Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a raid recovered 10 gold bars worth Tk 1.16 crore at Johorpur Tech border of Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila on Tuesday (August 30) night. 53 BGB Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Nahid Hossain confirmed the matter. He said a special team of BGB battalion

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested three people along with four pieces of gold bars weighing 2.940 kg and a private car from Benapole border on Wednesday (August 30). They were arrested from Daulatpur area under Benapole Port police station in the afternoon. The

A female student was found dead about 20 hours after she had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon in the River Kocha in Wazirpur upazila of Barishal. The deceased was identified as Nishat Tasneem Tanha. She passed her SSC from Motijheel Ideal School and College this year securing GAP 5.

A Dhaka court sentenced a former employee of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) to ten years of rigorous imprisonment in a money embezzlement case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in 2018. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge Court-9 handed down the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (August 30) said that mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna division and the districts of Faridpur, Pabna, Sirajganj and Sayedpur and it may continue. According to the met office bulletin for the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain or

The authorities concerned at Barapukuria Coal Mine Company Limited (BCMCL) suspended mining activities as the coal stock for the 1,113 phase ran out. BCMCL Managing Director Saiful Islam confirmed the matter. He said they suspended the coal extraction around 6 pm on Wednesday due to

The water level of the Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers in the country, crossed its danger mark in the district this morning inundating the river basin areas. The Teesta, another major river of northern region of the country, is also flowing above its danger level at Kawnia Bridge

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (August 30) arrested 47 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited foreign experts and lawyers to assess and scrutinize the documents submitted against Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus whether there was any injustice or inconsistency or wrong prosecution.  Otherwise, the law will take its own course, she added.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 29) said that Bangladesh didn't try to become BRICS member. She said Bangladesh focused fully on involving with the New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states. The premier said while briefing

Two persons including a Chinese citizen were sent to jail on Wednesday (August 29) for allegedly raping a college student in the capital. They were identified as Ji Chen, 58, and his associate Hira Chakma, 25.  Uttara west police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Masud Alam

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (August 29) approved 20 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 14,077.86 crore. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held with its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at

The High Court (HC) today (August 29) scrapped a decision of Dhaka University (DU) to suspend Prof Md Rahmat Ullah, president of the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA), from academic and administrative duties. A High Court division bench of Justice Zafar Ahmed and

As allegations of charging excessive tuition fees in the country's private educational institutions have been raised, the government has decided to address the issue. The Ministry of Education has decided to introduce an integrated policy to keep the tuition fees in private schools

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (August 29) said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places two divisions, at a few places over another four divisions and at one or two places over the rest two divisions.

An earthquake of 4.6 magnitudes on the Richter scale jolted Sylhet on Tuesday (August 29) morning. The earthquake was felt at 1.13 pm. The epicentre of the quake is neighboring areas of Sylhet. But the origin and extent have not yet been determined. Fortunately, no casualties or

Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia while it is 6.8 years in Bangladesh, according to a report which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world’s most polluted countries of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (August 29) arrested 52 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Kazi Shahed Ahmed, founder chairman of Gemcon Group  and a sports organiser, passed away on Monday. He was 82. He breathed his last at 7:15pm. His first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Dhanmondi Road 7 Mosque after Zuhr prayer and second one at Gulshan Azad mosque after Asr

As part of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrations throughout the month of August, the National Nutrition Services (NNS) organized a roundtable discussion jointly with the Daily Kaler Kantho titled “Nourishing Futures: Importance of Optimal Nutrition in the first 6 months of