A man died early Thursday after being beaten allegedly by a group of students from Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall at Dhaka University. The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 32. The incident took place Wednesday night when students, suspecting Tofazzal of stealing mobile phones

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over six places of the country is likely to continue in the next 24 hours from 9 am today. "Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the

A Dhaka court today (September 19) showed retired justice of the Appellate Division AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik arrested in a case lodged over the murder of Abdul Motalib in the capital during the recent anti-discrimination student-led mass uprising.   Dhaka Metropolitan

Metro rail operations resumed on the Agargaon-Motijheel route at 8.25pm on Wednesday, after nearly 11 hours of suspension due to a technical glitch. The route would remain operational as per scheduled for the rest of the day, the railway operating authority told reporters. Before

Germany will support Bangladesh’s reform initiatives and has pledged to provide 600 million €s for renewable energy, German Ambassador Achim Tröster said on Wednesday. The German ambassador expressed his country's willingness when he was paying a courtesy call on

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today (Sep 18) approved a total of four development projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 1,222.14 crore. The approval was given at the 2nd meeting of the ECNEC in this fiscal year (FY25) and the 1st of the

Bangladeshi American political scientist Ali Riaz has been appointed as the chief of the newly formed Constitution Reform Commission, according to a public administration notification issued Wednesday. The distinguished professor of US-based Illinois University would replace eminent

Dhaka sought resumption of "Visa on arrival" facilities for Bangladeshi nationals in Indonesia to strengthen people-to-people contact between the two countries.   This was revealed today when Indonesia Ambassador Heru Hartanto Subolo paid a courtesy call to the

A human chain demanded capital punishment for Mizanur Rahman Mizan, director of Rongdhonu Group, who was arrested in connection with a murder case on Tuesday. The human chain was formed in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital Dhaka around 11:00am on Wednesday. People from

At least 43 top criminals and militants have walked out of jail on bail after the fall of Hasina-led government on August 5. As many as 17 jails came under attacks since 19 July, leading to the escape of over 2,000 inmates. Of them, more than 900, including 70 militants, are still on

Police officers who have been absent from work will no longer be allowed to rejoin their duties, said Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He said, “A number of police officers involved in misconduct have not returned to their posts. Those who have

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 18). "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers

A vessel carrying 935 Twenty Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers arrived at Chattogram Port directly from China under a new shipping service, ushering in hope for expediting the much-anticipated direct shipping in one of the important sea routes. The vessel “Kota Anggun”

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Tuesday (17 September), according to a Facebook post from the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh. After discussing cooperation with the interim government, Ambassador

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday highlighted the importance of IOM's ongoing proactive role in safeguarding the rights of Bangladeshi migrant workers in both destination and transit countries. He acknowledged IOM’s support for the Forcibly Displaced

The interim government will hold its first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today (Sept 18), where five project proposals, including two new ones, are expected to be discussed. Muhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of the interim government and

The interim government has given the the commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Army the power of executive magistrate for the next two months. A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Ministry of Public Administration. The fresh development comes at a time when the

The July Smrity Foundation, aimed at supporting the families of July-August movement participants, was formally launched Tuesday with a Tk100 crore initial donation from the chief adviser’s relief and welfare fund. The July-August movement saw nearly a thousand deaths of

Terming the political churn in Bangladesh as its “internal matter”, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that his country is keen to continue what was a stable relationship with the neighbour. During a wide-ranging interview with the Indian news

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to support Bangladesh financially around $4 billion to $5 billion in various sectors for the next three years under its Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) for the 2024-26. Head of IsDB Regional Hub Muhammad Nassis Sulaiman disclosed