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

Bangladesh is likely to experience mainly dry conditions across most parts of the country over the next 24 hours, with only isolated showers expected in some areas, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its latest bulletin issued Wednesday morning, the Met

Dhaka has ranked third among cities with the worst air quality, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 169 at 9:35am on Wednesday, categorizing the air as "unhealthy," according to the AQI index. This marks a sharp deterioration from Tuesday morning, when the

A Dhaka court today issued an arrest warrant against filmmaker Chayanika Chowdhury in connection with a cheque dishonor case filed in 2013. Dhaka’s 7th Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md. Bulbul Islam passed the order after Chayanika failed to appear in court for the scheduled

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said that the ‘Cyber Security Ordinance 2025’ will be announced this week following approval by the council of advisers. Speaking at a press briefing today after the council meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Dr Nazrul said