The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin in the country from tomorrow as the new moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky this evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting at Islamic Foundation

Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan, a fugitive in the police officer murder case, is under watch in Dubai, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh. Seheli Sabrin, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters while briefing on Thursday (March 23) afternoon. She said

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-2 arrested 43 members of the juvenile gang after conducting a raid in different parts of Dhaka city. The raids were conducted Mohammadpur, Hazaribag, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar and Tejgaon area of the capital. RAB-2 Assistant Director ASP Shihab Karim confirmed

Bangladesh Met office predicted that light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions.      According to the met office bulletin, day

Muslims of some 50 villages in Chandpur began fasting on Thursday (March 23), in line with many Middle Eastern countries, including Saudi Arabia. Sadra Darbar Sharif's Pir Zakaria Chowdhury Al-Madani of and Principal of Sadra Hamidiya Fazil Madrasa Maulana Md. Abu Bakr Siddique

Today is the World Meteorological Day 202' and it is being observed in the country and elsewhere in other countries of the world, to commemorate the emergence of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as a specialized agency of the United Nations. The theme of this year's

Two people were killed and three were injured after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw on the Mymensingh-Netrakona road of Mymensingh's Gouripur upazila on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as CNG run auto-rickshaw driver Humayun Kabir, 20, residents of Beltoli Dakkhinpara

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over Independence Award 2023, the highest national civil award of the country, to the Fire service and Civil Defense and nine distinguished persons. She distributed the award in person in a ceremony held at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the

Officials of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) arrested a passenger with 23 gold bars, weighing 2.7 kilograms (kg), at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday (March 23). The arrestee is identified as Mohammad Ziauddin of Enayetpur area of

Bangladesh has been elected as the Vice-President of the UN 2023 Water Conference which started on Wednesday (March 22) at the UN Headquarters. The result was formally announced today during opening of the Conference, said the Bangladesh Permanent Mission to New York. This is the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (March 23) arrested 56 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, will begin in the country on Friday as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh sky today (March 22). The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at Islamic

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today said the government is on alert to stop misuse and abuse of the Digital Security Act. He said: “At the same time our government has been discussing on good practices of the Digital Security Act with different

A Lakshmipur court today (Mar 22) sentenced three people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Sadar upazila in 2016. District and Session Judge Md Rahibul Islam handed down the verdict to Sirajul Islam, Bhulu Mia and Md Masum.  All of them are residents of Dakhin

The government today (Mar 22) reduced the cost of each of the two packages by Tk 11,725. Besides, the religious affairs ministry said that the deadline for hajj registration has been extended till March 27. On March 19, Biman's Managing Director and CEO Shafiqul Azim said that

Around 47 shops were gutted in a fire at Bolipara Bazar area in Bandarban's Thanchi upazila this morning (March 22). Locals said the fire originated in a tea-shop in the market around 6am and soon engulfed the adjoining shops. According to Thanchi Fire Service, being informed,

Gas supply in different areas of Dhaka will remain suspended for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, today (March 22) due to maintenance work. Titas Gas Ltd announced the matter in a statement on Tuesday. The areas are Minto Road, Eskaton, Paribagh, Habibullah Road, PG Hospital,

Bangladesh Met office predicted that light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal

Bangladesh Railway decided to sell all advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr online. No tickets will be sold at counters. Tickets for trains on April 17 will be sold on April 7, while tickets for April 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be sold on April 8, 9, 10 and 11. Railways Minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday handed over 39365 more houses to landless families as part of her government's effort to ensure housing for the landless people of the country. She handed over the houses in the fourth phase of Ashrayan-2 project through a programme