A Bangladeshi youth named Rafiul Islam Tuklu was shot dead by allegedly India's Border Security Force (BSF) at Patgram frontier in Lalmonirhat district early Sunday (January 28). The incident took place at around 4am in Angarpota-Dahagram border under Patgram upazila. The

The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, a large congregation of the world Muslims, will start on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the outskirts of the city, on February 2. Ijtema Chief Coordinator Md Mahfuzur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said the followers of Maulana Zubairul

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today (January 28) said that Beijing has been working with Myanmar to have a cease fire in Rakhine state to pave the way for Rohingya repatriation. He told reporters after a courtesy call with foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at the foreign

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 28) predicted that mild to severe cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions and the districts of Cumilla, Sitakunda and Moulvibazar and it may abate from some places. According to the Met

The Labour Appellate Tribunal today (January 28) granted bail to Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, chairman of Grameen Telecom, and three other top officials of the company, in a labour law violations case. Earlier today, the four filed an appeal with the Labour Appellate Tribunal

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (January 28) arrested 34 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

They were the ones that almost got away – as the authorities cracked down on illegal immigrants at the Selayang market, some suspects tried to give them the slip by hiding in fish containers. However, they were all successfully reeled in, with over 100 foreigners arrested in the

The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at 5.5°C  in Panchagarh and Dinajpur on Sunday (Jan 28), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Panchagarh district has been experiencing the lowest temperature for the last couple of days. Earlier,

Bangladesh welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, said Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud today (January 27). He told the reporters at the State Guest House Padma in the capital. The minister said, “We

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will file an appeal tomorrow (Jan 28) with the Labour Appellate Tribunal against the verdict delivered by the Labour Court on January 1.  Dr Yunus' lawyer Abdullah-Al-Mamun confirming the matter said, "We will challenge the verdict at

Some 513 students from various parts of Bangladesh committed suicide in 2023, according to a report published on Saturday (January 27). The report also said of the deceased 32.2 percent of students committed suicide out of depression. A private voluntary organization,

BNP on Saturday (January 27) demanded an UN-supervised investigation into the killing of soldier Mohammad Raisuddin by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Benapole border area of Jashore. A press release sent to the media signed by Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Senior Joint Secretary General

At least three fish traders were killed and five others were injured after a private car ploughed into a fish market in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha on Friday (Jan 27) night. The accident occurred in Dharmapur Bazar around 6:30 pm. The deceased are identified as Haren Chandra

Inhabitants of Tetulia upazila in Panchagarh district are shivering as severe cold weather continues to intensify. The lowest temperature 7.2 degree Celsius was recorded in the upazila at 9:00am on Saturday (Jan 27), while it was 5.8 degree Celsius yesterday, said Tetulia

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (January 27) arrested 39 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

State minister for Finance Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Friday (January 26) said the businessmen respectful towards law should be provided with incentives and stern action against the dishonest ones.  He said at a seminar organised at the NBR headquarters in the capital on the

At least two people were killed, and six others injured after a private car and CNG-run auto rickshaw collided head-on in Netrokona sadar’s Challisha union Jhawshi area.  The incident happened on Netrokona- Mymensingh highway on Friday (January 26) afternoon. According to

A woman and her eight-year-old son were found in a house at Dighulia village in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Friday (January 26) morning. The deceased were Laboni Khatun, 35, and her son Riad Hossain, 8, residents of the village under Fouiljana union. According to locals Laboni,

Toggi Fun World, South Asia’s largest theme park for virtual reality gaming, has partnered with Junior Chamber International (JCI) Bangladesh as a sponsor at the annual carnival of the global platform of young social activists. The theme park will participate with a pavilion of

The government decided to import 20,000 tonnes of onions and 50,000 tonnes of sugar from neighboring India ahead of the month of Ramadan. Ahasanul Islam Titu, state minister for commerce, came up with the decision while talking to reporters at his village house in Delduar upazila in