Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has appointed Commander Arafat Islam as its new Director (legal and media wing), succeeding Commander Khandaker Al Moin. The elite force issued a notification in this regard today (April 24). Commander Arafat, also a seasoned officer of the Bangladesh

Four platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order in Faridpur as two construction workers were beaten to death in the wake of a temple fire in Dumain union under Madhukhali upazila of the district. BGB team was deployed at Baliakandi and

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (April 24) appointed three new Judges of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division. President made the appointment by elevating them from the High Court Division to the Appellate Division. A gazette notification was issued in this regard.

A Dhaka court today (April 24) set June 26 for hearing a graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 14 others. Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date after holding a short hearing on two of the defendants' exemption pleas. As the hearing

A red carpet was rolled out to accord a warm reception to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she reached Bangkok this afternoon on a six-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin. On her arrival at Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok

The current spell of the scorching heatwave that has been sweeping over the country for more than two weeks may prevail till the end of the current month, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The Met office, meanwhile, predicts another heatwave could hit the

Gas supply at different areas in the city will remain suspended for 3 hours from 2:00pm to 5:00pm today (April 24) for all categories of customers due to emergency work on the gas pipeline. According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, the areas where gas supply

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (April 24) arrested 27 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Wednesday (April 24) morning for Bangkok on a six-day official visit to Thailand at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines,

The government today (April 23) said it will soon launch the mapping of lands in selected areas under the Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS) project using modern equipment like aerial drones. The installation of ground control points is nearing completion, meaning the mapping process

Chairman of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) Ali Akbar Khan cannot evade responsibility for the certificate scam. He must provide a specific explanation within two days; otherwise, legal action will be initiated against him. Additional Commissioner (DB) of Dhaka

Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani left Dhaka today (April 23) afternoon after his two-day state visit to Bangladesh. This highest-level visit is likely to contribute significantly to the further consolidation of ties and the elevation of the bilateral

A total of 26 candidates have been elected uncontested in the absence of opposition candidate in the first phase of the upazila parishad elections. The returning officers of the concerned upazila elections declared the names of the elected candidates on Tuesday (April 23). Election

A Narail court today (April 23) sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a drug case of 2012in Sadar upazila. Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-2 Judge Mohammad Saiful Alam passed the order this afternoon in absence of the accused. The life-term convicts are -Saddam

Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) chairman Ali Akbar Khan today (April 23) said he could not avoid the responsibility of the certificate forgery as the head of the education board.  He said this while talking to the journalists after the interrogation of Detective Branch

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) decided to investigate the rampant corruption allegations against Rongdhonu Group Chairman Rafiqul Islam for embezzlement of money by fraudulently taking a loan of Tk270 crore by mortgaging the sold land. The document of the ACC’s decision was

Former Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Golam Rahman has said the ACC should conduct an impartial investigation into the allegations of corruption against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Golam Rahman came up with the comment while talking to this

Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has called Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) chairman Ali Akbar Khan for quizzing in connection to certificate trading. Ali Akbar reached DB's Minto Road office in the capital around 11:50am on Tuesday (April 23). DB chief

Bangladesh and Qatar today signed five agreements and five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance mutual cooperation between the two countries. The agreements are: avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect of taxes in income between Bangladesh

The speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament, Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, stressed that the visit of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to Bangladesh represents a milestone in close relations between the two friendly countries, which extend to 50 years. Speaking to