Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today said leaders and high officials of different law enforcement agencies of the immediate past government have fled the country between August 5 and 7 last. “Security measures have been tightened at frontiers so

Abul Kalam Azad, former principal secretary of the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, was arrested in Dhaka on Saturday (October 5). Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended him at Kalabagan this evening, DMP Additional

The Jatiyo Nagorik Committee has called upon the government to rehabilitate the families of martyrs immediately killed during the ‘Anti-discrimination Student Movement’. They made this demand from a gathering held in front of the National Museum around 11.30 am on Saturday

Additional Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Rezaul Karim Mallick today said there would be no more ‘Aynaghar’ and ‘Bhater Hotel’ in the DB rather it would be established as a place for justice and trust of the people.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today condoled the death of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. He said the nation has lost a distinguished public servant and a respected politician. "I pray for the departed soul. May Allah grant him a beautiful place in Jannatul

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Oct 5) expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury. In a condolence message, he said the death of Badruddoza Chowdhury is an irreparable loss to the country's political arena. The head of

In a bid to safeguard the environment and mitigate the risk of lightning strikes, Bashundhara Shuvosangho has initiated a palm seed sowing programme in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat.  As part of the initiative, the Khetlal unit of Shuvosangho planted hundreds of palm seeds at

A crew member has died following a fire aboard a Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) vessel near the Naval Academy in Chattogram's Patenga area, just five days after a deadly explosion and fire on the 'Banglar Jyoti.' The fire reportedly broke out around 12:50 AM on

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rainfall across most parts of the country for the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today (Oct 5).  "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are likely at

The flood situation in Sherpur district has worsened, claiming three lives and leaving hundreds stranded as water from India's Meghalaya continues to flood over 100 villages. The disaster has impacted three upazilas—Nalitabari, Jhinaigati, Nokla, and Sreebardi—affecting

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has warned the international community that the prolonged Rohingya crisis is a ticking time bomb, with the potential to erupt at any moment. He said: “The worry for the whole world is that this is a ticking time-bomb that can explode in any

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has voiced his support for the reform initiatives of Bangladesh's interim government, referring to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as his "great friend." During his official visit to Bangladesh on Friday, Anwar Ibrahim became

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim left Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur this evening wrapping up his brief visit to Bangladesh. "The Malaysian prime minister left Dhaka at about 7 pm," Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told media. Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the

The bodies of two missing tourists were recovered this afternoon from Rupsi Jharna, a waterfall in Mirsarai upazila, of Chattogram. The deceased were Musfiqur Rahman,21, son of Atikur Rahman, hailed from Madaripur district, a first year student of East West University in Dhaka and

Former minister, Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Friday (Oct 4) placed on remand in the case of shooting dead Daffodil International University student Ramiz Uddin Rup during the anti-discrimination student movement. Earlier on the day, Badda police station Sub-Inspector Syed Imrul Saheed

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday (Oct 4) held a meeting with the visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). CA's Press Wing informed, during this one-to-one meeting Professor Yunus said he was "very

Three persons were killed and another was injured in a road accident on the Jamalpur-Tangail road in Sadar upazila in Jamalpur today (October 4). The victims are: Khokan Mahmud, 45, a resident of Kapas Hatia village, Abdul Malek, 53, of Sheikh Sadi village in Melandah upazila and Md

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Dhaka today (Oct 4) afternoon on an official visit at the invitation of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. On his arrivalat around 2:00 PM, the Malaysian PM was received by the Chief Adviser at Hazrat Shahjalal International

The country’s largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group has urged the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus to take steps to stop defamatory statements and propaganda by authorities concerned and entities against it in the form of a media trial, in a

At least four people were killed and 10 other s injured when a passenger bus collided head on with a truck at Kalihati link road on Dhaka-Tangail highway in the early hours today (October 4). The accident occurred at around 1:00 am, but the identity of the victims was not confirmed