A fire that broke out at a shoe warehouse inside the compound of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in Chattogram this morning (April 6) has been brought under control.  Abdul Wahab Miah, Deputy Assistant Director of Chattogram Fire Service confirmed the matter.  On

A fire broke out at a warehouse of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in Chattogram this morning (April 6). The fire originated around 11am at the warehouse in Bandar Tila area, according to Fire Service Control Room in Chattogram. On information, two firefighting units

A Dhaka court today (April 6) deferred the date for submitting the further investigation report of the case filed against Prothom Alo Senior Reporter Rozina Islam under the Official Secrets Act, 1923, and Penal Code to May 21. Thursday (April 6) was fixed for submitting the further

World-class surveillance technologies have been installed in Bashundhara Residential Area of the capital to ensure ‘smarter living’ with comprehensive security for its dwellers. The service developers -- Toggi Services and SydnySun International announced the completion of

A special session of the 11th Parliament has begun today (April 6) marking the 50th anniversary of the legislature. The session, the second session of this year, has stared at 11 am. This is the 22nd session of the current Parliament or Jatiya Sangsad. President Abdul Hamid will

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (April 6) arrested 31 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

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir has stood by a hapless freelancer photographer, who fell into deep financial crisis after losing his camera, the only source of earning. Freelancer photographer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil lost his camera on March 21. He could not

The High Court (HC) today (April 5) directed the authorities to form a high-level committee to investigate the death of Sultana Jasmine in RAB custody. The court also ordered to recall the RAB officers and members who were involved in Sultana Jasmine's detention and take

Boarder Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a person with 22 gold bars measuring 4.416kg from Darshana border in Chuadanga district. Acting on an intelligence report, Moheshpur Battalion (BGB-58) commander Lt Col Masud Parvej Rana along with others ambushed Uthuli area of the border on

Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners Association has decided to begin selling advance bus tickets of long routes from April 7 ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.  General Secretary of the organisation Shuvankar Ghosh Rakesh came up with this information today (April 5). He said the bus owners will

The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will go into 22nd session tomorrow (April 6). The session will also be a special session of the JS to mark Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad's 50th anniversary.  Earlier, President Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 5) said that the pain of Bangabazar traders can't be tolerated as Tuesday's fire burnt all their shops and hopes together during Ramadan.  She said: "It can't be tolerated the pain and cry of traders during Ramadan. I have

A Rajshahi tribunal today (April 5) convicted a husband and his wife to jail on different terms on charges of stealing a newborn baby from a hospital in the city around two years back. Mousumi Begum, 26, has been sentenced to jail for 10 years while her husband Sazib Ahmed, 29, for

A Natore court today (April 5) awarded death penalty to six people and life time imprisonment to four others for gangraping a college student in 2012. The death row convicts are - Sabbir Ahmed, Rezaul alias Rabbi, Nazmul Haque, Rajibul Hasan, Ripon and Shahidul. Besides, the lifers

The government received Tk 316.91 crore as the first two installments of repaying the loan taken for construction of Padma Bridge on Wednesday (April 5). Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader handed over a cheque to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a function at her

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at one or two places with mainly dry weather and temporary partly cloudy sky. According to the weather forecast that valid for next 24 hours from 9 am today (April

Rokeya Afzal Rahman, a noted businesswoman and also former adviser to Caretaker Government, passed away. She was 82. She breathed her last at Singapore Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital Wednesday morning. She was receiving treatment due to post-Covid and other complications. Her

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (April 5) arrested 34 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 5) asked the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for realising tolls from the regional highways. She said: "The government is constructing infrastructures spending thousands of crores of Taka. So, there is a need to make

The metro rail service has been extended two more hours considering the public demand. From today (April 5) the train will be operated from 8am-2pm. At present, total of nine stations are open for metro rail. Earlier, the commuters got the service for four hours from 8:30am-12:30pm.