Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 24) said the next general election will be held under Awami League-led government in a free and fair manner upholding democracy and voting rights of the people.  She said, "So, under our government, definitely election will

Some 231 members will work for the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) police unit in order to ensure the security of the country’s metro rail. There will be three cadre posts and 228 non-cadre posts in the unit. The public security division of the Home Ministry issued a gazette

The High Court on Wednesday (24 May) revoked the stay on the BGB's filing of criminal cases. The HC bench of Justice SM Quddus Zaman and Justice Shahed Nuruddin passed the order.  Deputy attorney general Sujit Chattarjee Bappi was at the court on behalf of the state. The

A farmer was killed in a lightning strike at Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday (May 24) morning. The deceased was Rahmat Ullah, 40, a resident of Baharchhara union of the upazila. Inspector of Baharchhara Police Outpost (Investigation Center) Mashiur Rahman

A mentally challenged boy was allegedly beaten up by the locals for stealing cooked rice in Bogura Sadar Upazila. The injured boy identified as Sabbir Hossain, hails from Baropur Lailipara area of Bogra Sadar Upazila. He is mentally unstable and estranged from his family due to drug

A college teacher was run over by a bus at Sadar upazila in Bogura district on Wednesday (May 24) morning. The deceased Hafizur Rahman, 55, hailed from Dhunat upazila of the district. He was a teacher at Ghoraghat Government College in Dinajpur district   According to police and

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places across the country, said a met office weather forecast for the next 24 hours from 9am today (May 24).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or thunder accompanied by

All preparations are complete to hold elections to Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) tomorrow amid much competition among candidates and enthusiasm among voters. Ruling Awami League pick Azmat Ullah and independent Zaida Khatun are vying for the mayoral post. Zaida Khatun is the mother

Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that his country is keen to strengthen its friendly relations with Bangladesh. He said this during a bilateral meeting with her at Raffles Tower. During the

Saudi Arabia has offered to make a large scale of investment in various sectors of Bangladesh.  Saudi Arabian Minister of Investment Khalid A. Al-Faliah and Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Alibrahim came up with the offer when they jointly called on Prime Minister Sheikh

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 24) arrested 43 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

The United Embassy (US) to Dhaka today (May 23) said it condemns the use of any inflammatory language, intimidation, or threats of violence as a local BNP leader in Rajshahi recently threatened Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to “sent to the graveyard”. “The U.S. Embassy

The police recovered body of an unidentified woman from the footpath next to BUET in the capital during the storm. The incident happened around 8:30 PM on Tuesday (May 23). Sub-Inspector (SI) Azad Rahman of Chawkbazar police station confirmed the matter. He said the deceased

Six students of Dighapatia PN High School in Natore has been allegedly expelled for drinking liquor in school. The headmaster of the school, Abdul Alim, confirmed the matter on Tuesday (May 23) evening. He said yesterday the alleged students were sitting on the unused stairs of the

The government has extended the current Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General (DG) M Khurshid Hossain's tenure by one more year. The tenure of Khurshid Hossain's service is going to end on next June 5. Public Administration Ministry issued a circular in this regard

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the opening session of the 3rd Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on Tuesday (May 23). The forum is being held at Fairmont & Raffles Hotels in Lusail city from May 23-25. The premier arrived in Qatar today to attend the forum at the

Bangladesh Met office predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (May 23).  According to the Met office bulletin, rain or

A worker was killed while another was critically injured in a mine explosion in the border area of Ruma Upazila of Bandarban. Ruma Police Officer-in-Charge (OC) Muhammad Alamgir Hossain confirmed the matter. Details will be provided soon after investigating the occurrence scene, he

State-run exploration company Bapex has extracted gas on an experimental basis from the country's newly declared 29th gas field Ilisha-1 in Bhola. The extraction was inaugurated on Monday night under the management of Gazprom, a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy

Professor Sujit Kumar Bala has been appointed as the new chairman of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Board. He will succeed former Dhaka Wasa chairman Dr Golam Mostafa. A circular signed by Md Akbar Hossain, deputy secretary of Local Government Division,