US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at 7.30pm on Monday (June 30). They had a telephone conversation for 15-minute.   The discussion was warm, cordial, and constructive, reflecting excellent bilateral engagement between the two

An 18-year-old boy named Shanto Nandi died after drowning in a pond in Dharpara area under Haidgaon Union of Patiya upazila. The incident happened on Monday (June 30) afternoon, police and family sources confirmed. Shanto, originally from Rangpur, had been living in Chattogram city

A district court in Meherpur has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife. The convicted, Sentu Mia, son of Nurul Islam of Akubpur Bazarpara in Gangni upazila, was also fined Tk 50,000. In default of payment, he will have to serve an additional two years in prison.

The High Court (HC) has directed authorities to prepare and implement a time-bound action plan to install adequate and functional solar panels on the rooftops of all buildings across Dhaka city. The court also ordered that all existing solar panels on residential and commercial

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has formally accepted charges in the killing case of Abu Sayeed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who was shot dead during the July mass uprising last year. Alongside, the tribunal issued arrest warrants for 26 individuals, including

The protest programme by officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has been officially withdrawn, with employees returning to their desks at the NBR headquarters in Agargaon on Monday (June 30) morning. Where chants, rallies, and media crowds dominated the scene a day earlier,

Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, ranked 17th among the most polluted cities in the world on Monday morning, according to global air quality monitoring platform IQAir. At 8:30 am, Dhaka recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 81, placing its air quality in the

The prosecution on Monday (June 30) submitted formal charges against 30 people in connection with the death of Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed during the mass uprising in July last year. The charges were filed before the International Crimes Tribunal-2, led by Justice Md

The final results of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination are set to be published on Monday (June 30) afternoon, according to officials at the Public Service Commission (PSC). The results will be available on the PSC’s official website, sources at the commission

A total of 60,513 Bangladeshi pilgrims have returned home from Saudi Arabia after performing the annual Hajj, according to the Hajj Office under the Ministry of Religious Affairs.  Of them, 5,007 pilgrims returned under government management, while 55,506 made the journey back

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into alleged irregularities in the procurement of electronic voting machines (EVMs) by the Election Commission (EC), summoning six officials involved in the process during that time. The six summoned officials are: Md

The government has decided to incorporate new rule to bring a major reform to the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to reduce fake and harassment-driven cases. Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul came up with the development while speaking to reporters at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on

The government has allowed United Nations Human Rights to establish its office in Dhaka for an initial period of three years. Law Adviser to the Interim Government Dr Asif Nazrul informed the matter to media while speaking at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Sunday (June

A suspected robber was beaten and hacked to death by villagers in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday morning, after he allegedly attempted to rape a young woman and attacked her with a knife. The incident happened around 10:30am at Kombonia area under Khuniapalong union of the

Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has expressed concern over the possible delay in unveiling the ‘July Charter’. He raised the concern during the opening remarks of the seventh round of dialogue between the Commission and political

The interim government has decided to observe July 16 as July Shaheed Day and August 5 as Mass Uprising Day. Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam confirmed the decision on Sunday.  There will be no special observance for August 8, he added.  Chief Adviser

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning and temporary gusty wind in most parts of the country over the next 24 hours from 9am Sunday. According to a met office bulletin, rain is likely at most places in Khulna,

The National Consensus Commission on Sunday began the seventh day of its second round of meetings in Dhaka. Representatives from around 30 political parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolon, Ganosamhati Andolon and the NCP, are attending the talks. The meeting

At least five people were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka in the early hours of Sunday. Three pedestrians were killed when a truck ran over them at Azampur intersection in Uttara around 3am today. Md Golam Mostafa, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Uttara East Police Station,

Police have arrested the prime suspect along with four others for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla, recording and circulating a video of the assault on social media. The main suspect, Fajr Ali, 38, was detained in Dhaka’s Sayedabad area around