Bangladesh and India will hold their bi-annual DG-level border talks in Dhaka next month to discuss issues related to curbing a variety of cross-frontier crimes and measures to create better coordination between their security forces and agencies, official sources said on Thursday. A

As many as 12 persons, including 10 Bangladeshi nationals, were arrested at Agartala Railway Station while going to Gujarat on Tuesday, reports Biswendu Bhattacharjee.  Tapas Das, officer-in-charge of Agartala Govt Railway Police Station, said in a joint operation of police, RPF

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (February 29) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 9am. According to the met office bulletin, Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Night

Rail communication between Dhaka-Tangail returned to normal after four hour of a commuter train’s locomotive failure this morning (Feb 29). The engine of a commuter train that broke down in Karotiya area of Tangail was taken to Tangail station. As a result, train movement

Police recovered the bodies of a man and his son from a flat in the capital's Badda area on Wednesday (Feb 28) night. The deceased were Gias Uddin, a school teacher and his son Rakib Hossain, an electrician by profession. According to police, they found the body of Rakib hanging

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (February 29) arrested 38 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Rail communication between Dhaka-Tangail was suspended today (Feb 29) due to a commuter train’s locomotive failure. Ali Akbar, in-charge of Gharinda railway police in Tangail confirmed the matter.  He said the incident took place at Sonalia village in Basail upazila

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion-2 (RAB) imprisoned and fined 41 alleged brokers after arresting them from four hospitals at Sher-E-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Wednesday (Feb 28). The hospitals are Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, National Institute of

A man was killed and eight others were injured in a fire at an intelligent card manufacturing factory in Dhirashram Bararul area of Gazipur metropolis on Wednesday (Feb 28). The deceased was identified as Likhon Miah, 24, a resident of Gaibandha district. He was an employee of the

At least eleven shops were gutted in a fire at Joksin Purbo Bazar of Sadar upazila in Laxmipur on Wednesday (Feb 28). Deputy Director of Laxmipur Fire Service and Civil Defense Station Mohammad Abdul Mannan confirmed the matter. He said the fire originated from an electric short

The government on Wednesday (Feb 28) set 9:00 am to 3:30 pm as the office hours during the holy month of Ramadan. The decision was taken at a regular Cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub

Fifty parliamentarians of the reserved women's seats of the national parliament have taken oath on Wednesday (Feb 28). Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath at 3:40 pm in Jatiya Sangsad Bhavan building. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was present on the occasion.

The High Court (HC) today (February 28) upheld a lower court judgment, sentencing former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Mizanur Rahman to 14-year imprisonment in a graft case. A High Court division bench of Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah pronounced the judgment, dismissing

Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost collaboration in protecting environment and wildlife and combating climate change.   The decision came when Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury held a bilateral

A Bagerhat court today (Feb 28) sentenced five members of the banned militant organisation Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different terms of imprisonment for carrying out sabotage activities. Bagerhat Additional Judicial Magistrate Md Atikus Samad passed the order and

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has extended support to Bangladesh for the country’s better and safer use of pesticides. In this regard, the FAO has officially handed over its recommendations on pesticide rules to the Department of Agricultural

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (February 28) arrested 28 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government has decided to extract offshore gas in a bid to mitigate the energy crunch in the country. She said: "And we need investment for that purpose."  The premier said while International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation

India President Droupadi Murmu emphasized the importance of India's friendship with Bangladesh and expressed her commitment to "realizing its full potential."  She made the remarks when a 100- member youth delegation from Bangladesh called on her at the Rashtrapati

Bangla Academy today (Feb 27) decided to extend the duration of the ongoing Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela for two more days. Citing Bangla Academy Director General Mohammad Nurul Huda, Bangla Academy Director (Public Relations, Information Technology and Training) Samir Kumar Sarker