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150 BNP men sued for torching bus in Uttara

A case was filed against 150 BNP men for their alleged involvement in torching a bus in the capital's Uttara on Saturday. Eagle Paribahan's manager Biplob Adhikari filed the case with the Uttara West police station on Tuesday (Aug 1). According to Biplob, around 100-150 men

AL, Sheikh Hasina never flee: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (August 1) said AL and Sheikh Hasina will never flee as her party's only motto is to improve the lives and livelihoods of the countrymen. Responding to BNP's remark that "AL will not get escape route", she said: "Sheikh Hasina

CEC agreed with US envoy over dialogue issue

Echoing with the US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said dialogue among political parties is needed as ongoing crises are not matters to be solved on the streets.  The CEC said this to reporters after an hour-long

Chinese envoy Xijun visits Dhaka to discuss Rohingya issues 

The visiting Chinese Special Envoy for Asian Affairs Deng Xijun held meetings with Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on the repatriation of the Rohingyas. There was no public announcement about his arrival or the meetings. Xijun arrived in Dhaka on

Mild heat wave may abate at some place: Met office

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) today predicted the ongoing mild heat wave may abate at some places in the country, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 1). According to the Met office bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka,

SC dismisses petition challenging legality of 290 MPs' oath taking

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (August 1) dismissed the leave to appeal petition challenging the legality of oath taking by 290 lawmakers. A seven-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique passed the order after hearing

US to send pre-election monitoring team in Oct: Peter Haas

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas today (August 1) said his country will send a monitoring team in early October to assess the pre-polls situation ahead of Bangladesh's parliamentary elections. The US envoy also said the pre-election monitoring team will consist of experts

Jamaat-e-Islami to hold rally on Friday

Jamaat-e-Islami has postponed its scheduled programme after failing to get permission to hold the rally in Dhaka on Tuesday (Aug 1). The party will now hold a peaceful rally in Dhaka on Friday (Aug 4). Nurul Islam Bulbul, ameer of Jamaat's Dhaka city south unit, made the

DMP's anti-narcotics drive: 32 nabbed, 17 cases filed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (August 1) arrested 32 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

Chuadanga Passport Office operations suspended

All operations of the Chuadanga regional passport office were suspended following the burning of electronic equipment and the deactivation of the server. Besides, passport services were suspended for the past three days due to a system outage. According to passport office sources, a

Dhaka-Narayanganj rail services resume after 8-month

After an 8-month suspension, rail services on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route finally resumed this morning (August 1). Train movement on the route started at 7 am. On December 4, 2022, the railways announced the indefinite suspension of train services on the Dhaka-Narayanganj route,

Month of mourning begins 

Today is the first day of August, the month of mourning. In this month in 1975, the people of Bangladesh lost the greatest son of the soil and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, some ambitious disgruntled army officers

Month of mourning begins tomorrow

Tomorrow is the first day of the Month of Mourning. In this month in 1975, the people of Bangladesh lost the greatest son of the soil and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On the fateful night of August 15 in 1975, some over ambitious disgruntled army officers

31 BUET students among 36 arrested during Tanguar trip

A total of 36 people, including 31 students from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) were arrested while visiting the Tanguar Haor in Tahirpur upazila, Sunamganj district. The reason behind the detention remains unclear, as the police did not provide any specific

Nuclear fuel for Rooppur plant arrives in Sept: ROSATOM DG

ROSATOM Director General (DG) Alexey Likhachev today (July 31) said nuclear fuel for the Rooppur nuclear power plant (RNPP) will arrive in the country in September. He made the development while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence

BB heist probe report submission deferred for 73rd time

A Dhaka court today (July 31) directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit its probe report on September 20 in a case filed for a $101m heist from Bangladesh Bank. The fixing of the new date deferred the probe report submission for the 73rd time. Dhaka Metropolitan

DMP's anti-narcotics drive: 19 nabbed, 16 cases filed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (July 31) arrested 19 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

Light to moderate rain likely: Met office 

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 (July 31). According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary

No reason to be afraid of movement: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 31) said there is no reason to be afraid of movement as none would be allowed to play with the fate of the countrymen. She said: "Don't be scared of seeing a little movement; there is nothing to fear as long as the people are with us

Job seekers won't need attestation in future: Farhad

State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain today (July 30) said that government job aspirants will not need attestation of documents for applying for vacant posts in the future. “We saw in our student life that job seekers always visited offices or houses of first