A Dhaka court on Sunday (April 21) placed three officials of Transcom Group on three-day remand each in a case filed against the conglomerate’s top leaders for allegedly trying to deny family members their rightful share in ancestral property. The court, however, granted bail to

Death row convict Ayesha Siddika Minni filed a bail petition again with the High Court (HC) today (April 21) in her husband Rifat Sharif's murder case.  The High Court bench comprises of Justice Md. Ruhul Quddus and Justice AKM Rabiul Hasan may hear the application. Minni

The government today (April 21) decided to procure 5 lakh tonnes of paddy, 11 lakh tonnes of boiled rice, 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice, and 50,000 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming Boro season. The procurement price of Boro paddy has been fixed at Tk32 per kg, boiled rice at Tk45, atap

Amid the unprecedented heatwave, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) launched an initiative to distribute drinking water, offering some respite to the city dwellers. This humanitarian initiative has been taken after an instruction by the DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman.  The

The toes of Anu Muhammad, Prof of the Jahangirnagar University, were severed in a train accident in Dhaka's Khilgaon today (April 21) morning. The accident took place at 10:00am.  Soon after the accident, Anu Muhammad was taken to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital with

Very severe heat wave is sweeping over north, north-east and north-west districts of the country and severe heat wave is sweeping Dhaka and Khulna divisions and the district of Rajshahi, said a met office forecast. "Very severe heat wave is sweeping over Pabna, Jashore and

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 21) inaugurated the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex at the Artillery Centre and School at Halishahar in Chattogram. She opened the complex by unveiling its inaugural plaque this morning as she visited the artillery museum set up at the

The High Court and Appellate Division of the Supreme Court opened today (April 21) to conduct regular judicial operations after the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr starting from March 24. A notification, signed by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court Md Golam Rabbani, on Saturday stated

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (April 21) arrested 22 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

Bangladesh has taken all necessary preparations to welcome Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who will arrive tomorrow (April 22) for a two-day official visit to strengthen ties in multiple areas including trade, defence and investment. The Amir will begin a tour in

In a joint operation, the West Bengal Police and the South Bengal Frontier of the BSF seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 1,48,500 from a house close to the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda district.  The raid took place on Friday

The Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, released by Somali pirates on 14 April reportedly after a payment of $5 million ransom, is expected to reach the Al Hamriyah Port in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the evening today (21 April 2024). Officials of the owning

The Immigration Department in Malaysia has arrested 49 foreigners, including 45 Bangladeshi nationals, on suspicions of overstaying and not having legal travel documents. Perlis Immigration director Khairul Amin Talib said the foreigners, 44 Bangladeshi men and one Bangladeshi woman,

Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan today (April 20) said the government has reduced the cost of the general hajj package compared to that of last year despite the high dollar rate. Tk 1,04,178 has been reduced for government hajj package while Tk 82,818 for private hajj

The capital Dhaka experienced an unprecedented surge in temperature, surpassing 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this year.  The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) reported 40.4-degree Celsius warmth in the capital on Saturday afternoon. On the same day, the

The driver of the bus ‘Raida Paribahan’ that killed a senior engineer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Maidul Islam has been arrested.  RAB-1 and RAB-8 jointly conducted a drive and arrested bus driver Hasan from Hizla of Barishal today (April

Regular judicial proceedings of the Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to resume tomorrow (April 21), after the vacation of Eid-ul-Fitr starting from March 24. A notification, signed by the Registrar General of the Supreme Court Md Golam Rabbani, today (April 20) stated that the Supreme

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive death-row convict conducting a raid in Darus Salam Thana area of Mirpur in Dhaka at 4 pm on Friday (April 19).   RAB sources said the arrestee is M Mamun, 29, son of M Alam of Bogura Sadar Police Station who was convicted of an

The government has directed all the primary schools across the country to remain closed for 7 days due to the ongoing heatwave. The Primary and Mass Education Ministry issued a notice, signed by its Senior Information Officer Mahbubur Rahman Tuhin, in this regard on Saturday. The

Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani will begin a tour on Sunday (April 21) of a number of friendly Asian countries at the invitation of their leaders. The Amir will begin his tour with a visit to the Republic of the Philippines, followed by the People's Republic of