Terming Lalon Shah as an anti-discriminatory person, Fisheries and Livestock Ministry Adviser Farida Akhter has said Lalon Shah raised his voices against all sorts of discrimination 134 years back. "This Bengali philosopher and Baul saint (Lalon Shah) had spoken against all sorts

The government has appointed Islamic law expert and Hadith scholar Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malek as khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. The approval of his appointment came from the government high level yesterday (Thursday), according to a press release issued by the Ministry

Law Adviser of the interim government Asif Nazrul said the next national election could be arranged by 2025. On September 24, after General Waker-uz-Zaman indicated regarding schedule of the election, this is the first time an advisor has directly commented on it. Asif Nazrul said,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (Oct 18) predicted rain or thundershowers at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9 am. "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka,

Police in a drive arrested an alleged woman drug peddler along with three kilograms of heroin from Godagari upazila of Rajshahi.   The arrested was Shima Begum, 35, of Kanpara village under Godagari upazila, according to police sources.   On a tip-off, a team of detective

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh early Friday. The epicentre of the light category quake, which struck at 12:43am, was Zajira in Shariatpur, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a bulletin. The distance of the epicentre was

Renowned Ekushey Padak winner and Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artiste Shujeo Shyam passed away at a hospital in Dhaka early Friday. He was 78. Shujeo Shyam breathed his last around 2:50am while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), her

The government is set to repatriate documented Bangladeshi nationals from Lebanon, with the first group of 50 expatriates scheduled to return home on October 20, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said today (Oct 17).  "We are taking immediate steps to bring back

Opposition parties and various organisations in Assam on Thursday demanded that the government begin the process of detecting and deporting the illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who entered the state after March 24, 1971. The demand stemmed from the Supreme Court’s judgement. The

The government will take necessary steps to bring ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country following arrest warrant issued by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against her. "We (foreign ministry) have just received the news…We will certainly take

The government has extended the Eid-ul-Azha vacation to five days, Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days, and Durga Puja holidays to two days. A proposal in this regard was approved at the advisory council meeting held at the Chief Adviser’s Office, Tejgaon in the capital on

A driver of a pickup van and his helper were killed as the pickup van hit a parked truck on the Bogura-Dhaka Highway on Thursday (Oct 17). The deceased were identified as Md Ashraful, 23, and Md Rony, 22. They were the residents in Rangpur district. Officer-in-Charge of Bangabandhu

A Dhaka court on Thursday imposed travel ban on former army Chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at different places across the country for the next 24 hours commencing from 9am today(October 17). "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is

The Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI) under the Ministry of Housing and Public Works has introduced an innovative project, aiming to reduce the negative environmental impact of traditional brick manufacturing while providing a cost-effective alternative using sand-cement

A man was shot dead as two groups locked in a gun battle at Geneva camp in Mohammadpur on Wednesday night. The deceased, Shahnewaz, 37, is a restaurant worker. Police and the deceased's sister Nasrin Begum said Shahnewaz suffered bullet injuries around 11:00pm in front of Jalal

The interim government is all set to officially inaugurate a farm-to-market initiative today in two egg wholesale markets in the capital for bringing eggs directly from the stores of smallholders and big producing companies to the markets bypassing middlemen. The scheme was announced

Additional Inspector General of Police Md Motiur Rahman Sheikh has been appointed as the chief of Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The home ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday (Oct 16). After taking charge of the CID as its chief, Motiur joined

A man was killed and two others were injured after a truck collided with a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Banshkhali upazila Chattogram  on Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at the Natundighi area of Sadhanpur union on the Patiya-Anwara-Bashkhali road.  Nurul Haque

The government is considering extending the Eid-ul-Azha and Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days each, and the Durga Puja holidays to two days. A related proposal is expected to be presented at the advisory council meeting on Thursday. Chief Adviser's Office and the Ministry of