A man died and 23 others were rescued after a fire broke out at a high-rise building in Dhaka's Shyamoli on Friday (June 2). However, the body of the unidentified man was recovered from the 19th floor of the building.  Anwarul Islam, warehouse inspector of Fire Service and

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) during raids in the country's border areas and other places in May has seized various types of smuggled goods and arms and ammunition worth Tk 282.33 crore. BGB public relations officer Shariful Islam disclosed the information on Friday (June 2). He

A college student was killed when his motorbike hit a stranded truck in Baneshwar area on Rajshahi-Dhaka highway under Puthiya Upazila in the district on Friday (May 2) noon. The deceased has been identified as Nabib Islam Anondo, 17, son of Nazrul Islam of Raghurajpur village under

A person was killed and at least five others were injured when a freight-laden truck overturned in Chattogram's Mirsharai upazila on Friday (June 2). The deceased were identified as truck driver Md Minhaz Uddin, 26, son of Syed Noor of Sabujpara area of Pekua upazila of Cox's

A woman and her two sons were killed and two others injured after a bus rammed their CNG-run taxi at Karnaphuli Upazila of Chattogram on Thursday (June 1). The deceased were identified as Shahinur Akter, 45, wife of Shafi of Jiri union Ward No. 4, and her two sons –Miraz, 15,

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Friday (May 2) morning reached Turkey's capital Ankara on a six-day visit to attend the installation ceremony of Turkish President-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, slated for June 3. "A VVIP aircraft (Flight No-BG 207) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted a severe heat wave is sweeping over the country and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (June 2). According to the Met Office bulletin, a severe heat wave is sweeping over the

A student was allegedly beaten to death due to a family dispute in Patia on Thursday (June 1).  The decease Shahedul Islam, 19, was an HSC second-year student of Patia Government College. The incident happened under the Bathua Bridge of Chanhara Union of Patia at around 11:30

The government has allocated Taka 42,095 crore for the Ministry of Defence in the proposed budget for the fiscal (FY) 2023-24.  The allocation is Taka 5445 crore higher than the revised budget of Taka 36,650 crore of the previous FY 2022-23.  Finance Minister AHM Mustafa

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (June 2) arrested 41 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

President Mohammed Shahabuddin left Dhaka for Ankara on a six-day-visit to attend the installation ceremony of Turkish president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan, slated for June 3.   "The President, at the invitation of the Turkey government, will attend the oath-taking ceremony of

An army man was killed while a patrol team of the forces was capturing a secret training camp with the headquarters of armed terrorists of KNF (Kuki-Chin National Front) in Thepi Para area of Ruma upazila of Bandarban. The deceased soldier was identified as Tujam, 30. A press

Finance Minister AHM Mostafa Kamal today (June 1) proposed allocating Taka 34,819 crore for the power and energy sector in the budget for FY2023-24 to ensure quality energy and power supply in the country. The sector got Taka 8,753 crore more than the last fiscal year as Taka 26,066

The government today (June 1) placed a Taka 7,61,785 crore proposed budget for FY24 at Jatiya Sangsad keeping ahead six key challenges with containing inflation as the major one. Kamal wearing a traditional Panjabi and Pajama with a black ‘Mujib coat’ started placing his

The by-election to the Dhaka-17 constituency, which fell vacant after the death of actor Akbar Hossain Pathan Farooque, will be held on July 17.  The seat consisting of Gulshan, Banani and Cantonment of the capital will be voted on ballot. Election Commission Secretary Md

In the proposed national budget for the 2023–24 fiscal year, the allocation for the Election Commission has been increased by Tk 868 crore or 70 percent in the election year.  As the major part of this budget will be spent on the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections and

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today (June 1) said Bangladesh's per capita income would increase to $12,500 if Smart Bangladesh is implemented. He said: "In our 'Smart Bangladesh', the per capita income will be at least US$ 12,500; less than 3 percent of people

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut down the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Tk 161 to Tk 1,074 per 12 kg. The new price rate was announced by BERC commission chairman Md Nurul Amin through a press conference in the capital on Thursday (June

The government today proposed a minimum income tax of Taka 2,000 for individuals who required submitting income tax returns to avail of various government services even if they do not have taxable incomes. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said: "I propose to make the minimum tax

A Chattogram court today (June 1) sentenced a gold smuggler to 10 years imprisonment for smuggling gold in 2014. The court of the Chattogram Metropolitan Additional Sessions Judge and Special Tribunal-8 Shariful Alam Bhuiyan delivered the verdict. The court also fined TK 20,000 to