Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed will be punished, if he commits a crime, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday (May 24). Quader made the comment a day after a Dhaka court directed authorities to seize Benazir's land properties in

Awami League (AL) will pay rich tribute to Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam by placing wreaths at his grave marking his 125th birthday at central mosque premises of Dhaka University in the capital at 7.30am tomorrow. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul

A court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas District on Friday (May 24) remanded Jihad Hawaldar, the accused in the Bangladesh MP murder case, to 12 days Criminal Investigation Department (CID) custody.  The case pertains to the mysterious death of Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul

A Dhaka court today (May 24) placed three people on eight-day remand each in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim (Anar) in Kolkata, India. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dilruba Afroz passed the order after the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police

Times Now has accessed the CCTV footage of two contract killers who were hired to "murder" Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Police suspect that Azim was "lured" into a Kolkata flat by a woman and then murdered by contract killers. The footage shows the two men

The Met office in a report said the well-marked low pressure over west-central and adjoining area of south Bay of Bengal gathered strength and intensified into a depression during past 12 hours and it could turn into a cyclone by Saturday morning,. It is very likely to continue to move

The Ministry of Religion on Friday (May 24) said about 39,000 Bangladeshi pilgrims have landed in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.   This information was disclosed by the Ministry in a regular Hajj bulletin. According to bulletin, a total of 38, 990 Bangladeshi pilgrims in 98

Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over the eight divisions and it may continue. "Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and it may continue," said a met office forecast for the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (May 24) arrested 31 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

Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar was smothered to death within hours of entering a New Town apartment on May 13.  His body was then chopped into pieces in one of the washrooms, packed into bags and transported out, according to CID and Bangladeshi investigators.  Before

A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate properties and freeze bank accounts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge’s Court passed the order

Four alleged members of a dacoit’s gang were arrested by Kotwali police in Chattogram’s Marinars road area last night. The arrested are Md Sohel, 30, Belal Hossain, 37, Md Tushar, 19 and Md Rubel,22. Mehidi Hasan, sub-inspector of Kotwali thana, said police arrested the

Evaly Managing Director Md Russel and his wife and Chairman of the e-commerce company Shamima Nasrin have been acquitted in a case of financial fraud after they paid the plaintiff his due money to avoid court sentences. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Sheikh Sadi's court

Two members of the banned armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) have been reported killed in a joint anti-terrorist operation in Bandarban. On Thursday (May 23) morning, there was a shooting incident in Sharonpara area of Ward No. 6 of Sualak Union of Bandarban Sadar Upazila.

A Dhaka court today (May 23) set July 4 for submitting a probe report in a case lodged over the murder of Awami League lawmaker of Jenaidah-4 Anwarul Azim Anar.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the order, accepting first information report (FIR) in the case.

The Supreme Court (SC) today (May 23) ordered two former directors of International Leasing and Financial Service Basudeb Banerjee and his wife Papia Banerjee, alleged associates of Prasanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder, to surrender before a trial court within June 4.   SC bench

The Supreme Court today (May 23) set July 11 for holding a hearing on a petition, pleading to review the apex court judgment that declared the 16th Amendment of the Constitution illegal. An Appellate Division bench led by Senior Justice M Enayetur Rahim passed the order. The 16th

Eight-six illegal immigrants, including a six-month-old baby, were arrested in a three-day operation involving three districts in Johor, Malaysia.  State immigration department acting director Mohd Faizal Shamsudin said they were arrested between Monday (May 20) and Wednesday (May

Sea surface temperatures in the south Bay of Bengal have been 2–3°C warmer than usual for quite some time, Roxy Mathew Koll, climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, said on Sunday.  Subsequently, it will move nearly northwards and reach near

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) members of Dhaka airport today (May 23) detained two people along with gold worth Tk 5 crore from a Dubai flight. This information was confirmed through a press release signed by Sabrina Amin, Assistant Director of Airport