Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina is set to address the largest ever public rally in Rangpur today (August 2) to drum up public support in favour of her party's electoral symbol "Boat" ahead of the next general election. The Rangpur district and

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today (August 1) pleaded for the highest punishment for four including former Farmers Bank Audit Committee Chairman Babul Chishti in a graft case. After holding hearing in this regard today, Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of Dhaka Special Judge Court-4

The United Nations has encouraged "peaceful, credible, and inclusive" elections in Bangladesh. "Regarding the elections, the United Nations encourages peaceful, credible, and inclusive elections in Bangladesh," said Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today (August 1) said it is shameful for the United States and Canada to give Bangabandhu's convicted killers shelter in their countries being major vocals of human rights across the globe.  He said: "The self-declared killers have been

A case was filed against 150 BNP men for their alleged involvement in torching a bus in the capital's Uttara on Saturday. Eagle Paribahan's manager Biplob Adhikari filed the case with the Uttara West police station on Tuesday (Aug 1). According to Biplob, around 100-150 men

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 1) said AL and Sheikh Hasina will never flee as her party's only motto is to improve the lives and livelihoods of the countrymen. Responding to BNP's remark that "AL will not get escape route", she said: "Sheikh Hasina

Echoing with the US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said dialogue among political parties is needed as ongoing crises are not matters to be solved on the streets.  The CEC said this to reporters after an hour-long

The visiting Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun held meetings with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on the repatriation of the Rohingyas. There was no public announcement about his arrival or the meetings. Xijun arrived in Dhaka on

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) today predicted the ongoing mild heat wave may abate at some places in the country, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 1). According to the Met office bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka,

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1) dismissed the leave to appeal petition challenging the legality of oath taking by 290 lawmakers. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after hearing

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today (August 1) said his country will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections. The US envoy also said the pre-election monitoring team will consist of experts

Jamaat-e-Islami has postponed its scheduled programme after failing to get permission to hold the rally in Dhaka on Tuesday (Aug 1). The party will now hold a peaceful rally in Dhaka on Friday (Aug 4). Nurul Islam Bulbul, ameer of Jamaat's Dhaka city south unit, made the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (August 1) 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 in

All operations of the Chuadanga regional passport office were suspended following the burning of electronic equipment and the deactivation of the server. Besides, passport services were suspended for the past three days due to a system outage. According to passport office sources, a

After an 8-month suspension, rail services on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route finally resumed this morning (August 1). Train movement on the route started at 7 am. On December 4, 2022, the railways announced the indefinite suspension of train services on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route,

Today is the first day of August, the month of mourning. In this month in 1975, the people of Bangladesh lost the greatest son of the soil and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, some ambitious disgruntled army officers

Tomorrow is the first day of the Month of Mourning. In this month in 1975, the people of Bangladesh lost the greatest son of the soil and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, some over ambitious disgruntled army officers

A total of 36 people, including 31 students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) were arrested while visiting the Tanguar Haor in Tahirpur upazila, Sunamganj district. The reason behind the detention remains unclear, as the police did not provide any specific

ROSATOM Director General (DG) Alexey Likhachev today (July 31) said nuclear fuel for the Rooppur nuclear power plant (RNPP) will arrive in the country in September. He made the development while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence

A Dhaka court today (July 31) directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit its probe report on September 20 in a case filed for a $101m heist from Bangladesh Bank. The fixing of the new date deferred the probe report submission for the 73rd time. Dhaka Metropolitan