Shirhan Sharif Tomal, son of former land minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif, has been arrested with firearms and drugs. The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested him from Ishwardi upazila of Pabna on Thursday night. An imported pistol, a magazine, four rounds of bullets, and 10 yaba

Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus is set to lead a team of seven people to the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York from September 22 to 29. Those who will accompany the Chief Adviser include his daughter Deena Afroz Yunus, Debapriya Bhattacharya

Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the self-proclaimed patriarch of the banking sector, brought the normal operations of private banks to a halt during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Starting from 2009, following the Awami League's rise to power, Mazumder allegedly misused his

Former finance minister of the Awami League government, A H M Mustafa Kamal, popularly known as Lotus Kamal, and his daughter Nafisa Kamal are being investigated for allegedly laundering approximately Tk25,000 crore and building a vast empire in Dubai.  Reports indicate that

Four people, including a child, were killed early Friday (September 6) morning when a bus collided with a microbus that had lost control over the steering in Chauddagram of Cumilla. The accident occurred around 6am in the Batisha Nanakara area of the upazila. The identities of the

The interim government has decided to turn Gonobhaban into a museum, keeping the memory of the student-led July uprising. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Advisory Council held at the Chief Adviser's Office with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair on

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh today lodged a formal protest with the Government of India regarding the killing of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl by the Border Security Force (BSF) in Moulvibazar. Shwarna Das of Juri Upazila in Moulvibazar was shot and killed by the BSF

The High Court today (Sept 5) issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to appoint a receiver to manage the companies of Beximco Group and to attach their properties.  The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice

A total of 92 Nobel laureates, including former US President Barack Obama, have congratulated Prof Muhammad Yunus on his appointment as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's interim government. Apart from this, a total of 106 dignitaries from various professions, including elected

The Anti-discrimination Student Movement started the 'Shaheedi March' this afternoon across the country to honour the martyrs of the uprising marking one-month of the fall of the autocratic Awami League regime. The central march started from the base of the Raju Memorial

The chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government wants to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back home from India to face trial for “the kind of atrocities she has committed.” Prof Muhammad Yunus told the Indian news agency PTI in an interview in Dhaka that

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at places over all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (Sept 5). According to the BMD's

Three people, including a woman and her son, were strangulated to death at their house in Cumilla's Homna upazila early today (Sept 5). The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Akter, 35, wife of Shah Poran; their nine-year-old son Shahad; and Tisha, 14, daughter of Shahporan's

Students are set to stage a nationwide "Shaheedi March" today to commemorate one month since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's autocratic government. Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, which led the mass uprising against the former fascist

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal and all four other election commissioners have submitted their resignation today (Sept 5). Four other deputies are -- Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan, Rashida Sultana, Md Alamgir and Anisur Rahman. The CEC made the announcement during a

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal is holding a meeting with other four election commissioners and other officials at the Election Commission Bhaban in Dhaka. The meeting started around 11:15 am on Thursday. Meanwhile, there is speculation that the CEC Awal-led

There is no alternative to formulating integrated plans and their subsequent effective implementation to ensure a balanced, inclusive, and sustainable development of the country, according to urban planners. Under the circumstances, they said, if the purposeful demand to suspend

Three youths were arrested for allegedly inciting violence and vandalism during workers’ protests over the last few days in Ashulia area. Ashulia police on Wednesday (Sept 4) made these arrests. The detainees are being interrogated at Ashulia Police Station to learn about the

Anti-corruption Commission has decided to launch corruption investigations into allegations raised against against ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed and former lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari. The ACC made the decision today (Sep 4) as initial intelligence findings confirmed the existence of huge

The interim government has appointed Lutfey Siddiqui as Chief Adviser’s (CA) envoy on international affairs. The Cabinet Division has issued a gazette notification on Wednesday in this regard today (Sep 4).  He will enjoy the facilities equivalent to an adviser’s