The government has started the process to bring back around 100 of its citizens stranded in Iran amid ongoing military conflict between Iran and Israel.  Nazrul Islam, Alternative Foreign Secretary disclosed this matter while speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign

The inquiry commission on disappearances in its report said most people who were victims of enforced disappearance during the previous Awami League government were either killed, tortured, held in unknown locations, or threatened. The head of the commission Justice Moinul Islam

The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has been identified as the most corrupt among public service institutions, according to the preliminary report of the 2025 Citizen Perception Survey (CPS). The report was released on Thursday (June 19) by the Bangladesh Bureau of

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today (June 19) appointed senior jurist AY Moshiuzzaman as amicus curiae in a contempt of court case filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand Bulbul. The three-member

The government today (June 19) declared from this year August 5 will be observed as a public holiday every year to commemorate the July 2024 mass uprising. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki said this today morning. He made the announcement while speaking to

Three members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police were injured after drug dealers opened fire during an anti-drug operation in Fakirapool under Paltan Police Station early Wednesday. Two of the injured officers—Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Atik Hasan and Constable

A total of 123 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, mostly human trafficking victims, were repatriated from Libya to Dhaka today on a special Buraq Air chartered flight. The return was coordinated by the Foreign Ministry, Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli, Expatriates' Welfare Ministry,

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain or thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds across all divisions in the next 24 hours from 9 am Thursday. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall.  Day and night

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.  They discussed the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh-US tariff talks, South Asian developments, and Bangladesh’s democratic transition. Landau

A total of 28 new Covid-19 cases were detected across the country in the last 24 hours, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). DGHS issued a press release on Wednesday (June 18) afternoon. According to the statement, 308 samples were tested during this period,

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday emphasized the imperative of safeguarding natural ecosystems during the execution of development projects.  During a meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, he instructed officials to ensure that water bodies

Former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Mymensingh Range, SM Asif Al Hasan, has been temporarily suspended following a case filed by his wife under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. SM Asif is now currently attached to the Police Headquarters. The Public

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said that crime control and ensuring public safety are key duties of the police, and officers must stay fully focused while performing them. He made the remarks on Wednesday (June 18) at the monthly crime review meeting for May 2025,

A young man died in a landslide early Wednesday in the Pannershara Forest Office area of South Mithachhari union under Ramu upazila in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased Sirajul Haque, 28, was also known as Guru. He was the son of Mohammad Kalu from Chailyatali area of South Mithachhari.

A Dhaka court today officially showed former International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) prosecutor Barrister Tureen Afroz arrested in a case over the murder of 12-year-old madrasa student Arafat Hossain during the July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M Mejbah Ur Rahman

A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals detained at Libya’s Tajoura Detention Centre were repatriated to Dhaka on Tuesday via a chartered Buraq Air flight. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, coordinated with

Rohingya armed groups in Bangladesh’s refugee camps have paused their internal clashes and united to fight the Arakan Army in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, according to a new report released today (June 18). The International Crisis Group published the report titled

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds across the country over the next 24 hours from 9am Wednesday. Most areas in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions are

At least six people suffered burn injuries and a two-storey building collapsed following an explosion caused by a suspected gas leak in Ashulia, on the outskirts of Dhaka, early Wednesday (June 18) morning. The incident occurred around 7:15 am at a residential house in the Badhiarpar

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has once again pushed 20 individual—among them women and children—into Bangladesh through the Masudpur border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj. The incident occurred around 4:45am on Wednesday (June 18), amid heavy rain, when BSF