Brent Neiman, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for International Finance, arrived in Dhaka on Saturday (Sept 14) morning to lead a delegation from the United States to discuss bilateral relations issues. Khandker Masudul Alam, the Director General (North America) at the Ministry of Foreign

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today (Sep 13) arrested a smuggler along with 11 gold bars from Satkhira’s at Bhomra Lakshidari border area. The arrestee was identified as Zakir Hossain, 31, son of Arijul Molla of Lakshidari village in Bhomra union. BGB-33 captain

The interim government led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is gearing up for a “multi-dimensional” discussion with the United States. A high-level delegation led by Brent Neiman, Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance at the U.S Department of the Treasury, is

Three people, including two students, were killed in two separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway under Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla on Thursday (yesterday). The deceased were identified as Tanveer Ahmed Roni, 23, a final year honors student of Dhaka College and son of

The second group of 26 Bangladeshi migrants, pardoned by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, returned home by a flight of IndiGo, an Indian Airlines, on Friday afternoon. The first batch of 14 Bangladeshi migrants pardoned by the UAE president on the same ground returned

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Mainul Hassan today (Sep 13) urged all the members of Diplomatic Security Division to work with utmost professionalism and sincerity in providing security and services to foreign diplomats stationed in Bangladesh. He said while holding a

A youth who was shot in head during student movement on August 4 has died today (Sep 13) while receiving treatment. The deceased was identified as Parvez Hossain, 22, a resident of Lakshmipur. He was a Thai glass worker in Senpara, Mirpur, Dhaka. After the incident, Parvez had been

The construction of two murals, each depicting the portraits of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Hasina, on both ends of Padma Bridge cost Tk117 crore, which was exorbitantly higher than the less than Tk50 crore market rate. Sculptors and mural builders made this observation in talks

A student was killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Shalika village under Sadar upazila of Meherpur on Thursday (yesterday). The deceased was identified as Dulal Hossain, 15, son of Madan Ali of Ramnagar village of Mujibnagar upazila of the district. He was a 10th

The relationship between neighbours India and Bangladesh continues to remain frosty more than a month after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power. While Hasina’s stay in India remains an irritant, a recent interview by Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Rangpur Region and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) North Bengal Frontier held a courtesy meeting at the Banglabandha-Phulbari ICP on the Bangladesh-India border in Thakurgaon around 12pm on Thursday, according to a press release today. At the

Bangladesh meteorological department (BMD) today (Sep 13) said mild heat wave is sweeping over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Kishoreganj, Narayanganj, Rajshahi, Bogura, Sirajganj, Nilphamari, Chuadanga and Kushtia and it may abate from some places.

Six people from two families, including a woman and her two children, died in separate landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Cox's Bazar early on Friday (September 13). A landslide in the Dikkul area under Jhilongjha union in Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila happened around 2am.

The Police Headquarters has directed all Officers-in-Charge (OCs) across the country not to arrest government employees without solid evidence in connection with cases related to the student movement. This decision came during the first meeting of the Law and Order Advisory Council.

RAB-3 arrested Inspector Arafat Hossain from Aftabnagar in the capital on Thursday night, who was involved in the burning of dead bodies in front of Ashulia police station on August 5. RAB informed the development in a press note on Friday morning (September 13). Earlier, the Dhaka

A Dhaka court today (September 12) placed former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia on seven-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of Nuruzzaman Jony, former general secretary of the Khilgaon Thana unit Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal. Dhaka Metropolitan

The army has sent former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Md Saiful Alam into forced retirement. The armed forces also removed its officer Lt Gen Mojibur Rahman from his position, according to a notice issued by them on Wednesday night (11

A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Abdullahel Kafi, an additional superintendent of police, on a five-day remand in a case filed over the death of university student Sheikh Ashabul Yamin at Savar Bazar bus stand during the quota reform movement on 18 July. Yamin was a student of the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfalls in the Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions today (Sept 12). According to the BMD bulletin, landslide may occur in Chattogram division due to the heavy rainfall. It said:

The entry fee for the National Botanical Garden in Mirpur, Dhaka, has been reduced as per directives of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change. The ministry issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday. According to the