The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (August 27) arrested 54 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

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home this morning after attending the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg of South Africa. She attended the summit held on August 22-24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. A regular flight of the Emirates

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today arrested three people in a case filed over the abduction and torture of a joint tax commissioner of National Board of Revenue (NBR) Masuma Khatun. In separate drives, RAB members arrested main accused Md Masud alias Masum,42, Md Abdul Jalil alias

The body of a 44-year-old Chinese national was recovered from the Bhairab River at Khalishpur Charer Haat in Khulna City on today (August 26).  The deceased was identified as Wang Siao Khui, an engineer of an 800-MW under-construction power plant project within the Khulna

A Bangladeshi businessman who was killed by miscreants in Canada died on Friday (August 25) at a hospital in the country. Owner of the Curry House in downtown Owen Sound Sharif Rahman (44), who had been on life support following a serious assault outside of his business last Thursday,

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers along with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 26). According to the met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or

A man was killed allegedly by his daughter at Dehati village of Jibannagar upazila of Chuadanga on Saturday (August 26) morning. The deceased was identified as Matiar Rahman Moti, 52, son of Golam Hosen of Dehati village of Jibannagar upazila. Police arrested victim's Moyna

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Johannesburg for home today after attending the 15th BRICS Summit held on August 22-24. She attended the summit at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. A regular flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the prime

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (August 26) arrested 36 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a youth with one revolver, four rounds of bullets and one magazine along Sonamasjid border of Chapainawabganj on Thursday night. The arrestee is Abdullah Pranto, 21, a resident of Bonainagar village in Faridpur upazila of Pabna

A motorcycle rider was killed, and four others were injured when a bus-motorcycle collided on the expressway under Shibchar upazila in Madaripur on Friday (August 25). Besides, four other riders were also seriously injured at that time, and 10-12 passengers of the bus were injured.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought vote for "Boat" in the next general election from Bangladeshi expatriates working abroad for the country's continued development.   She put the people of Bangladesh on alert so that no looters can assume power again to destroy

US Congresswoman Lois Frankel sees ‘hypocrisy’ in the way the US reacts to other countries’ elections or governments without worrying about its own affairs. Frankel, also an influential member of the Committees on Labor, Health, Human Resources and Education in the US

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (August 25) arrested 56 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

At least seven people were killed and six others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Narsingdi’s Shibpur upazila on Friday (August 25). The accident occurred at Itakhola area of the upazila at around 2:30am.  Itakhola Highway police

Journalist Masuda Bhatti and retired judge Shahidul Alam Jhinuk have been appointed as new information commissioners. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification to this end on Thursday (August 24). The President made the appointment under Section 15(1) of the

The government has made a decision to provide export incentives or cash incentives to 43 products in the current fiscal year 2023-24. Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday (August 24) issued a circular in this regard.  Exporters will receive cash incentives at the rate of one

A female joint commissioner of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) was able to narrowly escape kidnappers after 18 hours in the capital. NBR official (Tax zone-2 in Dhaka) Masuma Khatun, who was physically assaulted by the kidnappers, is now undergoing treatment in a private hospital

Dinajpur Municipality Mayor Syed Jahangir Alam soughed unconditional apology before Supreme Court for making indecent comments about an Appellate Division judge over BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's verdict. The mayor appeared before the five-member bench of the Appellate Division led

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi exchanged greetings in a dinner in Johannesburg. The dinner was hosted by current Chair of the BRICS and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. "Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was few yards away from the Bangladesh