A man was burnt to death after a shattering fire broke out at a market at Bakerganj Upazila in Barishal on Monday (May 8). The deceased Sagar Chandra Pal, 28, was a shopkeeper of a grocery shop at the market, and a resident of Dhalmara village under Neyamati union of the upazila.

The mild to moderate heat wave that is sweeping over the country may continue and spread, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (May 8). According to the Met office bulletin, mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions and the districts

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (May 8) cleared the way for trial of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three employees of his Grameen Telecom Company in a labour law violation case in the lower court. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, headed by

Three motorcycle riders were killed after a truck hit their vehicle at sadar upazila in Gopalganj district early Monday (May 8). The accident occurred in Sonashur area on the Dhaka-Khulna highway around 12:30 am. The deceased were Jami Sheikh, 17, Hasan Sardar, 18, and Tazim Sheikh,

A total of 136 Bangladeshis arrived in Dhaka from troubled Sudan via Jeddah this morning (May 8). A special flight of Bangladesh Airlines carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 10:30am. The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment

Today is the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the greatest name in Bangla literature and a profound inspiration in struggle for a better world. Tagore - the poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher and musician - is part of the everyday life of an average Bengali. He is one

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (May 8) arrested 39 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 the

Prime Minister today (May 7) urged the Commonwealth to send diversified election observers to oversee the next parliamentary polls in Bangladesh as Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland paid a courtesy call on her at her place of residence.  "Our Prime

The National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG) completed its flagship capacity building programme (CBP) for 58th batch of civil servants of Bangladesh, which was attended by 45 officers.  The programme focused on imparting new knowledge in the field of public policies, programmes,

Mustafizur Rahman alias Tito Rahman and Nazmus Shaquib were sued for spreading rumors and false information on various online platforms including social media.  Tushar Kanti Mondal, former General Secretary of Rangpur Metropolitan Awami League, filed the case as a plaintiff

DMP Commissioner Khandkar Golam Faruq today (May 7) directed his subordinates to face any situation in ‘cool brain’ for keeping law and order normal. He said: “To keep the law and order, subordinates will follow orders of the commander with patience and cool brain in

The Election Commission on Sunday (May 7) said it was satisfied with Gazipur City polls candidate Azmat Ullah Khan's explanation regarding his violation of the electoral code of conduct. Expressing satisfaction with the explanation, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul

A Dhaka court today set May 9 for delivering the verdict in an arms case filed against notorious gold trader Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan now based in Dubai.   Dhaka Sixth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Murshid Ahammad set the date as both prosecution and defence concluded

The High Court dismissed the writ brought against Khulna WASA Managing Director Md Abdullah, challenging the validity of his repeated appointment since 2009. A High Court Division bench comprising Justice Nazrul Islam Talukdar and Justice Khizir Hayat directly dismissed the writ on

The 162nd birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore will be observed tomorrow in a befitting manner. Rabindranath Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism. On the occasion of the birth anniversary of

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three people in connection with the murder of Jubo League leader Jamal Hussain in Cumilla. The arrestees are - Ismail Hossain, 36, Sohel Sikder, 46 and Md Shah Alam, 38 from Chattogram and Dhaka.  Ismail was arrested from Agrabad in

A Dhaka court on Sunday (May 7) asked detectives to submit by June 4 the investigation report into the case filed over the attack on the convoy of former US ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in August 2018. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rashidul Alam passed the order after

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted mild heat wave is sweeping over many places of the country and it may continue and spread in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (May 7). According to the Met office bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna and Rajshahi

Residents under nine police stations got new regional passport office in the capital's Aftabnagar area. The residents of Mugda, Sabujbagh, Shahjahanpur, Khilgaon, Rampura, Motijheel, Paltan, Badda and Hatirjheel Police Stations have been seen standing with the applications in a

Jahangir Alam, an independent candidate of Gazipur city polls on Sunday (May 7) filed a writ with High Court to get his candidature back. Earlier, on April 30, returning office Faridul Islam rejected Jahangir' candidature. However, on 4th May afternoon Dhaka Divisional