The fire that broke out at a building in old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area on Tuesday (April 11) morning has been brought under control. A total of seven firefighting units managed to douse the fire at 12:05pm.  Earlier, the fire started around 10:45am, Fire Service and Civil

Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seized 10 gold bars worth Tk 1 crore at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Monday. Mohammad Ziaul Haque, additional superintendent of Airport Armed Police Battalion police confirmed the matter. He said two suspicious objects

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted that the ongoing mild to moderate heat wave may continue in different parts of the country for the next twenty-four hours commencing 9am today (April 11).   According the met office bulletin, a Mild to moderate heat wave is

A fire broke out in a ceramic warehouse beside Bismillah Tower in Dhaka's Chawkbazar area on Tuesday (April 11) morning. Anwarul Islam Dolan, media cell officer of the fire service headquarters, confirmed the matter. The fire started around 10:45am, he said.  A total of

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's urge for free and fair elections in Bangladesh reiterated his country's desire to see a free and fair election in Bangladesh. In response, Dr. Momen reaffirmed the commitment of Bangladesh government in this regard.  They made the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (April 11) arrested 40 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 local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader in Faridpur was excused from party post today (April 10). He was removed for sharing a TikTok video with homemade weapons on his Facebook account. The accused was identified as Bilal Mridha, 25, vice-president of Boalmari upazila unit

Kushtia district transport owners and workers group on Monday called off their indefinite transport strike in Jhenaidah. The decision was taken after holding a talk with the Kushtia district administration held at deputy commissioner’s office on Monday (April 10) afternoon.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said there are no security threats ahead of Pahela Baishakh and Eid. He also said that the highest security measures will be taken during Mangal Shobhajatra. He was addressing media after inspecting security measures at

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rebuked a few parliament members for advocating against Article 70 in the Constitution despite the article has given sustainability to the government and thus the development.   She said: "Article 70 has given protection to democracy alongside

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has washed away the daily Prothom Alo for its anti-state role. She said: "The name of the paper is Prothom Alo (first light), but it lives in darkness. Prothom Alo is the enemy of Awami League, democracy and the people of the country." She said

The government decided to extend the holidays this year by a day through an executive order. As per the order, April 20 will also be part of the Eid holidays. Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain confirmed the matter to reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Secretariat

A youth allegedly killed his elder brother in Manikganj on Monday (April 10) over a family feud. The deceased was identified as Abu Raihan, 27, son of Shah Jahan Vakum Fakirpara village of Jaimontap union of Singair upazila. According to family members, Roman, 24, was in a feud with

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder and trustee Gonoshasthaya Kendra has been put on life support. Gonoshasthaya Kendra Press Adviser Jahangir Alam confirmed the matter to media. He said as Dr Zafrullah's physical condition deteriorated, he was put on life support around 1:30pm on

The sitting of the 22nd special session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 11.34 am today with Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.  The day's proceedings began with a recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1234 HRS, APR 10, 2023 SMS

Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested a ‘smuggler’ along with 20 gold bars measuring 2.33kg from Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga district. The arrestee is a van driver named Md Sahabul Mia, son of Moksed Mandal hailing from village Sadarpara under Jibannagar upazila.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (April 10) arrested 47 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

Police arrested two fake journalists on charges of extortion and fraud in Jamalpur. The two were identified as Wahid Khan Arif, 40, and Masud Rana, 28. Police Superintendent Nashir Uddin disclosed the matter in a press briefing on Thursday (April 9) at 2 pm in the conference room of

A garment worker was killed in a motorcycle accident in Rajendrapur area of Gazipur on Sunday (April 9) afternoon. The deceased Arif Hossain, 40, is a resident of Karitala area of Sariakandhi police station in Bogra. He was working as a supervisor in a garment factory in Gazipur.

A youth was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on the charge of creating a fake Facebook ID with a woman's photo and information and posting obscene posts. The arrestee was identified as Abdul Mumin Tushar, 24. Asif Mohiuddin,