Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) started using a new insecticide named Bti to destroy Aedes mosquito. DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam inaugurated the insecticide application programme at Gulshan-2 in the capital on Monday. The full name of the insecticide is Bacillus thuringiensis

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said the Cyber Security Act 2023, which is replacing the Digital Security Act 2018, won't have jail terms provision for defamation. The journalists, however, will be fined the highest Tk 25 lakh or have to suffer

The 93rd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed tomorrow. Bangamata was born on August 8 in 1930 at Tungipara village in Gopalganj. She was killed brutally along with Father of the

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 7). According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary

The government on Monday (August 7) decided to change the name 'Digital Security Act' to 'Cyber Security Act' with some necessary amendments. The decision was taken in the regular meeting of the cabinet with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The Cabinet has

A Dhaka court again asked Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to submit by September 11 the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashedul Alam passed the order after RAB's investigation officer

Ekushey Padak-winning poet and freedom fighter Mohammad Rafiq passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday (August 6) night.  He breathed his last around 10pm while on his way to Dhaka from Barisal, his family told the media. He suddenly fell ill on Sunday morning while staying at

A Sylhet court today (August 6) sentenced a man to death sentence and fined him Tk 10,000 for killing his wife in Gowainghat upazila of the district in 2021. Senior Sessions Judge Moshiur Rahman handed down the verdict to Siddique Ahmed, 35, hailed from Beanibazar upazila of the

Marine police rescued over a hundred tourists after they dialed '999' from Haor in Kishoreganj on Saturday (August 5). They were rescued at 10:30pm from Ainalgop area of Haor in Bajitpur upazila. According to police, on Saturday morning, 107 tourists on 45 motorcycles came

A Dhaka court today (August 6) asked detectives to submit by September 4 the investigation report of the case filed over the attack on the convoy of former US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in August 2018. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Zaki Al Farabi passed the order after

Department of State's Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew will arrive in Dhaka tonight (August 6) to discuss anti-corruption efforts. He will be visiting Bangladesh as part of his tour to the South Asian region. During the visit, he will call on the

A man was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Atahar Bulonpur area in Chapainawabganj on Sunday (August 6).  The deceased was identified as Sadiqul Islam, 65, son of late Tainus Ali of Charmohonpur under Chapainawabganj sadar upazila.  The accident

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 6). According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary

The 82nd death anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore is being observed today (August 6). Tagore died at the age of 80 on August 7 in 1941, according to the Gregorian calendar. But, his death anniversary is observed in Bangladesh on Sraban 22 of the Bangla calendar. The

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (August 6) arrested 46 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

A 3-year-old child died when the mud wall of the house collapsed due to heavy rain in Sadhanpur Union of Banskhali on early Sunday (August 6). The identity of the minor is Mizbah, son of farmer Md. Rofiul Alam. Member of UP Abdul Hamid confirmed the matter to Banglanews. Due to

At least eight people were killed and five others remained missing as a picnic trawler capsized in a tributary of the Padma near Subachani Bazar under Tongibari upazila in Munshiganj Saturday (August 5) night. The accident occurred as the trawler carrying 46 people of a picnic party

A Malaysian immigration department raid saw 252 Bangladesh nationals among 425 immigrants arrested from an apartment building in Taman Bukit Cheras, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The Kuala Lumpur Director of Immigration, Syamsul Badrin Mohsin, said that the operation, which took place

The four members of a family survived miraculously after a lorry overturned and smashed their private car in front of Chattogram's Faujdarhat Cadet College today (August 5).  The incident occurred around 11am, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) Belal Uddin Jahangir of Baro Auliya

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS), a passenger welfare platform, in its report, said a total of 576 people were killed and 1,055 injured in 505 road accidents across the country in July.  Forty-eight people died in 47 railway accidents while 21 died and 15 injured in 16