BNP Standing Committee member, former President and former Speaker of the Parliament Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar’s wife Begum Nur Akhter Sircar has passed away. She was 82. Begum Nur Akhter Sircar breathed her last while undergoing treatment at LabAid Hospital in the capital on

The Editors' Council (Sampadak Parishad) has demanded the scrapping of the Digital Security Act (DSA) and other repressive laws to ensure freedom of expression and media freedom. On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the council's president, Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam,

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a fugitive convict, who was sentenced to life-term imprisonment in a rape case, in Dhaka on Monday (May 1).  RAB arrested Azim Bepari, 40 after conducting a raid in Shyampur area. According to RAB sources, on December 24, 2021, a case

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different areas in the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 2).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to

Police recovered the bodies a man and his son from Jamuna River at Sarishabari upazila in Jamalpur district. The deceased were Ripon Talukdar, 46, a former member of Chargirish UP of the upazila, and his son Ashiq Talukder, 13. The body of Ripon Talukdar was recovered on Monday (May

A total of 355 people were killed and 620 suffered injuries in 341 road, rail and waterway accidents during Eid-ul-Fitr, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. Of those, 328 were killed and 565 injured in 304 road accidents in 15 days (from April 15 to 29) during this time, said

A court in Cumilla today (May 2) sentenced six persons to death for killing a college teacher at Sadar upazila in 2010. All the death-row convicts - Jakir, Iliyas, Kamal, Nayon, Mithun and Jamal - are the residents of Sadar upazila.  During the judgement, Jamal, Jakir and

The High Court (HC) today (May 2) issued a rule asking why it should not cancel the bail granted to former councillor Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) AKM Mominul Haque Sayeed in a case over amassing illegal wealth. The HC bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder and Mohammad Showkat

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 2) arrested 21 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 World Bank (WB) has agreed to provide a loan of 2.25 billion US dollars to Bangladesh for its five development schemes on regional trade and connectivity, disaster preparedness and environmental management. A loan agreement was signed between Bangladesh and the global lender at the

A man was stabbed when a clash broke out between two rival groups of Jatiya Sramik League in Chattogram.  The victim was identified as Mizan, 30. The incident happened on Monday (May 1) around 11 am during the observance of May Day at the new railway station. According to

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the photo exhibition held on the World Bank premise has shown the development story of Bangladesh, vowing to work in unison with the global lender for brighter future. She said: "I hope the World Bank will continue to remain with us on our

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has introduced Electronic Visa (e-visa) for Bangladeshi nationals today (May 1).  As a result, Bangladeshi's will no more require taking sticker visa to go KSA.   The e-visa was officially launched at the Saudi Embassy in Dhaka this

Three people were killed in a bus-ambulance head-on collision in Sirajganj's Salonga Union. The accident took place on Monday (May 1) around 5:45 pm at Rahati on the Dhaka-Bogra highway. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station Badrul Kabir confirmed the

The bodies of two missing children were recovered from a pond at Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria on Monday (May 1). The deceased were Arafat Khan, 9, son of Anam Khan, a resident of Satirpara Dakshin village, and Samir, 8, son of Shipan Mia, a resident of Khatinga village of the

At least 20 houses were gutted in a fire at the Tulatali slum in Rajakhali area of Chattogram city on Monday (May 1) at 10.30 am. Deputy Assistant Director of Chattogram region Fire Service, Md. Abdullah confirmed the matter to Banglanews. He said being informed, seven units of

At least 21 workers of a factory sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion due to leakage in Jarun area under Kashimpur police station of Gazipur.  The incident took place on Monday (May 1) morning at Mandal Group's cotton BD factory. However, the victims could not be

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different areas of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 1). According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few

Eight persons including three family members sustained burn injuries in an explosion while a gas pipeline was being repaired in Dhupkhola area of Dhaka. The injured are identified as Abdur Rahim, 50, a grocery shop owner; his daughter Mim Akter, 21, and grandson Alif, 2, egg seller Md

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (May 1) arrested 18 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