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.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh and Sylhet and at many places over Rangpur and Chattogram divisions. "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is

A Bangladeshi citizen accused in the murder case of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar has been extradited to India by Nepal Police. Nepal police handed him over to Indian authorities on Monday.  A Nepal Police source said that he was sent to India by land. Nepal Police apprehended

Bangladesh has expressed support for the initiative put forward by the United States of America (USA) to achieve a ceasefire, release of hostages and restoration of peace in the Gaza strip. Bangladesh supported the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar, and Egypt to

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 7) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi here on the occasion of the historic Six-Point Day. After laying the wreath

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has proposed a special allocation of Tk 100 crore for climate change and environmental protection in the national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. He said: "Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate

Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali today (June 6) proposed canceling the duty-free privilege of lawmakers on importing cars. If approved, they will have to pay a 25 percent import duty on imported cars. In the 2024-25 fiscal budget speech, the finance minister said, "If

The government has retained the tax-free income limit at Taka 3.5 lakh for individual taxpayers for the fiscal year (FY25). "I propose to keep the tax-free income thresholds of natural individual taxpayers and firms unchanged for the financial year (FY) 2024-25," said Finance