The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (April 8) arrested 45 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

Chief Coordinator for India’s G20 Presidency Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla has previously served as the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Darjeeling, India: In the presence of an august gathering, the book Not An Accidental Rise was launched in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

The government re-extended the deadline for Hajj registration to April 11. A total of 1,19,212 people have registered for Hajj pilgrimage this year so far. Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Religious Affairs Asif Ahmed disclosed the information. Among the registered

At least one person was killed and three others injured in a landslide in Akbarshah area of Chattogram on Friday (April 7). The deceased was identified as Md Khoka, 45. The incident took place in Beltali Ghona area of Akbar Shah police station on this afternoon. Enamul Haque,

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of Gonoshasthaya Kendra has been hospitalised, after falling critically ill. A press release issued by the Gonoshasthaya Kendra Press Adviser Jahangir Alam Mintu said, Dr Zafrullah was taken to Dhanmondi Nagar Hospital in the capital on Friday (April 7).

At least three people were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a cng-run auto rickshaw and a truck in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The accident took place at around 8 a.m. at Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf highway beside Ukhia Khunia palong area of the

The sitting of 22nd special session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) resumed today with Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.   The day's proceedings began at 3.02 pm with the recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1622 HRS, APR 07, 2023 MN  

A 17-year-old girl allegedly filed a rape case against an Awami League (AL) leader, also the elder brother of AL lawmaker in Tangail. The accused, Golam Kibria Boro Moni, is vice-president of Tangail town AL and secretary-general of the district's Bus-Minibus Owners'

Eight people were killed in a gunfight between two groups in Rowangchhari upazila of Bandarban district on Friday (April 7). The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. Abdul Mannan, officer-in-charge of Rowangchhari Police Station, confirmed the matter. He said police

A woman died after falling from her father's motorcycle at Gangni upazila in Meherpur district on Friday (April 7) morning. The deceased was Baby Khatun, 40, wife of Tushar Ali, a resident of Raipur village of the upazila. Locals said Baby Khatun and her father were going to

The massive fire at Bangabazar Market was finally doused on Friday morning, more than 75 hours after it broke out early Tuesday (April 4).  Shahjahan Shikder, officer-in-charge of the media wing of Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed the matter.  The fire was doused

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (April 7) arrested 54 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 case has been filed against 250 to 300 unidentified people for attacking and obstructing the police during the fire in the capital's Bangabazar. The police filed the case as the plaintiff at Bangshal police station in the capital. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Lalbagh

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday (April 6) caught red-handed an official of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Shariatpur, while taking Tk 50,000 bribe. The arrestee was identified as Monir Hossain, deputy manager of BSCIC. ACC secretary

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people, including arms suppliers, to members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) at the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar. A raid was conducted in Bara Veola area of Chakria, Cox's Bazar and they were arrested along with

A Dhaka court has placed three men each on one-day remand in a case filed over attack on police during Bangabazar fire on April 4. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ataullah on Thursday (April 6) passed the order. The accused people are, Md Raju, Shaon and Shahadat Hossain. The case was

High Court (HC) granted bail to Rana Plaza owner Sohel Rana on Thursday (April 6), in a case filed over the death and injury of workers on April 24, 2013. The High Court bench of Justice Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Shahed Nuruddin passed the order. Advocate Quamrul Islam

River police in separate drives arrested 60 fishermen from the rivers of the Padma and Meghna sanctuary area with current nets and Jatka fishes in the last 24-hour till Thursday morning (April 6) in Haimchar upazila of the district for defying the ban on Hilsa fishing. Haimchar Upazila

A Cumilla court on Thursday (April 6) awarded death penalty to five people for killing a USA expatriate over a land dispute in 2017. The death row convicts are - Lipi Akter, Rahmat Ullah Rony, Kamal Hossain, Tajul Islam and Sajib of Sonaimuri upazila in Noakhali district. Of them,

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said 100 per cent free and fair elections will not be possible with Electronic voting machines (EVMs) or ballot papers. The CEC made the remark at a press conference at the Election commissioner's office in the capital's