Crown gifted by PM Modi stolen from Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira
Union Bank Managing Director goes missing
The Department of Health Service on Sunday released the draft list of 735 people killed during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July and August. The preliminary list of the deceased has been published on the department's website based on the information received from
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested Nojibur Rahman, former principal secretary to the prime minister and former chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR). DB Additional Commissioner Rezaul Karim Mallick confirmed the matter on Sunday night. However,
Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today said there was no security threat at the puja mandaps ahead of the Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu Community. “This time, the Durga Puja would be celebrated in a well, peaceful and unprecedented
Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md. Nahid Islam today (Oct 6) said that the interim government’s key focus is to reduce the unemployment in the country through employment generation. “The main goal of the current government is to generate employment
The third consignment of 2 lakh and 31 thousand chicken eggs were imported from India through Benapole land port on Sunday. Each of the eggs will be priced likely at Tk7.50 after adding import tariffs. An Indian truck, loaded with the eggs, entered the port's transshipment yard
The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change today (Oct 6) asked the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) to remove buses and minibuses over 20 years old, and trucks and covered vans over 25 years old, from the roads to combat air pollution. The authorities in a letter
A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) today arrested former senior secretary of the security division of the home ministry Aminul Islam Khan from the Dhaka’s Banani area. Deputy Commissioner (Public Relations Division) of the DMP Muhammad Talebur
A Dhaka court today (October 6) placed Abul Kalam Azad, former principal secretary of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on a seven-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim in the capital. Dhaka Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Jiadur Rahman passed
A court in Dhaka today (Oct 6) imposed a travel ban on Major General (Retd) TM Jobayer, former Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) and his wife Fahamina Masud. Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge (Acting) Farzana Yasmin passed the order following a petition by the
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain across the country with moderately heavy to heavy rainfalls in areas of Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the 24 hours from 9:00am today. "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary
The recent floods in eastern Bangladesh caused damage estimated at Tk 14,421.46 crore. A study, conducted by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), disclosed the figure of damage. The findings were presented at a media briefing titled "Recent Flood Damage and Rehabilitation
The bodies of two brothers, who had gone missing after being swept away by flash floodwaters in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur, were recovered on Saturday from a submerged paddy field. Hatem Ali (30) and Alamgir Hossain (18), sons of the late Bashir Uddin from Abhaypur village, were
Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam has said the interim government is committed to bringing all the cohorts of the ousted fascist government to justice. He said: “The interim government has a clear stance on bringing all the cohorts of the fascist,
At least three people lost their lives and five others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a restaurant in Keraniganj on Saturday evening (October 5). The explosion occurred around 7:30 PM at Rohitpur Boarding Market in Rohitpur Union, according to locals. Two firefighting units
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it has awarded a feasibility study grant to Bangladesh prepared foods and cold chain services company Bonton Foods Limited (Bonton Foods) to support the deployment of a temperature-controlled logistics network of cold storage
Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today said leaders and high officials of different law enforcement agencies of the immediate past government have fled the country between August 5 and 7 last. “Security measures have been tightened at frontiers so
Abul Kalam Azad, former principal secretary of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was arrested in Dhaka on Saturday (October 5). Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended him at Kalabagan this evening, DMP Additional
The Jatiyo Nagorik Committee has called upon the government to rehabilitate the families of martyrs immediately killed during the ‘Anti-discrimination Student Movement’. They made this demand from a gathering held in front of the National Museum around 11.30 am on Saturday
Additional Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Rezaul Karim Mallick today said there would be no more ‘Aynaghar’ and ‘Bhater Hotel’ in the DB rather it would be established as a place for justice and trust of the people.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today condoled the death of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. He said the nation has lost a distinguished public servant and a respected politician. "I pray for the departed soul. May Allah grant him a beautiful place in Jannatul