To maintain peace and prevent any disturbances, the Bagerhat district administration has imposed Section 144 in Kachua upazila today (December 17), from 10 am to 6 pm. The order, signed by Kachua Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) KM Abu Naushad, covers a 1 km area around two event

The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (December 17) regarding the validity of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system. The verdict will be pronounced by the bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury,

An investigation committee will be formed within the next five working days to ensure justice for the BDR killings, said Home Affairs Adviser Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He made the announcement during a special press briefing on the BDR killings held at the Home Ministry conference

The Awami League (AL) government's 10 former ministers, two advisers, a retired Appellate Division Justice, and a former home secretary, among 16,  will be produced before the International Crimes Tribunal today (December 17) in a case of genocide and crimes against humanity

The armed forces of Bangladesh and India jointly celebrated the 53rd anniversary of the Liberation War of 1971. The Indian High Commission in Dhaka shared the information to its website on Monday (December 16). According to a press release, senior officials from both countries

Bus services on all routes in Rajshahi were suspended after an alleged attack on bus workers in Tanore upazila. According to report, from Monday (Dec 16) afternoon, no buses were operating in the city. However, buses coming from other districts were allowed to return from Rajshahi.

Nasiruddin Patwary, convenor of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, has announced that no elections will take place in Bangladesh without the trial of Sheikh Hasina and the Awami League. Speaking at the end of a Victory Rally on Monday (December 16), Patwary emphasized that anyone attempting

Anti-discrimination Student Movement today (December 16) declined an invitation from President Mohammad Shahabuddin to attend the Victory Day celebration at Bangabhaban. In a statement issued by Zahid Ahsan, a member of the organization’s office cell confirmed the matter on

The government of Thailand will begin offering e-visas to Bangladeshi Official passport holders on December 19 and general passport holders from January 2 next year. The Thai Embassy in Dhaka confirmed the matter today (December 16). According to the embassy's website, general

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted dry weather across the country for the next 24 hours starting from 9 am today (Dec 16). "Weather may remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky over the country," says a Met Office release. The ridge of the

Five people, including three women, who were in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, were killed when a covered van hit the vehicle in Bhairab of Kishoreganj on Monday (Dec 16) morning. The accident took place in Jagannathpur area on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway. Two of the deceased were identified

Moulana Muhammad Nizam Uddin Farooqui, the father of Muhammad Yuvair, senior newsroom editor of the online news portal Banglanews24.com, has passed away early Monday (December 16).  He was 66. Moulana Farooqui breathed his last around 3:30 am.  He is survived by his

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced today that the next general election could take place between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026, following the completion of essential reforms. "Broadly speaking, the election date can be set between the end of 2025 and the

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus started addressing the nation at 10am today marking the Victory Day. The address is being broadcast on Bangladesh Television and BTV World. BDST: 1017 HRS, DEC 16, 2024 SMS

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta paid heartfelt tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War by laying wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on the occasion of the 54th Victory Day. They laid the wreaths at the altar of

The nation proudly marks Victory Day today, commemorating the birth of sovereign Bangladesh on December 16, 1971, after a nine-month Liberation War.  This year’s celebrations are especially poignant as they follow the ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic regime on

A report submitted by the Commission on Enforced Disappearances mentioned that most victims of enforced disappearances during the Awami League regime were allegedly killed, with bodies disposed of by submerging them in rivers, tied in cement bags. The report, titled "Unfolding the

Bangladeshi expatriates in the first two weeks of December have sent $1.381 billion (Tk 16,576 crore) in remittance, according to data released by Bangladesh Bank on Sunday. Bangladesh bank report said on average, daily remittance inflows during this period stood at $98.67 million,

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Dr. M Mokhlesur Rahman, today (Dec 15) announced that all government officials, employees, and pensioners would receive the benefit of the Dearness Allowance (DA). "From peons to senior officers, everyone will benefit,

The High Court has issued a rule regarding the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) inaction in investigating allegations of a $5 billion corruption scandal involving the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Project and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s family members. The bench