Twenty-three bags of money were found in eight donation boxes of Kishoreganj's Pagla Mosque on Saturday (August 19) morning. Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the matter.  Around 200 people including several students of Pagla mosque madrasha and

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) today forecasts light to moderate rain or thundershowers along with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 19).  According to the met office bulletin, light to moderate

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (August 19) arrested 39 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Bashundhara Group, the country's largest industrial conglomerate, is working to ensure basic rights like education for the coastal communities alongside the government. This industrial family has extended its humanitarian hand to ensure education for the marginalised, underprivileged

Underprivileged women in Patuakhali and Kushtia have found a lifeline through a sewing initiative supported by Bashundhara Group. Through a social initiative of the country’s largest industrial conglomerate Bashundhara Group, training centres have been established, allowing women

Tens of thousands of poor people in the coastal belt of Galachipa have to fight against cyclones and other natural disasters. Their life standard is low. When these people confront trouble, nobody stands by them. Even assistance from Upazila Parishad is insufficient for them. Many

I am Sabnoor, a second year MBBS student of Patuakhali Medical College. My aim in life is to become a good physician although two years ago my future was uncertain.    In fact, we have accompanied uncertainty since childhood. My house is in Kamarkathi village of Swarupkathi

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the e-passport service will be introduced in 80 Bangladesh missions across the world soon.       "Currently, e-passports are being issued from 72 offices in 64 districts of the country. We have already installed e-gates

Two passengers were killed and five others injured when a tree branch fell on the roof of a bus on the Jashore-Benapole highway in front of the Benyali BRAC office under Jhikargachha upazila of the district last night. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Salauddin, 45, resident of

One person was killed and 20 others were injured in a road accident when a picnic bus lost control and fell into a ditch at Ghatkhali area on the Amtali-Kuakata road under Amtali upazila of the district today (August 18). The deceased was identified as Islam Hossain, 50, son of

A motorcyclist was killed and another injured in a road accident in Trishmail area under Patkelghata upazila of district today (August 18). The deceased was indentified as Mahamudul Islam, 29, son of Zafar Morol, resident of Majhiara village under Tala upazila of the district.

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 18). According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary

A prisoner named Somrat Hosen, 26, died in Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj). However, on Friday (August 18) around 2 am, he was taken unconscious to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where the doctor on duty declared him dead. Dhaka Medical Police

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (August 18) arrested 61 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

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has written a letter to US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, expressing his deep sorrow over the loss of lives and destruction of properties caused by a catastrophic wildfire in the Hawaiian Island of Maui, USA. “I convey our deep condolences

A Dhaka court on Thursday (August 17) convicted and sentenced five people, including senior journalist Shafik Rehman, to seven years' imprisonment for plotting to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The other four convicts are

The government has directed all Bangladesh Missions abroad to take necessary steps to counter propaganda against Bangladesh and the government ahead of the next national election.   "A committee comprising three ministries - Information, Law, and Foreign Affairs - is working

Eleven officials equivalent to the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bangladesh Police have been transferred. The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification on Thursday (August 17) to this end. Senior assistant secretary Md

Water levels at 55 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 52 stations recorded fall. Among the 109 monitored river stations, two have been registered steady and water level at one river station is flowing below the danger level, a

A Dhaka Court today ordered the authorities concerned to publish a notice in newspapers for the appearance of eight, including Awami League organizing secretary Ashraf Talukder, in a case lodged over the murder of AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu in the capital's Shahjahanpur area in