Well before the sun rises in Chapra, a small village in the northwest of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdur Rouf is on his feet. He travels six miles to a neighboring village, where he joins hundreds of other people in line to play a carnival-style game. But instead of throwing darts at a wall

A Chattogram court today (April 18) awarded the death penalty to two men for killing three members of a family in the city's Biyazid Bostami Thana area 19 years ago.  The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamal Hossain Sikdar delivered the verdict on Thursday

Rajshahi University's Mass Communication and Journalism Department Professor Dr Pradeep Kumar Pandey was sworn in as a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan administered the oath at Judges Lounge in Supreme Court around 11:30am today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 18) opened the two-day Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024. She formally opened the exhibition at the Old Trade Fair Ground at Sher-e-Banglanagar beside the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here this morning.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours

Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has secured a spot on Time magazine's prestigious list of the 100 most influential people, recognized for her excellent contributions to the realm of innovation. Tabassum, celebrated for her commitment to environmentally sustainable design,

Two persons including a singer were killed and three others injured when a bus ran over a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw at Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila on Thursday. The accident took place in Surma Setu area of the upazila this morning. The deceased were musician Pagal Hasan, 33, and

Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases. Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art

The third phase of voting in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections will be held in 112 upazilas on May 29. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Zahangir Alam declared the schedule after the 31st meeting of the Commission at the Election Bhaban on Wednesday (April 17). The meeting

At least 80 Myanmar junta personnel have crossed into Bangladesh in three days amid fighting with the Arakan Army (AA). On Tuesday a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officer told The Irrawaddy that around 50 people arrived in a group that day while the others came in the past 24 hours.

A Chinese national died today (April 17) after falling from a building under construction in Narayanganj's Fatullah upazila. The accident took place at 9:30 am in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area located at Shasangaon under the upazila.

At least 14 people were killed and 14 were injured in a collision involving a truck, a private car and an autorickshaw in Gabkhan bridge area of Jhalakathi district on Wednesday (April 17).  The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Jhalkathi

A Bangladeshi man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Bentong at Malaysia with murdering a fellow countryman whose body was found in a black plastic bag in Genting Highlands. Ashraful Mia, 34, nodded after the charge was read out to him before Magistrate Nadhratun Naiem

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (April 17) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours from 9am today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 17) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the historic Mujibnagar Day. She placed the wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32

The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today marking the oath-taking ceremony of Bangladesh’s first government on April 17, 1971. Following the Pakistan army's genocide on unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971, senior leaders of Awami League

A total of nine members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested during coordinated operations led by the Bangladesh Army in various areas of Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Tuesday (April 16). The joint force also recovered nine firearms and ammunition from their possessions,

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has expressed solidarity with the journalists' demand to take action against unregistered and illegal online news portals.  He said: "As you, the journalists, have demanded to stop the operation of

The third round of Nepal-Bangladesh Foreign Office Consultations will be held in Kathmandu on Wednesday (April 17). Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Masud Bin Momen is arriving today on a three-day official visit to Nepal in that connection, according to a press release of Ministry of

Residents in the capital heaved a sigh of relief from the sweltering heat with light rain in the capital and different parts of the country on  on Tuesday (April 16) afternoon. Rain occurred after 3.30pm in different parts of the capital including Mohakhali, Badda, Bashundhara