The water level of the Brahmaputra, one of the mighty rivers in the country, crossed its danger mark in the district this morning inundating the river basin areas. The Teesta, another major river of northern region of the country, is also flowing above its danger level at Kawnia Bridge

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (August 30) 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited foreign experts and lawyers to assess and scrutinize the documents submitted against Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus whether there was any injustice or inconsistency or wrong prosecution.  Otherwise, the law will take its own course, she added.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 29) said that Bangladesh didn't try to become BRICS member. She said Bangladesh focused fully on involving with the New Development Bank, a multilateral development bank established by the BRICS states. The premier said while briefing

Two persons including a Chinese citizen were sent to jail on Wednesday (August 29) for allegedly raping a college student in the capital. They were identified as Ji Chen, 58, and his associate Hira Chakma, 25.  Uttara west police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Masud Alam

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (August 29) approved 20 projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 14,077.86 crore. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held with its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at

The High Court (HC) today (August 29) scrapped a decision of Dhaka University (DU) to suspend Prof Md Rahmat Ullah, president of the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA), from academic and administrative duties. A High Court division bench of Justice Zafar Ahmed and

As allegations of charging excessive tuition fees in the country's private educational institutions have been raised, the government has decided to address the issue. The Ministry of Education has decided to introduce an integrated policy to keep the tuition fees in private schools

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (August 29) said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places two divisions, at a few places over another four divisions and at one or two places over the rest two divisions.

An earthquake of 4.6 magnitudes on the Richter scale jolted Sylhet on Tuesday (August 29) morning. The earthquake was felt at 1.13 pm. The epicentre of the quake is neighboring areas of Sylhet. But the origin and extent have not yet been determined. Fortunately, no casualties or

Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia while it is 6.8 years in Bangladesh, according to a report which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world’s most polluted countries of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (August 29) arrested 52 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Kazi Shahed Ahmed, founder chairman of Gemcon Group  and a sports organiser, passed away on Monday. He was 82. He breathed his last at 7:15pm. His first namaz-e-janaza will be held at Dhanmondi Road 7 Mosque after Zuhr prayer and second one at Gulshan Azad mosque after Asr

As part of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) celebrations throughout the month of August, the National Nutrition Services (NNS) organized a roundtable discussion jointly with the Daily Kaler Kantho titled “Nourishing Futures: Importance of Optimal Nutrition in the first 6 months of

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to address a press conference on the outcome of her recent visit to South Africa today (August 29). According to the press wing of the Prime Minister's Office, the premier will brief the media at the Ganabhaban in the capital around 4pm.

A Dhaka court summoned Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus in a case filed against him for allegedly depriving employees of profit and laundering the money abroad. Grameen Telecom Chairman Yunus along with others allegedly embezzled funds of the

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on the outcome of her recent visit to South Africa tomorrow (August 28). According to the press wing of the Prime Minister's Office, the premier will brief the media at the Ganabhaban in the capital around 4pm. Sheikh

The Cabinet has approved the draft of the Cyber Security Act after amending some sections of the controversial Digital Security Act. The approval came from the Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat on Monday with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The Cyber Security Act

A Chattogram court on Monday (August 28) sentenced five people to life imprisonment for raping and killing a ninth-grade student of Rahmatpur High School in Sandwip in 2015.  Judge Zainal Abedin of Chattogram Women and Children Torture Prevention Tribunal-3 passed the order.

Police arrested a person who was sentenced 17 years in jail for embezzling Tk 1,200 crore from Basic Bank in Noakhali on Sunday (August 27) night. Md. Anowar Hosen was arrested based on secret information from Noakhali’s Sonaimuri Upazila. He is the so-called chairman of BD