Crown gifted by PM Modi stolen from Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira
Union Bank Managing Director goes missing
A fire broke out on an oil tanker named "Banglar Jyoti" in the Dolphin Jetty area of Patenga in Chattogram. The incident occurred around 11:00 am on Monday. Fire service officials could not immediately determine the cause of the fire. Kafil Uddin, the duty officer of
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$ 2.11 billion remittances during the first 28 days of September in the fiscal 2024-25. Of this, remittances through state-owned and specialised banks accounted for $679.10 million, while private banks received $1.43 billion, according to
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said Cyber Security Act (CSA) will be amended soon. “The CSA will be amended as it needs to be amended,” he said adding his ministry will start work on this issue soon. Asif Nazrul was addressing a views
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today detained five Bangladeshi nationals including two women and a child from Dinajpur frontier while trying to enter India illegally. “The BGB personnel under Dinajpur Battalion (42 BGB) detained five people while trying to enter India
A unique and beloved sweetmeat Chhanamukhi of Brahmanbaria, has been recognized as Geographical Indication (GI) product. Assistant Director of the Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) Md Majnu Bhuiyan today confirmed that Bangladesh is now one and only owner of
Authorities of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd cannot find assets worth 12,000 bhori gold, local government and rural development adviser AF Hasan Arif said Sunday (Sep 29). The adviser made the revelation at the 57th annual planning conference of the Bangladesh Academy of Rural
The government has put a hold on the sentence of journalist Shafik Rehman and US-based businessman Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan for one year, in an abduction and murder plotting case. They were charged for conspiring to kidnap former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and IT advisor
At least three people were killed after being struck by lightning while catching fish in the haors of Dowarabazar and Jamalganj upazilas of Sunamganj district on Sunday (August 29). The deceased are Jalal Uddin, 35, son of Chan Miah, Jashim Uddin, 26, son of Nurul Haque, residents of
A Dhaka court today (September 29) placed former Inspector General of Police (IGP) on four-day remand and former counselor of Dhaka South City Corporation's ward-26 Hasibur Rahman Manik on five-day remand in a case lodged over killing of trader Abdul Wadud in the city's New Market
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has designated a 1.5km radius around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as a “Silent Zone” to control noise pollution. The official announcement was made by DNCC Public Relations Officer Mokbul Hossain on Sunday morning. The
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (Sept 29) predicted that light to moderate rain is likely to occur in most parts of the country. According to the BMD bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most
Four children, aged between 11 and 12, were killed and one injured after a microbus hit them on the Kushtia-Rajbari regional highway in Kushtia's Khoksha upazila on Sunday morning. Three deceased were identified as Mim, 12, Tanzila, 11, Maria, 11 and Bithi, 12. Kushtia Highway
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home early today (Sept 29) wrapping up his four-day USA visit to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and other high-level side events. “A commercial flight of the Qatar Airways carrying the chief
As many as 1,581 people were killed and over 31,000 others were injured during the July and August mass uprising across the country. The health sub-committee of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement came up with the figures of casualties at a press conference held at the
A group of 85 Bangladeshi nationals today departed Sitwe Port in Rakhine State of Myanmar to return home. Myanmar Naval Ship UMS Chin Dwin, carrying the Bangladesh nationals, is expected to arrive in Cox’s Bazar in the early hours of 29 September 2024, said a press release issued
Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Traffic Division filed 633 cases and realized Taka 23.24 lakh as fine in a single day across the capital for violating the city's traffic rules. According to a DMP statement issued today, the cases were filed, and the fines imposed on September
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Indian nations who intruded into Bangladesh territory allegedly in a drunken state with a pickup van through Bhomra land port in Satkhira early Saturday (September 28). The detainees are pickup driver Prokash Sarkar, 39, son of Suranjan Sarkar
A team of joint forces has arrested two more persons in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria upazila in connection with the killing of Lt Tanjim Sarwar Nirjon. Tanjim, 23, was stabbed to death during a drive to prevent a robbery in the upazila early Tuesday. The arrestees are Nashir Uddin
Two men were hacked to death in the capital’s Gulshan in the capital. Police on Saturday morning recovered the bodies from a tea shop at Gulshan, said Gulshan Police Station OC Touhid Ahmed. The deceased identified as Md Rafiq, 62, from Barishal and Sabbir, 15, from
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (Sept 28) predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing 9 am. According to the BMD bulletin, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places