Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said mild heat wave is sweeping over north, north-west, north-central and north-eastern divisions and other districts including the capital. The meteorological department made this forecast for the next twenty-four hours beginning from 9am

Three people including a woman were killed and 10 others injured as a speeding bus hit a stationary truck on the Bangabandhu Expressway at Ramerkhola under Sirajdikhan upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. Hasara Highway police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Kanchan Kumar Singh

Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov will arrive in Dhaka on September 7 on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. During the visit, he will meet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (September 06) arrested 37 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

The Hindu community of the country is celebrating Shuva Janmashtami today (September 6) to mark the birthday of Lord Sri Krishna. According to the Hindu Purana (mythology), Lord Vishnu incarnated on earth as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day, the eighth day of

Janmashtami, one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow with due religious fervor and gaiety. It is usually observed on the eighth day (ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha in the month of Shraban or Bhadra.   The day of

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (Sep 5) approved 17 projects were approved today involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 12,951.51 crore. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC with its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in

No statement was prepared for officials asking them to sign protesting the world leaders’ letter to the Prime Minister on behalf of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, said Attorney General (AG) A M Amin Uddin on Tuesday (September 5). Regarding Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Emran

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the country is likely to experience rainfall for three consecutive days starting from tomorrow (September 6) as monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh. According to the Met office bulletin, due to the monsoon, there is

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (September 5) joined the opening session of the 43rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Plenary Hall of Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) in Indonesia. With the theme of "ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth",

The government has promoted a total of 221 deputy secretaries and officers of equivalent rank to the rank of joint secretary. The Ministry of Public Administration on Monday (September 04) night issued two gazette notifications in this regard signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Sheikh

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (September 05) arrested 48 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

The United States and Bangladesh are scheduled to hold the ninth annual security dialogue in Dhaka today (September 5) in a bid to strengthen security cooperation between the two countries. The US delegation will be led by deputy assistant secretary of the state for regional security

Two persons were killed as a truck hit their motorcycle in Kishoreganj's Karimganj upazila on Monday (Sep 4) morning. The deceased were identified as Hafizur Rahman Hashem, 31, and Somrat Mia, 37. Md Mazharul Islam, sub-inspector of Karimganj Police Station confirmed the matter.

President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Bangladesh on September 10 after attending the G20 Leaders Summit next month. French embassy in Dhaka confirmed the matter in a statement on Monday (September 4). President Macron will attend the G-20 summit in Delhi on September 9-10. After

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave over all the eight districts may become less intense at some places, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (Sept 4). According to the Met office bulletin, the mild heat wave is sweeping over Sylhet

A Dhaka court today (Sept 4) set October 4 to submit further investigation report in the case filed over the alleged attack on the convoy of the then US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia S. Bernicat in August, 2018. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zaki-al Farabi set the date as detective

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday (Sep 3) arrested a top leader of banned militant organisation Hizb-ut-Tahrir from the capital's Mohammadpur. The arrestee Abdul Baten, 60, was a fugitive accused in four cases. RAB-2 Assistant Director (Media) ASP Shihab Karim

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway witnessed the passage of 22,805 vehicles traveling from Kawla to Farmgate in the first 24 hours of its operation.  During this period, toll collections amounted to Tk18,52880. AHMS Akter, project director of Dhaka Elevated Expressway, confirmed the

US State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs Mira Resnick arrived in Dhaka Monday (September 4) to attend the US, Bangladesh security dialogue slated for Tuesday. The US delegation will discuss regional developments, human rights,