Several journalists working at Dhaka’s lower court were allegedly harassed by some lawyers of Salman F Rahman on Wednesday (January 29).  The incident took place at the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, when Salman F Rahman, former Law Minister Anisul Huq, former

The government has sent six more ‘July Revolution’ injured people Bangkok’s Vejthani Hospital in Thailand for advanced treatment. The victims are Mohammad Israfil, 15, Roman Dhali, 17, and Tahsin Hossain, 13, along with Rajib, 36. Mizanur Rahman and Hafizur Rahman

Bashundhara Group, the country’s largest business conglomerate, handed over a cheque of Tk1 crore on Wednesday (January 29), as promised, to the families of five journalists martyred during the July uprising. The cheque handover ceremony took place at 3:00pm in the conference

The High Court today (Jan 29) summoned three divisional commissioners, three deputy commissioners, and two upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) for not taking effective steps to halt the operation of illegal brick kilns. A bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury

A Dhaka court today (January 29) sentenced Evaly Managing Director Mohammad Rassel and his wife, Chairperson Shamima Nasrin, to two years of imprisonment in a fraud case. Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra delivered the verdict on Wednesday.  In addition to the jail term,

Chief adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said Wednesday (January 29) that the Awami League will be barred from holding protests until it apologizes and faces trial for alleged genocide, killings, and corruption. He made this remark through a Facebook post, where he said that

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Indian nationals for smuggling goods without paying customs duties.  They were arrested on Tuesday night (January 28), from the Akhaura land port area in Brahmanbaria. BGB recovered goods worth around Tk 8.5 lakh from their possession,

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted dry weather across the country for the next 24 hours, beginning this morning. According to the BMD, the weather will remain dry with occasional partly cloudy skies. A ridge of sub-continental high extends up to West Bengal

National Security Adviser Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said that discussions will be held regarding all unequal agreements made with India during the Awami League government. He made the statement at a press conference on Wednesday (January 29) at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the

The High Court has fixed a hearing for March 5 on a rule concerning compensation for the family of five-year-old Ayaan Ahmed, who died following a botched circumcision surgery at the United Medical College Hospital in the capital's Satarkul area. A High Court division bench of

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Major General Mohammad Ashraful Zaman Siddiquee, said that Bangladesh will not make any concessions to India on any issues.  He made the remark during a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Secretariat on Wednesday

Human Rights Watch has submitted a report on the July Uprising to Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus, saying that officers claimed the ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina had personally ordered enforced disappearances and killings. A delegation from HRW, led by Asia Director Elaine Pearson

Dhaka, Bangladesh's overcrowded capital, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 248 at 9 am on Wednesday.  The air quality was classified as "very unhealthy" according to the Air Quality Index (AQI), which has

Railway running staff decided to call off their indefinite work abstention early today (Jan 29). The strike was withdrawn after the union received assurances that their demands would be met. Mojibur Rahman, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Railway Running Staff and Sramik

Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus has called an emergency meeting to address the ongoing unrest connection to Dhaka’s Seven Colleges.  Education Adviser Prof. Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud, University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof. S.M.A. Faiz, and Dhaka University

The government has decided to gradually nationalize all registered Ebtedayee madrasas across the country. SM Masudul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division under the Ministry of Education, made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon following protests by

A Dhaka court has set April 24 for the submission of investigation reports in four corruption cases involving 19 individuals, including Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former military adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain

A 14-year-old girl was hacked to death by unknown miscreants in the Shekherchar-Baburhat area of Narsingdi district on Monday night, around 10 pm, at her residence.  The victim was identified as Sumona Akter Tithi, the daughter of Mofazzal Hossen.  In the same incident,

Finance Adviser Dr. Salauddin Ahmed has assured that railway employees’ reasonable demands for overtime have been met, while other claims are now under the jurisdiction of the relevant ministry. He said: “We addressed the reasonable demands of railway employees some time

The government has decided to import 130,000 metric tons of diesel from India’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) during January to December 2025 worth Tk 1,137.96 crore. The approval was passed on Tuesday (January 28) during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government