Prominent journalist Md. Rezaul Karim (Lotus) has been appointed as the Editor of the Daily Sun. He has replaced Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, who has been made Editor-in-Chief of the daily. On January 1, 2020, Rezaul Karim Lotus joined the Daily Sun as its City and Diplomatic Editor.

On the fourth day of Eid journey, Bangladesh Railway failed to maintain the process of timely departure of trains, aggravating the sufferings of passengers during the Eid holidays. Trains starting from Kamalapur Railway Station are being delayed for around 2 hours, Banglanews

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (June 27) 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

An 8-kilometre tailback has been created on Dhaka-Tangail- Bangabandhu Bridge Highway on Tuesday (June 27) due to the breakdown of vehicles, interrupted toll collections, extra pressure on the roads and reckless driving. Besides, the pressure of vehicles on the highway increased as

Police have arrested a Rohingya youth in Bandarban in a case file over raping a teenage girl on Monday (June 26).  The accused, identified as Md Shafik, 24, was arrested from the Kaichtali area of Suwalok union of the Sadar upazila, around 1am.  Md Shafik is a resident of

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has given a clarification regarding comments made during Barishal City Corporation (BCC) elections. In the clarification, it said in response to a volley of questions from journalists about the attack on Islami Andolan

The US under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Victoria Nuland, is likely to visit Bangladesh next month. Donald Lu, US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs, will also be in the team. According to sources, the US delegation led

A woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Barishal-Jhalakathi highway in Pratap Bazar area under Nalchity upazila of the district on Monday (June 26). The deceased were identified as Halima Begum, 35, wife of Firoz Khan, a resident of Rajapur

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