Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), announced today that a substantial $800 million investment is set to be made in the existing container terminal at Laldia Char, situated on the southeastern bank of the

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a two-day Civil Surgeon Conference in the capital on Monday (May 12). The Chief Adviser will inaugurate the conference at his Tejgaon office at 10:30 am on Monday, a handout said today. MN/

Law enforcement agencies arrested 1,538 more crime suspects in the last 24 hours as part of a nationwide operation to maintain law and order, according to a press release from the Police Headquarters. Among them, 1,048 were held on the basis of previous cases and warrants, while 490

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said that China is not involved in the proposed humanitarian corridor in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, as China respects the sovereignty of all countries. He made the remark on Thursday (May 8) while responding to a journalist’s

The Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed a total of 2,322 cases on Wednesday for traffic rule violations across the capital.  The DMP's drive targeted violators, resulting in the seizure of 289 vehicles and towing of 101 others.  The operation

Four people were killed when a bus rammed into a stationary ambulance on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in the Nimtala area of Sirajdikhan upazila in Munshiganj. The victims were brought to the emergency unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Thursday, where the on-duty doctor

National Citizen’s Party (NCP) organizer (Southern Region) Hasnat Abdullah has accused the current interim government of ensuring a "safe exit" for Awami League ministers and MPs. In a verified Facebook post on Thursday (8 May), he expressed frustration, saying,

A Dhaka court has sentenced three men to death and five others to life imprisonment for the 2021 murder of three people during a dispute in Munshiganj district. Dhaka’s Speedy Trial Tribunal-3, led by Judge Masud Karim, delivered the verdict on Thursday (May 8). The court,

The weather across most parts of Bangladesh is expected to remain mainly dry with partly cloudy skies, the national meteorological agency said on Thursday (May 8). However, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast isolated rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict on May 27 in the appeal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Liberation War. A seven-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed on

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has urged India and Pakistan to avoid further unrest and resolve their current crisis through peaceful means. He made the call on Thursday while speaking at a seminar organised by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies

Abdul Hamid, former President under the ousted Awami League government, left Dhaka for Bangkok early Wednesday. According to a source at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, he departed at 3:05am on Thai Airways flight TG 340. He reached the airport around 11pm on Tuesday night

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 36 people, including men, women, and children, while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. According to a press release signed by Assistant Director Md Saiful Islam of Khulna’s 58 BGB

At least 80 Indian nationals have reportedly been pushed into Bangladesh through multiple border points in Khagrachhari, according to local authorities. Most of those who crossed are said to be Muslim residents of Gujarat. Local sources say Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel

Actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddiq has been sent to jail after completing a seven-day remand in an attempted murder case linked to the anti-discrimination student movement in the capital’s Gulshan area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Zakir Hossain passed the order on Wednesday (May 7).

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman today terming India’s alleged act of pushing people into Bangladesh ‘inappropriate approach’ said, the approach didn’t maintain proper channels. “This needs to be done through formal channels,” he told

A total of 66 Indian nationals have been pushed into Bangladesh through three border points in Matiranga and Panchhari upazilas of Khagrachhari district, allegedly by India’s Border Security Force (BSF). The push-in took place early Wednesday (May 7), according to local sources

Three people were killed and three others injured after a microbus crashed into a parked truck on the Meherpur-Kushtia road in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district early Tuesday (May 7). The deceased were identified as Jamal Uddin, 55, of Paschim Malshadaha village in Gangni;

The government issued a gazette notification on Wednesday (May 7) announcing a 10-day holiday for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, according to the Ministry of Public Administration. The notice, listed under serial No. 37 of the Ministry’s records, states that June 11 and 12 (Wednesday

Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, is set to be reinstated in her previous government post following her return to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile. Sources at the Ministry of Health confirmed that official procedures for restoring Dr Zubaida Rahman's