Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal today asked field-level officials to maintain impartiality while discharging duty during the upcoming national election.  He said: "The field-level officials should discharge their duties with impartiality as well as utmost

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted mainly dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky at places in the country, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today. "Rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions. Weather

Hindus across Bangladesh are celebrating Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion that heralds the advent of Goddess Durga, on Saturday (October 14).  Mahalaya serves as a ceremonial invocation of the revered Goddess and sets the stage for Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (October 14) arrested 32 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

A recent resolution in the European Parliament on the Human Rights situation in Bangladesh has been roundly condemned at a conference - in the European Parliament itself. Speaking to EU Today exclusively after the event, German MEP Maximillian Krah, when asked about his impressions of

The third batch of nuclear fuel reached the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) on Friday (October 13). The uranium carrier reached the power plant around 9:30am today under special security arrangement of the Bangladesh Army. Pakshi Highway Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ashish

Intelligence team of Dhaka Customs House arrested a person along with gold worth Tk 1.60 crore on Friday (October 13). Dhaka Customs House Deputy Commissioner Syed Mukaddes Hosen confirmed the matter. He said suspicious metallic substances were found by the preventive team in an air

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at one or two places over the eight divisions across the country, said a met office forecast for the next twenty-four hours. "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporar6y gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two

A Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) official was killed and four others were injured in a tragic road accident that occurred at the Hijlia station of the Rajapalang union in the Ukhiya upazila on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Jahurul Haque, a 48-year-old deputy

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (October 13) arrested 35 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Metrorail operation will be temporarily suspended for three days to conduct system integration test ahead of the Agargaon to Motijheel section from today (October 13). According to authorities, Metrorail operation from Uttara to Agargaon will be closed on Friday as a weekend holiday

A Chuadanga court on Thursday (October 12) sentenced a woman to life imprisonment in a drug case. The convict Rashida Khatun, 64, is the wife of Rabiul Islam of Akundabaria village of Chuadanga Sadar upazila. Judge Humayun Kabir Sarkar of Chuadanga Additional District and Sessions

The Swedish State Secretary for International Development Cooperation, Ms Diana Janse and Ambassador Ms Alexandra Berg von Linde visited key WaterAid Bangladesh projects supported by Sweden on October 9.  Geared towards the achievement of universal access to Water, Sanitation, and

The High Court (HC) has granted bail to former chief judicial magistrate of Cumilla Sohel Rana three hours after it sentenced him to one month's jail over contempt of court today (Oct 12). The HC bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon passed the order

The High Court (HC) on Thursday (October 12) sentenced Sohail Rana, former Cumilla Chief Judicial Magistrate, to one-month imprisonment on charge of contempt of court. Besides, the HC fined him Tk 5,000 and ordered him to surrender before Dhaka's Chief Judicial Magistrate Court

A Lakshmipur court on Thursday (October 12) sentenced nine people to life imprisonment in Chandraganj Union Awami League vice president Umar Farooq murder case. District and Sessions Judge Court Judge Rahibul Islam passed the order.  However, the court fined each convict

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (October 12) arrested 42 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain at many places over a southern port division; at a few places over the other two divisions and at one or two places over another five divisions for the next 24 hours beginning from 9am today (October 12).

Police arrested the bus driver linked to six passengers were killed in a road accident in Trishal, Mymensingh today (October 11). The arrestee was identified as Obaidullah, 20, unlicensed and unfit vehicle Rabbi-Setu’s (Dhaka Metro-J-14-1004) driver. He is the son of Suryat Ali,

Law minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday (October 11) said the visiting pre-election observer delegation of the US wanted to know the difference between the Digital Security Act (DSA) and the Cyber Security Act (CSA). He told reporters after the meeting with the visiting team in the