A Narayanganj court on Tuesday (May 30) sentenced three people to death for killing a child after abduction at Rupagnj upazila in the district in 2018. Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Tribunal Judge Nazmul Haque Shyamal passed the order this afternoon. The death row

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday (May 30) filed a case against Grameen Telecom Chairman Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 12 others for misappropriating about Tk25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom's Workers Profit Participation Fund. The commission deputy director

The budget session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad(JS) will begin tomorrow (May 31).   The session will begin at 5 pm with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair, according to a JS press release.   President Mohammed Shahabuddin convened the 23rd session

The inflow of remittances has increased due to the decision to provide a 2.5% incentive on remittances sent by expatriates, said Awami League General Secretary and Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader today (May 30).  He made the remarks through a statement

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted a mild heatwave that is sweeping over many places of the country will continue and spread for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 30). According to the Met office bulletin, mild heatwave is sweeping over Mymensingh, Dhaka,

A woman and her daughter were killed while her husband was injured after a pickup van plowed through their house at Dhanbari upazila in Tangail on Tuesday (May 30). The accident happened at 2am in Nolla Bazar area on the Tangail-Jamalpur regional road when the pickup van lost

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 30) arrested 55 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

Bashundhara Group, the country’s largest business conglomerate, has opened a sewing training centre at Sariakandi upazila in Bogura on Monday (May 29). Shuvosangho, social welfare organisation of Bashundhara Group’s vernacular Bengali daily Kaler Kantho, established the

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (May 29) congratulated his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his winning in the Turkey's presidential election, stretching his rule into a third decade. In a message, the President said, "I am immensely delighted to learn about

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today (May 29) upheld a notice issued by the Dhaka University Department of Bangla, asking its students to keep their faces, including their ears, uncovered during exams and presentations. The apex court issued the order after holding

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 29) said Bangladesh believes in peace, not in conflict as women and children suffer the most in conflict. She said: "We want a peaceful solution to any conflict," she said, adding "We don't want any arms race because women,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (May 29) 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

A child was killed after being struck by a piece of iron rod that had fallen off from an under-construction elevated expressway in Mohakhali of Dhaka this (May 29) morning. The incident took place around 9 am in front of British American Tobacco in Mohakhali. The identity of the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted that the weather may remain mainly dry over the country for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 29). According to the Met office bulletin, weather may remain mainly dry over the country, having chances of rain or thundershowers at

A Lakshmipur court today (May 29) sentenced 8 people to death for shooting Chhatra League leader Mehdi Hasan Jasim to death in the district. Judge Amina Farhin of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict around 11:30. The death-row convicts are: Mr.

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma said India-Bangladesh bilateral relations are multifaceted and manifest in active cooperation in wide-ranging areas, including protection of shared natural ecosystem. In an event, he also said that Bangladesh accepting India’s

A mother and her two kids were burnt to death and another critically injured in a fire from a mosquito coil in Syedpara area at East Shahidnagar-Oxygen More in Chattogram today (May 28).  The deceased were identified as Nurunnahar Begum, 30, wife of Md Manik hailed from East

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (May 28) directed all members of the Bangladesh Police to be more people-friendly. He said: "Police members should take care so that their works become more people-friendly."  The President made the directives when Inspector

Former Dhaka North City councilor (Ward No. 33) Tariquzzaman Rajib alleged that he was arrested allegedly as a plan of an influential person and his brothers Joseph, Haris, and Anis to make their nephew councilor.   Besides, Rajib demanded an immediate arrest and exemplary

The High Court (HC) today released the full text of its judgment that declared the provision that allows upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to perform duties as chief executive officer (CEO) of upazilas, illegal and contradictory to the constitution. The High Court released the 24-page