BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has emphasized the urgent need to restore democracy and people’s voting rights in Bangladesh "at any cost." Speaking virtually today from London during a workshop with party members from Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, and Panchagarh, he said

Mahathir Hasan, 20, one of the accused in the murder case of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez, gave a confessional statement today before a Dhaka court. He gave his statement under section 164 before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Minhajul Islam. 

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today (April 24) said Italy is keen to cooperate Bangladesh in checking illegal immigration, human trafficking alongside enhancing capacity of Bangladesh Police.  The statement came during a meeting with Italian

Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has postponed his planned visit to Bangladesh, originally scheduled for April 27–28, due to unforeseen circumstances, an official from the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka confirmed on Thursday. New dates for

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today announced its decision to file a case against former state minister for foreign affairs, M Shahriar Alam, on charges of acquiring assets beyond his known income sources and money laundering. ACC Director General M Akhter Hossain revealed that

A Dhaka court today ordered the attachment of immovable properties worth around Tk 15.77 crore and the freezing of nine bank accounts of sacked Major General Ziaul Ahsan over graft allegations. The properties are located in Dhaka, Narayanganj, Barishal, and Jhalakathi, while the bank

A Dhaka court today ordered the attachment of one flat and three plots belonging to former Detective Branch (DB) chief of DMP, Harun or Rashid. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order following a plea from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

Australia has expressed its expectation for a free and fair 13th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh. Australian High Commissioner Susan Reilly made the statement on Thursday (April 24) following a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A.M.M. Nasir Uddin at the

Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, following Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed’s departure for official visits to Türkiye and the UAE. Md Shafiqul Islam, Public Relations Officer

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that the weather across the country will remain mainly dry with a partly cloudy sky over the next 24 hours starting from 9 AM today. However, isolated rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and gusty winds may occur

Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has publicly apologised over a contractor license issued in his father’s name and confirmed that the license has since been cancelled. In a Facebook post made around

A total of 593 road accidents across Bangladesh in March killed 612 people and injured 1,246 others, according to a report by the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (BPWA). The report was published on Thursday (April 24) and signed by BPWA Secretary General Md Mozammel Haque

The Swedish Embassy in Dhaka has highlighted progress made in workplace safety and health in Bangladesh’s garment sector, while remembering the victims and families affected by the Rana Plaza tragedy. The Embassy is observing the 12th anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy on

A three-day celebration of the ancient Manipuri religious festival Lai Haraoba has begun in Kamalganj with colorful and spiritual ceremonies. The festival started on Wednesday (April 23) evening at the Manipuri Cultural Complex in Tetigaon village under Adampur Union of Kamalganj

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday (April 24) scheduled to deliver an inspirational speech at Qatar University, focusing on his "Three Zero" theory. The lecture session titled "Building A World of Three Zeros: Zero Net Carbon Emission, Zero Wealth

Bangladesh has announced three days of state mourning from Thursday to Saturday to honour the death of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church. A notice issued by the Cabinet Division on Wednesday night said that the national flag would fly at half-mast at all government,

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus will travel directly from Doha to Rome, Italy, to attend the funeral of Roman Catholic pontiff Pope Francis.   “The Chief Adviser will leave Doha for Rome next Friday,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told

A banned Chhatra League leader was arrested in a case filed for raping a girl in Rangamati’s Kaukhali upazila. He was detained on Wednesday (April 23) afternoon from Kadamrasul area under Sitakunda Police Station in Chattogram. Fahim, 25, is the son of Anwar Hossain, member of

The High Court (HC) has postponed the hearing on the bail rule of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilito Sanatani Jagaran Jote, for one week in a sedition case filed over alleged desecration of the national flag. The bench of Justice Md Ataur Rahman

A Chattogram court on Wednesday (April 23) sentenced a 23-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in Bhujpur, Fatikchhari. The verdict was delivered by Judge Ferdous Ara of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7. The convict, Khokon Uddin,