Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thunder showers at four divisions in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (October 15). According to the Met office bulletin, Rain or thunder showers may occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and

The visiting US pre-election assessment mission on Sunday (October 15) placed a five-point recommendation including free and open dialogue in a bid to ensure credible, inclusive, participatory, and nonviolent national elections in Bangladesh. The recommendations include: Free and

A Dhaka court today (October 15) deferred till November 16 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012. This is the 102nd extension of the submission deadline. Dhaka Metropolitan

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (October 15) arrested 35 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a youth allegedly over the gang-rape of a girl by tying her hands and feet on a boat in the Brahmaputra River at Phulchari in Gaibandha for 3 consecutive days. The arrestee Roni Mia, 25, also the main suspect is the son of Abdul Majid Mia of

Urging the countrymen to be cautious so that BNP cannot thwart the upcoming national election through any evil move, Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today (October 14) said the election will be held on time and the people will exercise their voting rights

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today asked field-level officials to maintain impartiality while discharging duty during the upcoming national election.  He said: "The field-level officials should discharge their duties with impartiality as well as utmost

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted mainly dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky at places in the country, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today. "Rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions. Weather

Hindus across Bangladesh are celebrating Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion that heralds the advent of Goddess Durga, on Saturday (October 14).  Mahalaya serves as a ceremonial invocation of the revered Goddess and sets the stage for Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (October 14) arrested 32 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

A recent resolution in the European Parliament on the Human Rights situation in Bangladesh has been roundly condemned at a conference - in the European Parliament itself. Speaking to EU Today exclusively after the event, German MEP Maximillian Krah, when asked about his impressions of

The third batch of nuclear fuel reached the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) on Friday (October 13). The uranium carrier reached the power plant around 9:30am today under special security arrangement of the Bangladesh Army. Pakshi Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ashish

Intelligence team of Dhaka Customs House arrested a person along with gold worth Tk 1.60 crore on Friday (October 13). Dhaka Customs House Deputy Commissioner Syed Mukaddes Hosen confirmed the matter. He said suspicious metallic substances were found by the preventive team in an air

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over the eight divisions across the country, said a met office forecast for the next twenty-four hours. "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporar6y gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two

A Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) official was killed and four others were injured in a tragic road accident that occurred at the Hijlia station of the Rajapalang union in the Ukhiya upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jahurul Haque, a 48-year-old deputy

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (October 13) arrested 35 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Metrorail operation will be temporarily suspended for three days to conduct system integration test ahead of the Agargaon to Motijheel section from today (October 13). According to authorities, Metrorail operation from Uttara to Agargaon will be closed on Friday as a weekend holiday

A Chuadanga court on Thursday (October 12) sentenced a woman to life imprisonment in a drug case. The convict Rashida Khatun, 64, is the wife of Rabiul Islam of Akundabaria village of Chuadanga Sadar upazila. Judge Humayun Kabir Sarkar of Chuadanga Additional District and Sessions

The Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ms Diana Janse and Ambassador Ms Alexandra Berg von Linde visited key WaterAid Bangladesh projects supported by Sweden on October 9.  Geared towards the achievement of universal access to Water, Sanitation, and

The High Court (HC) has granted bail to former chief judicial magistrate of Cumilla Sohel Rana three hours after it sentenced him to one month's jail over contempt of court today (Oct 12). The HC bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order