The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today (May 29) upheld a notice issued by the Dhaka University Department of Bangla, asking its students to keep their faces, including their ears, uncovered during exams and presentations. The apex court issued the order after holding

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 29) said Bangladesh believes in peace, not in conflict as women and children suffer the most in conflict. She said: "We want a peaceful solution to any conflict," she said, adding "We don't want any arms race because women,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (May 29) arrested 56 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

A child was killed after being struck by a piece of iron rod that had fallen off from an under-construction elevated expressway in Mohakhali of Dhaka this (May 29) morning. The incident took place around 9 am in front of British American Tobacco in Mohakhali. The identity of the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted that the weather may remain mainly dry over the country for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 29). According to the Met office bulletin, weather may remain mainly dry over the country, having chances of rain or thundershowers at

A Lakshmipur court today (May 29) sentenced 8 people to death for shooting Chhatra League leader Mehdi Hasan Jasim to death in the district. Judge Amina Farhin of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court handed down the verdict around 11:30. The death-row convicts are: Mr.

High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma said India-Bangladesh bilateral relations are multifaceted and manifest in active cooperation in wide-ranging areas, including protection of shared natural ecosystem. In an event, he also said that Bangladesh accepting India’s

A mother and her two kids were burnt to death and another critically injured in a fire from a mosquito coil in Syedpara area at East Shahidnagar-Oxygen More in Chattogram today (May 28).  The deceased were identified as Nurunnahar Begum, 30, wife of Md Manik hailed from East

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (May 28) directed all members of the Bangladesh Police to be more people-friendly. He said: "Police members should take care so that their works become more people-friendly."  The President made the directives when Inspector

Former Dhaka North City councilor (Ward No. 33) Tariquzzaman Rajib alleged that he was arrested allegedly as a plan of an influential person and his brothers Joseph, Haris, and Anis to make their nephew councilor.   Besides, Rajib demanded an immediate arrest and exemplary

The High Court (HC) today released the full text of its judgment that declared the provision that allows upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) to perform duties as chief executive officer (CEO) of upazilas, illegal and contradictory to the constitution. The High Court released the 24-page

Habibur Rahman Mizan, former councilor of Ward No. 32 of Dhaka North City Corporation, alleged that he had been arrested while demanding justice for the murder of his younger brother. He came up with the remark in a press conference organised jointly by former councilor of ward number

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 28) said Bangladesh doesn't want any more conflict rather it wants to improve the quality of people's lives. She said: "We don't want any more unrest, conflict. We want to improve the quality of people's lives. And we always

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24-hours begins from 9am today (May 28).  According to the Met office bulletin, day and night temperature may rise slightly over the country, it said. Mild

A fire broke out in an eight storey building in Adabar area of Mohammadpur in the capital on Sunday (May 28). The fire started around 12pm in the basement of the building.  Media Officer Anwarul Islam from the Fire Service Headquarters confirmed the matter. Five units of the

A woman was killed and three others including a child were seriously injured as a passenger bus collided head-on with a CNG run auto-rickshaw in Lakshmipur on Sunday (May 28). The incident happened around 10 am in Mierberi area of  Lakshmipur-Ramgati regional road. The deceased

Two passengers of a microbus were killed and three others injured after a truck hit the vehicle truck in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Sunday (May 28). The accident took place around 8am in Shahidnagar area on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. The deceased identified as Abdus Sattar,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (May 28) arrested 35 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

A prisoner named Atiqur Rahman, 42, died in Dhaka Central Jail (Keraniganj). However, on Sunday (May 28) around 5 in the morning, he was taken unconscious to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) where the doctor on duty declared him dead. Dhaka

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has lifted Covid-19 restrictions for international and domestic air travel. A circular in this regard was issued on Saturday (May 27). According to the circular, passengers arriving from outside of Bangladesh no longer need to fill