The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 22) arrested 38 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

Dreams of hundreds of thousands of outbound fortune seekers have been shattered over time due to endless corruption of controversial visa processing agency VFS Global. Some fortune seekers were working in Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates while some were employed in private

Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being celebrated today (May 22) across the country. Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Kopilabostu at the

The Buddhists will celebrate their second largest religious festival Prabarana Purnima across the country tomorrow (May 22) with due solemnity and traditional enthusiasm. The festival is also known as Ashwini Purnima that marks conclusion of the three-month-long seclusion of the monks

A woman and two children were found dead at Trishal upazila in Mymensingh district. The bodies recovered from a pit on Tuesday (May 21) could not be identified, said police. According to locals, they spotted the bodies in Kakarchar Nayapar area in the afternoon and informed police.

Former Chief of Army Staff Aziz Ahmed said that he has been a victim of injustice also expressed deep shock over the US sanctions imposed on him and his family members. “Even before this, a foreign mass media has staged a drama about me. There is a nexus between the drama and the

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said over 30% of votes were cast in the second phase of upazila parishad election held in 156 upazilas in different parts of the country simultaneously on Tuesday. He said people are not coming to vote in upazila elections as a

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Foreign Employment Shafiqur Rahman Chowdhury said he would request the Italian government to increase the visa wing to lessen brokers’ strength in VFS Global. He also assured that Bangladesh would urge Italian authorities to distribute

The government has announced a one-day state mourning on Thursday next at the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, said a Cabinet Division notification issued today (May 21). On the day, the national flag will remain at half mast atop all government, semi-government and autonomous

Foreign minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud today (May 21) said that the United States had already informed the Bangladesh mission in Washington about imposing the ban on former army Chief Aziz Ahmed. He made the remark at an event organized at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital. The United

A Dhaka court today (May 21) fixed June 20 for the testimony in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League leader Zahidul Islam Tipu and college girl Samia Afran Preeti in the city's North Shahjahanpur area on March 24, 2022. As none of the witnesses testified before the court

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 21) on a two-day official visit to strengthen their bilateral ties with Bangladesh and find ways to boost cooperation for regional peace and prosperity. Penny Wong was received at the Hazrat Shahjalal International

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. 

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

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 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,

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

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,

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

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