Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday (May 8) said the first phase of the Upazila Parishad elections were held in a free, fair and peaceful manner with around 30 to 40 percent of voter turnout. He said except some unwanted incidents, the election was held in

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised dollar price to Tk 117 from existing Tk 110 by introducing the Crawling Peg Exchange Rate (CPER) system. The central bank took the decision during a meeting of the monetary policy committee meeting held at its Motijheel headquarters in Dhaka on

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 8) inaugurated the Hajj programme-2024 (Hijri 1445) at Ashkona Hajj Camp in Dhaka. She also exchanged greetings with the (Hajji) Hajj pilgrims after opening the Hajj programme as the chief guest. The premier sought doa from the Hajj pilgrims

A Dhaka court today (May 8) fixed June 10 for submitting report in a case filed against the miscreants who attacked police to snatch away two death-row convicts from the court premises in the capital in 2022. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rashedul Alam fixed the date afresh as the

The High Court (HC) today (May 8) suspended the lease notification for setting up cattle market in the capital's Aftabnagar on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. An HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Kazi Zinat Haque passed the order. That means, no cattle market to

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow (May 8) to review the information on the appearance of the new moon of the holy month of Zilqad of 1,445 Hijri, the 11th month of the Islamic calendar. The meeting scheduled to be held at 6:45pm in the Islamic

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in all eight divisions in the next 24 hours, commencing 9am today (May 8). “Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur,

The 163rd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore will be celebrated across the country today (May 8). A poet, visual artist, playwright and novelist as well as a composer, Tagore through his works reshaped Bangla literature and music in the late 19th and early

The first phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad Election is underway in 139 upazilas across the country. Voting began at 8:00am while it will continue until 4:00pm. The battle of ballots will take place among the independents, mostly from the ruling Awami League as political parties

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 8) arrested 21 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

Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has extended hajj visa application deadline till Saturday (May 11). M Shahadat Hossain Taslim, President HAAB confirmed the matter today (May 7).  He shared the information hours after the Ministry of Religious Affairs requested

The election of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) will be held on October 19. The decision was taken at the BFUJ's executive council meeting held today (May 7) at Jatiya Press Club in the capital.   BFUJ President Omar Faruque presided over the meeting and

The High Court (HC) today (May 7) issued a rule asking the authorities convened why measures should not be taken to control cutting of trees across the country including Dhaka. The court also asked the government to show reasons in two weeks why their inaction to stop cutting of trees,

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three people for allegedly extorting from Babubazar area under Kotwali Police Station of Dhaka. The arrestees are Raju, 29, Suman, 28, and Ripon, 39. On Monday (May 6), they were arrested in a raid in Babubazar area.  At this time, Tk

The first phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections in 141 upazilas will be held tomorrow (May 8). Voting will begin from 8 am and to continue till 4 pm. A total of 1,635 candidates are competing in this phase. Among them, 570 are vying for the post of chairman, 625 for vice

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 7) urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to raise more funds from newer sources for assistance of the Rohingyas sheltered in Bangladesh as its Director General (DG) Amy Pope paid a courtesy call on her.  "As the fund

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers in all eight divisions in the next 24 hours commencing from 9am today (May 7). "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rajshahi,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 7) arrested 24 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

A total of 418 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order during the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad elections to be held on Wednesday. The BGB personnel will work as a mobile and striking force aiming to cooperate the civil

The government on Monday (May 6) said the country’s electricity situation will soon improve from the current crisis. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid made the remark while talking to reporters about the country’s power crisis at his office