Tuesday, 08 Jul, 2025

National

"I paid Tk50,000 for VFS appointment"

Mashfiqur Rahman Mukul, in his Dhaka residence, teaches the Italian language to those who want to go to Italy from Bangladesh and later apply for an Italian visa. Mukul shared his frustrating experiences with VFS Global, the company handling the visa process, with Banglanews. 

Rain likely in parts of country: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorology Department forested rain or thundershowers accompanied by gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places in three divisions and at one or two places in other five divisions with hails at isolated places. "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by

DMP arrests 12, files 12 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 21) arrested 12 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

Babar Ali becomes first Bangladeshi to conquer Lhotse

Babar Ali has conquered Lhotse, the fourth highest mountain in the world at an elevation of 8,516 metres (27,940 ft), becoming the first Bangladeshi to achieve this feat. He reached the peak of Lhotse at around 5:50am local time (6:04am Bangladesh time) today (21 May), Farhan Zaman,

US imposes travel ban on ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed 

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on retired army chief Aziz Ahmed over corruption allegations, effectively restricting his entry into the world's most influential country.  The sanctions also apply to his immediate family members, US State Department

VFS scandal: Over 1 lakh visa seekers trapped

The European labour market has been held hostage by multinational visa processing company VFS Global as Bangladeshi nationals intending to go to different countries of Europe are struggling to get visas due to its cumbersome process, causing significant hardship for them. VFS Global,

3 Ansarullah Bangla Team men get different jail terms

A Rangpur court today (May 20) sentenced three members of the banned militant organization Ansarullah Bangla Team to separate terms of imprisonment. On Monday (May 20) at noon, Rangpur Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Md. Mujibur Rahman passed the verdict. The convicts are

PM Hasina mourns death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 20) expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Iranian President Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian and the entourage in an Iranian helicopter accident. "I am deeply shocked and saddened to hear

Rain likely in parts of country: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorology Department forested rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over six divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places. The met office said, "

PM orders battery-run rickshaws to ply on Dhaka roads

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered battery-run rickshaws and easy bikes to ply in Dhaka City. Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader informed of PM’s order while talking to media at Awami Ulama League's anniversary programme in the capital today (May 20).

DMP arrests 22, files 20 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (May 20) arrested 22 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

Battery-run rickshaw drivers block Dhaka roads for 2nd day

Battery-run rickshaw and easy bike drivers staged demonstrations in the capital's Rampura area for the 2nd consecutive day halting vehicular movement on both sides of the road. They started the demo around 9:45am near the Better Life Hospital for the second day on Monday.

Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim goes ‘missing’ in India

Jhenidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who went to India for treatment, has allegedly been missing for the last three days.   Anwarul Azim’s personal secretary (PS) Abdur Rouf confirmed the matter to media. On May 11, the Awami League lawmaker went to India through

PM to reconsider 15pc VAT on metro fare: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reconsider the decision on imposition of 15% value added tax (VAT) on Dhaka’s metro rail.  Replying to a question on imposing 15% VAT on metro rail, the minister said,

Four ARSA members held in Ukhiya

Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained four men of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday. The detainees are – Amir Hossain, 29, son of Deen Mohammad of Block H-81, Camp-17; Ziaur Rahman, 32, son Fazal

Tripura: Four Bangladeshis arrested at railway station

Four Bangladesh nationals and one Indian citizen were arrested when they were about to board a Chennai-bound express train from Agartala station, a railway police officer said on Saturday (May 19).      They could not show any valid documents- either passport or visa to

Dhaka concerned over attacks on Bangladeshi students in Kyrgyzstan

Dhaka has expressed deep concern over the attacks on Bangladeshi students amid a mob incident in Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek on Friday night, foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said today (May 19). “There were attacks on our students … but so far no Bangladeshi students have

Govt to construct five metro stations on Uttara-Tongi route

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) authorities will construct five more metro rail stations for passengers to avail of the elevated services from Dhaka’s Uttara to Tongi in Gazipur. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique said the work on extending the

Fardin murder case: CID's report submission by June 30 

A Dhaka court on Sunday (May 19) again asked the Criminal Investigation Department to submit by June 30 the further investigation report in a case filed over the death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Fardin Noor Parash in November last year. Dhaka

Battery-run rickshaw drivers block Mirpur roads

Battery-run rickshaw and easy bike drivers have blocked roads in the capital's Mirpur area protesting the government ban on their vehicles. Due to their protest, vehicular movement in Mirpur, 10, 11, 12 remained suspended since 10 am. Huge tailback was created in different areas of