President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (January 30) urged upon the political parties to carry out non-violent constructive programmes to uphold constitutional rights of the people and democracy in the country. The President said this while delivering his maiden speech at the first

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was sworn in as the Speaker for the fourth consecutive terms of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday (January 30) afternoon. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader proposed her name and Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury seconded it. The oath administered

The first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) began at 3 pm today (January 30) with Deputy Speaker Shamsul Hoque Tuku in the chair. The day's proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1617 HRS, JAN 30, 2024 MN  

Police recovered throat-slit body of a couple and their 15-year-old daughter in their flat in Sirajganj's Tarash upazila. The incident happened on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Bikash Sarker, 45, his wife Jhorna Rani Sarker, 40, and daughter Tushi, a student of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 30) arrested 47 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

Bangladesh has dropped two notches in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023. According to the CPI, Bangladesh secured 10th position from the bottom -- down from the previous index's 12nd. Bangladesh's score dropped to 24, out of 100 in the CPI 2023, which was 26 in the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 30) predicted that rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna division and at one or two places over Dhaka division.  According to the Met office latest bulletin, weather may remain mainly dry

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will address the first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) starting at 3 pm today (January 30).    In line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year. Earlier, he convened the first

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to authorities concerned to reduce tariff on four products which include rice, edible oil, sugar and date. She gave the directive in a cabinet meeting today (January 29) at her office in the capital's Tejgaon. Later, Cabinet

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today (January 29) approved a chargesheet against the then Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a graft case. The Commission at its regular meeting today gave the clearance to submit the chargesheet against

A Joypurhat court today (January 28) sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Panchbibi upazila of the district in 2010. Additional District and Session Judge Court-2, Judge Md Abbas Uddin pronounced the verdict this afternoon. The convicts are - Sohag,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 29) said that mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and the districts of Moulvibazar, Cumilla, Feni, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate from some places. According

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will address the first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) starting at 3 pm tomorrow (January 30). In line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year. Earlier, he convened the first

Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) has announced that the platform advocating safe roads would no longer publish accident reports following the recent confusion created over the difference in statistics on fatalities and crashes by other organisations. Nischa Chairman Ilias Kanchan came up

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (January 29) arrested 35 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Jagannath University (JnU) student Khadijatul Kubra has been discharged today (January 28) from a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) at Kalabagan police station in the capital. However, the other case, filed at Newmarket police station, was postponed for hearing till

A Dhaka court on Sunday (January 28) set February 28 to deliver a judgment against 19 people including Hallmark Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for swindling over Tk 10.5 crore out of Sonali Bank. Judge Md

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday (January 28) hoped that repartition of the Rohingya will soon take place, and also said the current situation in Myanmar may not remain the same. He told reporters after his meetings with three envoys separately at the Ministry of Foreign

The High Court (HC) today (January 28) ordered to form a high-level committee to prevent rise in the price of essential agro products like potato, onion, garlic and egg. A High Court division bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah passed the order today, asking

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (January 28) called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar and ensure their dignified life there. "The world should think that how the Rohingya crisis can be resolved so that they could