A member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was shot dead by allegedly India's Border Security Force (BSF) at Benapole frontier area in Jashore district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Roisuddin, a sepoy of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) -49. A press release,

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (January 22) instructed authorities concerned to take legal action, including sending the market manipulators to jail, as part of measures to control the country’s commodity prices. She came up with the order while chairing the party’s

Three motorcyclists were killed after a speedy truck hit their bike on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar Highway in Lohagara Upazila in Chattogram on Monday (January 22). The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-charge of Dohazari Highway Police

Three people, including a woman and her daughter, were killed and two others injured after a truck ran over them in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh on Monday (January 22). The deceased were identified as Hamida Begum, 40, her daughter Adiba, 3 and Mrinal, 65, a retired school teacher.

Joytirmoy Mallick, an eminent rhymer of Bangla literature and senior staff reporter of 'Dainik Purbanchal', a regional daily newspaper of Khulna, died of old-age complications in the capital's Sir Salimullah Medical College Mitford Hospital early today. He was 72. 

Some ready-made garment employees and members of the police were injured in clashes in Gazipur's Kaliakoir on Monday (January 22). The incident took place in front of the Cocola Food Products Limited factory in Mouchak area this morning. According to information, police charged

A man and his son were missing as a trawler, with seven people, capsized in the Meghna River early Monday (Jan 22). The missing persons are Razzak Sardar and his son Parvez Sardar, from Mehediganj upazila of Barishal. Those who were rescued are Russell Sardar, Reaz, Shakil, Rubel,

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (Jan 22) upheld the High Court order to demolish Gulshan Shopping Centre, situated in Gulshan-1. The Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan rejected the appeal filed against the High Court verdict today. Attorney

The temperature in the capital Dhaka on Monday dropped to 12.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city so far this winter. Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq confirmed the matter. Meanwhile, a mild cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the districts of Jashore,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (Jan 22) arrested 62 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (January 21) allotted charges to her advisers. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification to this regard today. Dr Mashiur Rahman got the charge of economic affairs adviser, Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury - power energy and mineral

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (January 21) reappointed her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy as part-time and honorary Information and Communication Technology Adviser. A circular issued today signed by Director (administration) of the Prime Minister's Office M Ahsan Kibria Siddique said

The High Court (HC) on Sunday (Sunday 21) ordered Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court to dispose of 10 separate cases filed against BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas after accepting his bail prayer. The HC also asked the lower court to dispose of two cases filed with New

A total of 157 foreign nationals are waiting to be repatriated to their homelands after serving different jail terms across the country. Confirming the matter to the High Court, the Department of Prisons in a report said of the foreign nationals, 150 are from India, five from Myanmar,

Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday (January 21) said the US has requested to simplify the rules and regulations for exercising labour rights at the industries and factories. He held talks with two representatives from the US Embassy in Dhaka over the labour rights in the country. The

Bashundhara Group today (Jan 21) distributed warm clothes among 4000 cold-hit families in the capital’s Keraniganj area. The blanket distribution ceremony was held at Bashundhara Riverview area in Konda Union of South Keraniganj this morning. Upazila Chairman Shaheen Ahmed was

A man and his son were killed in a collision between a motorbike and a three-wheeler, on Sonahat land port road in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram on Sunday (January 21) morning. The accident happened when the three-wheeler crashed into the motorcycle coming from the opposite

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (January 21) asked all concerned to pay the same importance given to readymade garments, to other export items, including jute and leather goods, pharmaceuticals, IT products and handicrafts to increase foreign earnings. "We have to give

Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen today (January 21) said Bangladesh is significant to China and called the present Finance Minister as an old friend. He made the remark after a courtesy meeting with Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at his office in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. He said,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 21) said that the mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Kisoregonj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Panchagarh and Kurigram and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours from 9am today. According to