Five people were killed after a covered van hit a CNG run auto-rickshaw on Daudkandi-Chandpur highway of Cumilla this morning. The incident took place at 10:00 am in the highway’s Mohanonda area. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Daudkandi police station confirmed the matter. BDST:

The Akheri Munajat of the second and final phase of Biswa Ijtema ended on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur today (Feb 11). The Akheri Munajat started around 11:17 am. People from around the country came to take part in the prayer. Not getting a place in the Ijtema

Six people, including a child, suffered bullet injuries as the terrorist gang of Rafiqul Islam, chairman of Rongdhanu Group, further attacked Nawra village of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj. With this, 43 people suffered wounds, including 21 with bullets, in four attacks since January

The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting tomorrow to fix the date of holy Shab-e-Barat of Hijri 1445 after reviewing reports on the appearance of the new moon of Shaban month. The meeting will be held at the Islamic Foundation conference room at the Baitul Mukarram

A total five people, including two women, died after a brick-laden truck hit a three-wheeler 'easybike' in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Saturday (Feb 10) afternoon. The deceased were easybike driver Biswajit Biswas, 30, passengers Sabbir Moral, 23, Nipa Dali, 25, a 26-year-old

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Feb 10) said the country’s democracy would have snatched away if the parliamentary election was not opened for all. “Not only the election would have been discoloured with stigma, but also the country’s democracy would have been

Rajshahi-Murshidabad river route is set to open on Monday (Feb 12) aiming at strengthening trade and commerce between Bangladesh and India, the two neighbouring countries. Sultanganj river port under Godagari Upazila in the district will open with the main thrust of strengthening trade

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have recovered another unexploded rocket launchers, reportedly fired from Myanmar, along the Tumbru border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban. Naikhongchhari police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Mannan confirmed the matter today

Another unexploded mortar shell was recovered from a paddy field in Ghundhum union of Naikhongchhari upazila in Bandarban on Saturday (February 10) morning. The mortar shell was found a 6:30am today by a resident of Paschimkul, Halima Begum, in her vegetable patch. Earlier on

Two siblings died today (February 10) from electrocution at Uribunia village in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur district.  The deceased were identified as Nadim Haque (24) and Enam Haque (20), sons of Aynal Haque of the village. HM Shahin, officer-in-charge of Nesarabad Police

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the existing mild cold wave sweeping over the districts of Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Kurigram, Moulavibazar and Chuadanga may abate for the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (Feb 10). According to the Met office bulletin,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (February 10) arrested 20 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

Two among three accused in the case of allegedly raping a woman on the Jahangirnagar University campus in Savar gave statements before a judicial magistrate court in the capital regarding their involvement in the crime on Friday (February 9). The two accused are the associates of

A 25-year-old youth’s body recovered from the banks of the Brahmaputra River near Zainul Abedin Park in Mymensingh city. The unidentified body was first spotted by the locals this morning (Friday 9), later they informed police. The deceased’s hands and feet were tied with a

Two Rohingya children were killed after hit by a bus while crossing the Teknaf road in Cox's Bazar. The incident occurred at Teknaf's Leda area around 9:00 am on Friday (February 9). The identities of the deceased are Mohammad Ismail, 8, son of Saleh Ahmed of block D-26 of

A truck driver's assistant was killed, and 10 other passengers were injured in a collision between two trucks and a microbus in Sitakunda. The accident occurred in the Kamaldah area of Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the early hours of Friday (February 9). The deceased could not be

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a #LetsBreatheWell: Clean Air Campaign for clean air to raise awareness about the deteriorating air quality in the city. Reports from the last few months demonstrate that Dhaka's air quality is deteriorating. Concerned

A total of nine journalists have received ‘BAJUS Media Award 2023’ in three categories writing informative, investigative and research-based reports on the country’s jewellery industry. The winners received the gold medals and crests at a gala ceremony held at

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Moahmed Al-Dabaiba has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh.   In a greeting letter sent to Sheikh Hasina, the Libyan premier wrote, "We were delighted to learn of your well-deserved

The second phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema began through Aam Bayan (general sermons) on the bank of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi today (February 9) after Fazr prayers. After Fajr prayers, Biswa Ijtema began with general sermons by Mawlana Iliyas Bin Saad and the sermon