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 (Aug 20). According to the met office

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has assured the Bangladesh’s interim government of providing full supports in efforts towards restoring an inclusive and prosperous democracy in the country in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. In his

BNP expressed a strong condemnation to the planned and cowardice attack that was carried out at the East-West Media Group office in Bashundhara residential area in Dhaka on Monday. “A group of miscreants forcibly entered the East-West Media Group building, attacking with sticks

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today (August 19) said that Japan assured to continue its support in development of Bangladesh. "We discussed on various bilateral issues, including trade, investment and employment. Japan is very happy

The High Court (HC) on Monday (August 19) ordered the authorities concerned to suspend for seven days the broadcasting of private television channel Somoy TV. A High Court division bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar passed the order after holding a

Miscreants vandalised the East West Media Group’s office in Bashundhara residential area of Dhaka and assaulted a female journalist on Monday. A group of miscreants equipped with lethal weapons entered the media house around 2:45 pm chanting with several slogans and carried out

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner suspended Inspector (Operations) Arshad Hossain of Shahbagh Police Station, who held mouth of a student during a protest on July 31. DMP Commissioner suspended him citing his activities as unprofessional. According to the DMP’s

The Local Government Division has removed mayors of 12 city corporations, including Dhaka north and south city corporations across the country, according to an official notification. The remaining city corporations are Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal, Narayanganj,

The High Court (HC) today (Aug 19) issued a rule asking why the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished the caretaker government system, should not be declared invalid. A High Court bench comprising Justice Naima Haider and Justice Shashanka Sekhar Roy issued the rule

The government on Monday appointed administrators for 61 Zilla Parishad across the country as the chairmen of those parishad have been absent. The Zilla Parishad Department under the Local Government Division of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives

The interim government has removed 493 Upazila Chairmen and 323 municipality mayors from their respective positions across the country. The Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) will take over the responsibilities of the removed Upzila chairmen. These chairmen and mayors were elected

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an inquiry into accusations against four former lawmakers over embezzlement in the Malaysian labour market. The syndicate formed by these four MPs has profited worth nearly Tk20,000 crore over the past one year and a half. According

A couple and their two sons were killed after a truck hit their car in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila on Monday (Aug 19). The accident occurred on the Hatikumrul Roundabout on the highway connecting to the west end of the Bangabandhu Bridge early today. The deceased are Jasim

Gazi Md. Mozammel Haque, who began his career as an Assistant Commissioner of Police in 1997 through the 17th BCS, now holds the position of Additional DIG at the Police Headquarters. He also oversees a housing project under the banner of the "Ananda Police Family Multipurpose

The home ministry’s Public Security Division on Sunday issued an order for promoting 73 additional deputy inspector generals to the ranks of deputy inspector generals. Sixty-three of the officers have been promoted as supernumerary. Deputy Secretary Md Mahabubur Rahman Sheikh

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze the accounts of Harun-or-Rashid, additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, and his wife Shireen Akter. The order was issued based on reports of suspicious transactions in their

The police members who lost their jobs during the regimes of the Sheikh Hasina-led government, staged demonstrations in front of the Police Headquarters in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon, demanding to instate them. The inspector general of police (IGP), senior officers, and others could not

Ousted Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddiq embezzled $5 billion from overpriced $12.65 billion Rooppur nuclear power plant through Malaysian banks, according to report by Global Defense Corporation.  The report says:

The interim government has promoted 201 administrative civic officials to the ranks of joint secretaries on Sunday (August 18). Earlier, on 13 August, 117 officials were promoted to the rank of deputy secretaries. Many among these were promoted to joint secretaries on Sunday. As per

Adviser for Information and Broadcasting Md Nahid Islam today (August 18) said there will be no room for corruption and nepotism in his ministry. "We are trying to build a corruption-free Bangladesh. We will work together for the people of Bangladesh to attain this goal. We will