A murder case has been filed against seven persons including Labaid Specialized Hospital's managing director Dr A M Shamim over the death of Tahsin Hossain, 17. The other accused are Sir Salimullah Medical College assistant professor and LabAid Specialized Hospital surgeon Dr. Md.

The country's remittance inflows saw rapid growth ahead of Eid Ul Azha to stand at US$ 1.79 billion within 23 days in June. According to data from the Bangladesh Bank, remitters transferred $1.69 billion in May and $1.68 billion in April. From June 1 to June 23, the highest $291

Independent candidate Ashraful Hossain alias Hero Alam allocated with 'Ektara' symbol in Dhaka-17 by-election. Returning Officer Md Munir Hossain Khan officially allotted the symbols to the candidates at the Election Training Institute (ETI) on Monday (June 26). Meanwhile,

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (June 26).  According to the Met office bulletin, “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty

A man was stabbed to death in Dhaka's Agargaon area early Monday (June 26). The deceased was identified as Azim Islam, 55. He was a security guard at 59 West Agargaon Mia Tower. Azim was from the Tangail district. According to Imam Hossain, the owner of a flat in Mia Tower, a

The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has appealed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for withdrawing the travel tax for passengers going to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. An application signed by ATAB President S. N. Manzoor Morshed was sent to the Prime Minister's

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (June 26) 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 in

A Rajbari court sentenced a 'kabiraj' and his assistant to life term imprisonment for raping a housewife on April 12, 2021.  The court also fined Tk 50,000 each, in default, six months of rigorous imprisonment. Rajbari Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal

The Jatiya Sangsad today (June 26) passed Tk 7,61,785 crore national budget for FY 2023-24 which eyes to keep annual inflation around 6 percent and achieve 7.5 percent GDP growth rate. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal moved the Appropriations Bill, 2023 seeking a budgetary allocation

The Finance Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament on Sunday (June 25) scrapping the proposed minimum tax of Tk 2000 by TIN holders. As per directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the minimum tax proposal was removed considering the current inflationary pressure faced by individuals

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today issued 24 guidelines for smooth journey of the homebound people on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.  According to the DMP guidelines, it has requested all to comply the guidelines and follow the instructions. The guidelines are-the

Bashundhara Group has distributed sewing machines among insolvent women in Dinajpur, a professional gift given after imparting tailoring training to them. Imdadul Haq Milan, famed litterateur and Editor-in-Chief of daily Kaler Kantho, handed over the sewing machines to successful

A total of five Eid congregations (jamaats) will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the day of the holy Eid-ul-Azha on June 29. The first Eid jamaat will be held at 7am while the next four Jamaats will be held at 8am, 9am, 10am and 10.45am respectively, an

The sitting of 23rd budget session of the eleventh Jatiya Sangsad for 2023-2024 fiscals began at 5.05 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day's proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1848 HRS, JUNE 25, 2023 MN  

Road Transport and Highways Division has opened a central control room on the 3rd Floor at the head office of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in city's Banani area to ensure smooth traffic for holidaymakers during the journey of Eid-ul-Azha. The central control room has

The Padma Multipurpose Bridge has collected around Tk 798,23,96,000 from 56.75 lakh vehicles since in the first year following its opening. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader gave the information during a press briefing at 11:00am in Setu Bhaban on Thursday. Obaidul

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 (June 25).  According to the Met office bulletin, “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by

The United Nations Under-Secretaries General Jean-Pierre Lacroix and Catherine Pollard highly praised Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their contribution to maintain peace in the trouble-torn UN member countries. They also discussed various issues, including UN peacekeeping operations,

A court in Dhaka on Sunday (June 25) again fixed July 17 for delivering its verdict in a money laundering case filed against 'influential' contractor GK Shamim and seven of his bodyguards. Dhaka Special Judge's Court-10 Judge Mohammad Nazrul Islam fixed the new date as the

Two persons including a police constable were killed as a microbus hit them in front of Padma Uttar police station in Munshiganj on Sunday (June 25). Besides, at least three people were injured in the accident that took place around 9:45 am. One of the deceased was identified as