A legal notice has been served to the government’s authorities to follow directives of the High Court for not talking to the media before final reports submitted by the police in any under-investigation cases, including MP Azim's murder. Lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir sent

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 29) arrested nine persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) decided to raise the price of water by 10 percent starting from July 1. According to WASA notification issued today (May 29) said water prices per unit of 1,000 litres at Tk 16.7 for residential consumers, up from Tk

The third phase of the upazila parishad elections is underway in 87 upazilas nationwide. Voting began at 8:00 am and will continue until 4:00 pm. Meanwhile, 36 percent of voters participated in the first phase, and 38 percent participated in the second phase. The competition is

A joint team of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID), APBn and NSI seized around 1.979 kilograms of gold from a Cabin Crew at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday night. Addl SP of the APBn Ziaul Hasan confirming the matter said that Miss

The world’s highest peak Mount Everest conqueror Babar Ali was accorded a reception at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport upon his arrival from Nepal via Dhaka on Tuesday night. Babar Ali was warmly welcomed at the Airport by the people of Chattogram around 10.15pm.

Former UP Chairman and Union Awami League General Secretary of district Narsingdi was shot and hacked to death by miscreants last night.  Mahbubul Hasan, 40, also former general secretary of Union Chhatra League was son of Amin Uddin, hailed from Bhagirathpur area in Meherpara of

The parts of MP Anwarul Azim Anar’s corpse recovered in a septic tank of Sanjeeva Gardens in Kolkata will be sent to the lab for forensic test on Wednesday (May 29).  Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, the daughter of Jhenaidah-4 Constituency MP Azim, will be called for a DNA test,

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday ordered the former police chief Benazir Ahmed to be present on its premises on 6 June to quiz him over corruption allegations. ACC Public Prosecutor Mahmud Hossain confirmed the serving of the summons order. Earlier, the anti-corruption

The Bangladesh government has constructed a peace monument at the Nagasaki Peace Park in Japan as part of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's quest for a nuclear bomb-free, peaceful world and to convey the message of peace to the people across the globe. Designed by architect Anindya

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will visit cyclonic storm Remal-hit areas in Patuakhali on Thursday (May 30). AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader disclosed the information in a press conference at AL President Sheikh

The Ministry of Railways today (May 28) said the 'Cattle Special Train' service, dedicated to transporting sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, is set to operate from June 12 to June14. A press conference organised by the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday confirmed

Cyclone Remal, which ripped through Bangladesh on Sunday night, has claimed at least 21 lives and affected over 37.58 lakh people across 19 districts. While the cyclone has weakened into a deep depression, hundreds of villages in the southern parts of the country remain submerged.

A court in Joypurhat today (May 28) sentenced 10 people including father to life imprisonment and son for murder due to a land dispute. Additional Sessions Judge First Court Judge Nurul Islam of the district also fined each Tk 100,000, in default another two years in prison. The

The Bangladesh railway authority today (May 28) announced to start sale of advance train tickets online for Eid-ul-Azha from June 2.  Railways Minister Md Zillul Hakim confirmed the matter at a press conference held at the Rail building in the capital. Tickets for all intercity

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 28) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places of the country. According to the BMD bulletin for next 24 hours, light to moderate rain or

As the campaign for the third phase of the Upazila Parishad elections ended last midnight, the Election Commission (EC) can now cancel candidature if any violation of electoral rules is found. Meanwhile, some 300 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) platoons have been deployed across the

At least three people, including a girl, were electrocuted in separate incidents in the capital on Monday (May 28) night during cyclone Remal. The deceased was identified as Liza Akhtar, 16, daughter of Md Siraj Khan of Noakhali's Charjabbar upazila, Rakib, 25, and Moriam

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 28) arrested 20 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

More than 8.4 million people including 3.2 million children are at risk of health, nutrition, sanitation and insecurity due to cyclone Remal which smashed into Bangladesh’s low-lying area, said United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Sheldon Yett,