Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different areas in the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (May 5). According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or

Dhaka city dwellers have been requested to avoid Airport Road for seven hours from Friday (May 5) night due to the ongoing construction of the flyover in front of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) made this request through a

A 20-member delegation of Rohingyas went to Rakhine state on Friday (May 5) to inspect the current situation. Refugee relief and repatriation commissioner in Cox’s Bazar Mohammed Mizanur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said, ''We started our journey at about 9:15am by

A man has been arrested from Jashore's jail road area for allegedly raping a university student on Thursday (May 4). The arrestee Sudipto Hasan Dipto, is a MBBS doctor, and son of Toibur Rahman, hails from Jashore's old Kosba Dhaka road area. According to the police source,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (May 5) arrested 61 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 Sheikh Hasina on Thursday night arrived in London. She is there to attend the coronation of Charles III and his wife Camilla as the King and the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom (UK) and the other Commonwealth realms. A United Airlines flight carrying the prime

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 struck Bangladesh on Friday (May 5) morning. According to the United States Geological Survey website, the quake's epicentre was 14 kilometres ESE of Dohar upazila. It was close to Sreenagar upazila of Gazipur, the USGS map showed. The quake was

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is celebrated across the country on Thursday (May 4). Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Kopilabostu at the

One man was killed and at least six others were injured in a fire that broke out at a re-rolling mill of Bhulta Gauchia area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj.  The deceased was identified as Shankar, a worker of the mill.  The injured are - Md. Jewel, 25, Gholam Rabbani

A Gazipur court has rejected Mohammad Jahangir Alam's appeal against the cancellation of his nomination paper for the mayoral post in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) polls. Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Md Sabirul Islam passed the order after hearing the appeal on Thursday (May

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested two men with 1 kg of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in a separate drive on Wednesday (May 3). The arrestee is identified as Md Firuz Miah, 50, and Billal Hossain, 53.  APBn additional superintendent SM Mizanur

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different areas in the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (May 4).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to

The United States (US) has hailed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's commitment to hold free and fair polls as well as her openness to engage international polls monitors.   The appreciation came from the 9th Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue held at the US Department of State in

Two motorcyclists were killed in Dinajpur's Parbatipur upazila after being hit by a train on Thursday (May 4) morning. The accident took place at Rasulpur railway crossing near Barapukuria Coal Mine of the upazila at around 11:30 am. The deceased were Hamidul Islam, 35, hailed

An explosion took place in an unauthorized cylinder storage and refill warehouse in Savar on Thursday (May 4).   However, no casualties were reported. The incident happened around 6am next to Kathgara AR jeans factory in Ashulia. According to Rezaul Karim, a local resident,

Three people, including two children, were killed and at least seven injured after a pickup van hit a battery-run van in Jhenidah's Kotchandpur upazila on Thursday (May 4). The accident happened around 12 noon. The deceased were identified as Khukumoni Khatun, 7, daughter of

Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday (May 4). Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as Siddhartha Gautama in Kopilabostu

Bushra Afreen has been appointed as the first ‘Chief Heat Officer’ (CHO) of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). DNCC made the announcement yesterday (May 3) at the launching ceremony of an international collaboration between DNCC and Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud said the freedom of the press in Bangladesh is example for other developing countries. Hasan Mahmud remarked at a discussion in the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) here as the chief guest

The Buddhists will celebrate their second largest religious festival Prabarana Purnima in the city as elsewhere across the country tomorrow (May 4) with due solemnity and traditional enthusiasm. The festival is also known as Ashwini Purnima that marks conclusion of the three-month-long