek. The article was published on Thursday (November 30) while the global leaders are convening for

The audition for the second season of ‘Quraner Noor’, a Quran recitation competition, was held in Mymensingh on Friday. A total of 301 hafizes hafizes across the division took part in the audition. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is organising the mega

The commercial train operation on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route started today (December 1). Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Railway has already fixed the schedules and fares on the route. An intercity train will leave Cox’s Bazar at 12:30pm and reach Dhaka at 9:10pm, while

A mother and her daughter were killed and two others injured when a truck ran over a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali on Friday (December 1). The accident happened at around 12 pm at Daroga Mor under Charjubli union on the Sonpur-Chairman Ghat road of the

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one (r) one as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has developed into a depression. It was centred at noon today about 1555 km

A woman died after being hit by a motorcycle on Moghbazar flyover in the capital on Thursday (November 30) night. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Shahadat Hossain, driver of the motorcycle, said that the accident occurred at around 11.45pm when the woman

The commercial train services on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route started with 1,020 passengers on Friday (December 1) afternoon. A train named ‘Cox’s Bazar Express’ left Cox's Bazar for Dhaka at 12:30pm. Cox's Bazar Iconic Railway Station Assistant

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (December 1) 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

Khilafat Rabbani Bangladesh and Nezam-e-Islami Party leaders on Thursday (November 30) called on Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. A meeting was held among them on various issues related to the upcoming national elections slated for January 7. Mufti Faizul

Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam today (November 30) said the nomination form submission deadline for the upcoming 12th national elections will not be extended. The deadline for the submission of nomination papers ended at 4:00pm today. He said EC will inform on December

Syed Shukur Ali Shuvo and Mohiuddin have been elected president and general secretary of Dhaka Reporters unity (DRU) respectively for the next one year. Senior journalist Manjurul Ahsan Bulbul, chief election commissioner of DRU elections, announced the result on Thursday (November 30)

A Chattogram court summoned Chattogram-16 constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Mostafizur Rahman for allegedly assaulting some journalists. In the afternoon, the Chairman of the Election Inquiry Committee formed to prevent and control 'pre-election irregularities' of

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (November 30). According to the Met office bulletin, light fog may occur at several places over northern part and the river basins of

The International Crimes Tribunal sentenced seven people to death for crimes against humanity they committed in Bagerhat during the 1971 Liberation War. Three of the seven convicts – Khan Akram Hossain, Sheikh Md Ukil Uddin, and Md Mollah – were present in court during the

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday (November 30) said that the government hopes Peter Haas will abide by the limits of his conduct as US ambassador. He came up with the remark while talking to reporters during a press briefing at Awami League’s