A Dhaka court today (September 23) sent to jail former general secretary of National Press Club and daily Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta in a case lodged over the murder of Fazlu in the capital's Bhashantek area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Monday (Sep 23) said assets of the government officials will be investigated. He said this while talking to reporters after the official launching of the new e-Return Service Centre at the NBR Bhaban in the capital's

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over three northern divisions and nine districts of the country including the capital is likely to abate from some places in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 23). "Mild heat

Md Hamidur Rahman Khan, an additional secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, has been appointed as the secretary of the ministry with a promotion to the post. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday. Hamidur

Chief Adviser of interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus departed for New York on Monday (September 23) morning to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A Qatar Airways QR-643 flight, carrying Prof Yunus, left the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital

The United Nations will support Bangladesh in wide-ranging areas, including police and election reforms, as the interim government rolls out a major restructuring of the country's institutions, the UN's resident coordinator said on Sunday. The chief of the UN in Bangladesh,

The interim government has removed Ruhul Amin from the post of khatib at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. In a notification on Sunday, the religious affairs ministry said Ruhul Amin has been removed from the post following due process. He was in hiding since the fall of the

Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ministry Dr Md Mokhlesur Rahman today (Sep 22) said all government employees have to file wealth statements for the financial year 2023-24 by November 31 this year. He said this while addressing a press conference at the ministry conference

The interim government on Sunday (Sep 22) announced the formation of two committees for withdrawing false and manipulated lawsuits filed by vested quarters to meet their malign political interests. The two committees would be formed at the district and ministerial level, with the

The Cultural Centre of the Embassy of Iran has organized a discussion on the occasion of Holy-e-Miladunnabi (sm) and Islamic Unity Week in Dhaka. The program was held on Saturday (Sep 21) afternoon, in the capital’s Kabi Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Meuseum,

Section 144, imposed in the wake of bloody clashes between hill people and Bengali communities, has been lifted in Rangamati after two days. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Mosharraf Hossain Khan withdrew the restriction through a notification around 11:00 am on Sunday. The

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office here. "Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office," his press wing said. BDST:

Four US senators have written a letter to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus stressing the urgent need for democratic reforms and accountability in response to widespread protests in Bangladesh, demanding substantive political and institutional changes. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), chair of

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on 24 September. Citing sources in Dhaka and New York, a national daily reported that Washington finalised the

A new murder case has been filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, Diamond World Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala and 202 others in connection with the killing of Chittagong University

People will get some relief from hot weather as the country may witness rainfall from tomorrow (September 22).    “Rainfall may occur over southern parts of the country from tomorrow and other parts will also experience rainfall from September 23,” Dr Abul Kalam

A high-level committee will be formed to investigate the violence sparked in the Chattogram Hill Tracts as no culprits will be allowed to go spare, Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said on Saturday. “The law and order cannot be allowed to deteriorate in

AF Hassan Ariff, adviser to the Ministry of Local Govt, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has said that a vested quarter is engaged in hatching conspiracy from outside the country to destroy harmony in the people of Chattogram Hill Tracts. “The recent violence in the hilly

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today (Sept 21) said that for ensuring neutral trials, it is essential to liberate the judiciary from the control of the executive section and the legislative section. The judiciary is jointly controlled by the law ministry and the Supreme Court in a

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus will depart for New York on September 23 to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as he is scheduled to deliver his speech at the high-level General Debate on September 27.  "In his speech, he is expected to highlight the