Romel Mia of Narsingdi traveled to Libya, Africa, with a dream of working in a carpet company, but his dream fell short after he was captured by a hostage gang. The group tortured Romel and demanded a ransom of Tk 12 lakh from the family. In this situation, Romel's family

Malaysia decided not to extend the deadline for Bangladeshi workers with approved work visas who missed the May 31 cut-off date to reach that country. At the end of last month, agents and employers were rushing in Bangladeshi workers to meet the May 31 deadline set by the government in

Two brothers were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Chauddagram upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday (June 4). The deceased were identified as truck driver Md Sagar and his assistant Belal Hossain, sons of Ashraful Islam, hailed from Baragram village in

A court in Dhaka today (June 4) recorded Shilasti Rahman’s confessional statement in a case of kidnapping with intent to murder MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Extra Chief Metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka on Tuesday recorded the testimonial of Shilasti, who is also the mastermind in

Beijing has cherished Bangladesh's interest to join BRICS and assured of China's active support in this regard. The assurance came at the 13th round of bilateral political consultations between Bangladesh and China held in Beijing on Monday, a foreign ministry's press

Bangladesh has appealed to Malaysia to let in almost 17,000 Bangladeshi workers with approved work visas who missed the May 31 deadline to reach Malaysia. Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury, the minister of state for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment, called for a special

After several failed attempts to trace the body of slain Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, the West Bengal police have engaged an Indian Navy team from Visakhapatnam to search a canal in Kolkata where pieces of his dismembered body were said to have been thrown. Although the accused,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (June 4) arrested 21 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

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) raised serious alarms over revelations surrounding former IGP Benazir Ahmed, who allegedly amassed huge illegal wealth through the misuse of the state-granted authority. The anti-corruption organization also called for taking decisive legal

Two motorcyclists in Sunamganj were killed after a bus hit a motorcycle at Santiganj upazila on Monday (June 3). The happened around 12:30 pm in Dorgapasa point on the Jagannathpur-Sunamganj regional highway in the upazila.  The deceased were identified as Md Shibbir

A data released by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday said inflation rose to 9.89% in May due to the higher food prices. The food inflation surged by 54 basis points to 10.76% from 10.22%, while non-food inflation decreased by 15 basis points to 9.19% from 9.34%, according

The government of Bhutan has reduced sustainable development fees (SDF ) for Bangladeshi tourists. The Department of Tourism revised the policy, now Bangladeshi tourists will have to pay only $15 as SDF. The amount is equivalent to the fees levied on Indian tourists, said

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today (June 3) said former IGP Benazir Ahmed can travel anywhere as no ban has been issued against him anywhere in the world. He told reporters while responding to a question at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs after his return from

The government Monday (June 2) fixed the rawhide price of the sacrificial animal. The new price of the hide was announced in the presence of State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu in the Ministry of Commerce meeting room. At this time, Commerce Secretary Moha Salim

The government has fixed the new office schedule from 9 am to 5 pm for all the government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous organisations. This decision was made during the cabinet meeting on Monday (June 3) chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. There will be a

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut down the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Tk 30 to Tk 1,363 per 12 kg. The new price rate will come into effect from 6:00pm today (June 3).  BERC chairman Nurul Amin announced this in a press

Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) said 1972-73 to FY 2022-23 accumulated black money and money smuggled out of the country amount to Tk 1.44 lakh crores. Besides, the organization proposed to recover only one and a half percent of this money for the fiscal year 2024-25 budget.

The Digital Media Forum (DMF) on Saturday recognised the outstanding performance of five journalists by awarding them the 'Digital Media Excellence Award 2024'. Besides, six individuals were honoured with the DMF Special Excellence Award in recognition of their noteworthy

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rainfall with temporary gusty wind and moderately heavy to heavy falls at different places over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (June 3). According to the BND weather bulletin, light to moderate

A Dhaka court today (June 3) issued an arrest warrant against Md Siam Hossain, one of the prime suspects in lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar murder case. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque issued the order today as the investigation officer (IO) of the case