The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (June 14) arrested 25 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The government today (June 13) made a reshuffle in the police administration by transferring seven Deputy Inspector Generals and 22 Superintendents of Police (SPs) to new work stations. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued three separate notifications in this regard signed by Sirajam

The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order and Liberation War Affairs today (June 13) recommended for extending the Eid-ul-Azha holiday by one day starting on June 27 instead of June 28. Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel

New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday (June 12) urged United Nations under-secretary-general Jean-Pierre Lacroix to publicly voice concerns during his upcoming visit to Bangladesh over rights abuses by government security forces. Bangladesh security forces – in

The High Court on Tuesday (June 13) gave a two-month time limit to the high-powered probe committee to investigate the death of Sultana Jasmine in the custody of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Naogaon on March 24. The HC bench comprising Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Muhammad

The sitting of the 23rd budget session of the eleventh Jatiya Sangsad for 2023-2024 fiscals began at 5.08 pm today (June 13) with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day's proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1819 HRS, JUNE 13, 2023

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has urged the lawyers to extend optimum cooperation to ensure justice for the people of the country.  The President made the call when a 12-member delegation of the Bangladesh Bar Council, led by its Chairman Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin, paid a courtesy

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent fresh seasonal mangoes as gift to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Premier Narendra Modi. She also gifted mangoes to Sonia Gandhi, former president of Indian National Congress party and other Indian dignitaries, according to a press

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (June 13). According to the Met office bulletin, "light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or

A group of six members of the European Parliament (MEPs), in a joint letter on Monday (June 12), urged the High Representative of the parliament for taking action to restore democracy in Bangladesh. The letter to Josep Borrell, also the vice-president of the European Commission, urged

A total of 1,000 poor patients received cost-free ophthalmic treatments from an eye camp in Naogaon conducted by Bashundhara Eye Hospital and Research Institute (BEHRI) and two other stakeholders on Tuesday. BEHRI, a venture of country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara

The average life expectancy of the country's people has increased to 72.4 years from 72.3 years, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The BBS unveiled the latest demographic information called Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics at the BBS Building in the

Awami League MP Saber Hossain Chowdhury was appointed as the Special Envoy to the Honorable Prime Minister for climate change. The Cabinet Division issued a gadget notification in this regard on Monday (June 12). According to the notification, as this will be an unpaid duty, Saber

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka today (June 13) for Geneva, Switzerland to attend the "World of Work Summit: Social Justice for All" to be held in the Swiss city on June 14-15. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage took

The Cabinet today (June 12) granted final approval to the draft of the "National Identity Card Registration Act, 2023". According to the act, responsibility for NID registration will be transferred to the Security Services Division under the Home Affairs Ministry. But, the

Ruling Awami League-backed candidate Talukder Abdul Khaleque won the Khulna city election unofficially.  The results were published on Monday (June 12) evening. Talukder Abdul Khaleque received 154,825 votes while his nearest contender Islami Andolan Bangladesh's candidate

Ruling Awami League-backed candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat won the Barishal city election unofficially.  The results were published on Monday (June 12) evening. Abul Khair Abdullah received 87,752 votes while his nearest contender Islami Andolan Bangladesh's

Customs intelligence officials recovered 60 gold bars, weighing 6.96 kg, from a dustbin at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Monday (June 12) morning.   Md Shafiqul Islam, Protocol Officer of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID)

The workers of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal alleged that the project executing company Samsung Construction and Trading has not been paying their wages for three months. The construction workers on Monday (June 12) blocked fuel supply routes and fuel

The anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Dhaka metropolitan police (DMP) arrested six suspected members of a fraud gang in the capital on Monday (June 12). The arrestees are identified as Turjaul Hosen Turjo, 22, Julhash Hosen alias Shajan, 30, Monir Hosen, 24, Md. Mahfuz Biswas, 27 and Md.