Dhaka Metro rail authority today (March 25) said metro rail will run for an additional hour from Wednesday considering the passengers’ demand during the month of Ramadan. The last train from Motijheel will depart at 9:40pm and from Uttara at 9:20pm as per the new schedule.

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck reached the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) today (March 25) to hold a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina welcomed the King with a bouquet. The King arrived in Dhaka this morning on a four-day

Meat trader Khalilur Rahman today (March 25) declared to discontinue his meat business after 20th Ramadan. He made the declaration during conversation with media. Khalilur came to limelight for selling beef at affordable prices. His shop ‘Khalil Mangso Bitan’ was selling

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at a few places over six divisions and at one or two places over another two divisions in the next 24-hours beginning from 9am today (March 25). According to

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (March 25) 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

The nation is solemnly recalling the Black Night of March 25 today in commemoration of the cowardly attack and unleashing genocide on the unarmed Bangalees by the barbarous Pakistani occupation forces in 1971. On this fateful night in 1971, the Pakistani military junta launched the

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrived in Dhaka on a four-day state visit to attend a series of events including Independence Day celebrations. This marks the first state visit by a foreign dignitary since the new government formed after the January 7 elections.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 25) handed over "Swadhinata Purashkar-2024" (Independence Award-2024), the highest national civil award of the country, to 10 distinguished persons in recognition of their outstanding contribution to their respective fields at national

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of the Independence and National Day-2024. The prime minister will deliver her speech to the nation at 7:30 pm today, PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam said.   Her speech will be broadcast by

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today (March 24) arrested 25 youths, over allegations of conducting criminal offences on a regular basis in the capital’s Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur areas. The arrestees belonged to five youth gangs and carried out robberies, drug

A Cumilla court on Sunday (March 24) rejected the bail plea of Amman Siddqui, prime suspect in Jagannath University student Fairuz Sadaf Abantika suicide case. Cumilla senior judicial magistrate court Judge Md. Abu Bakkar Siddiqui denied bail to Amman after his lawyer submitted

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 24) condemned the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow killing over 130 people. In a letter sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Bangladesh Premier strongly condemned the cowardly and senseless terrorist attack which

A fire that broke out at Godown slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali area on Sunday afternoon has been brought under control. Firefighters were alerted to the incident around 4:05pm, Fire Service Headquarters Media Cell Officer Talha Bini Jasim confirmed. Six firefighting units reached the

The international election experts regarding the Russian presidential election that was held from March 16 to 18 said it met the highest standards of democratic accountability and professionalism. Russia's three-day presidential election produced expected results, election

The total population in Bangladesh reached 17,15,90,000 till 1 January this year based on the Population and Housing Census 2022. Out of the population, 8,73,90,000 are women and 8,42,00,000 are men. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) disclosed the data while officially

Meat trader Khalilur Rahman today (March 24) said he will continue to sell beef at Tk 595 instead of Tk 695 till 20th Ramadan. On Thursday, Khalilur faced criticism from the commoners for hiking meat price suddenly. A press conference titled "Selling beef at affordable prices

A massive fire broke out at a super board mill in Hosendee union of Gajaria upazila of Munshiganj on Sunday (March 24).  The incident happened at 1:10 pm.  Media official of the fire service department Talha Bin Jashim confirmed the matter.  He said on information,

Authorities in a rural district in northwestern Bangladesh said on Friday that they had launched an investigation following the discovery of a fake birth certificate issued from a local government office bearing the name of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The fake birth

The government today (March 24) opened seven flyovers of the Bus Rapid Transit Line-3 Project, also known as BRT Project, on the Gazipur-Airport route to reduce traffic congestion. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul He opened the flyovers through a video conference from his

The government has published a list of 118 more martyred intellectuals. With this, lists of 560 martyred intellectuals were published in four phases. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque published the fourth list of martyred intellectuals at a press conference on Sunday