A gang of miscreants went on a rampage at Daudpur Union Parishad in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj and damaged cars and motorbikes immediately before distributing winter clothes on Tuesday (January 16).  The attackers entered the Union Parishad by breaking the gate and conducted

The government decided that secondary schools can be kept closed if the temperature falls below 10 degrees Celsius. The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (DSHE) issued a letter to the regional offices in this regard on Tuesday (January 16). The government

The High Court (HC) today (January 16) issued a rule asking why the inaction of the authorities in removing local vehicles, haat-bazars and other illegal structures from the highways of the country to ensure the safe movement of citizens, will not be declared illegal.  A High

The United States is keen to strengthen commercial ties with Bangladesh, aiming to increase investments in various areas, including in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak told reporters after emerging from a meeting held with

As many as 5,024 people were killed in 5,495 road accidents across the country in the year 2023. Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), a regulatory body for ensuring order in the road transport sector and road safety, disclosed the number of casualties. BRTA Chairman Nur

Bashundhara Group has distributed 7,000 more blankets among cold-hit people in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj today (Jan 16). On behalf of the Group, Director of East West Media Group and Editor-in-Chief of Kaler Kantho Imdadul Haq Milan was present at the blanket distribution ceremony

A Shariatpur court today (January 16) sentenced five people to death for raping and killing a woman in the district.  The death row convicts are - Nizam Bali, 45, Mohammad Ali, 35, Omar Farooq Bepari, 24, Al Amin Bepari, 20, and Ibrahim Mollah, 21. Md. Sohel Ahmed, Judge

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said that the mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Madaripur, Gopalgonj, Dinajpur, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate from some places. According to the Met office latest bulletin, weather may remain dry with temporary partly

Srimangal in Sylhet recorded the lowest temperature in the country – at 9.7 degrees Celsius – on Tuesday (January 16) morning, indicating a mild cold wave impacting several regions across Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) anticipates this cold wave

Rashida Khatun spends about four hours most days making grocery bags, a skill she learned with other Rohingya women in the Kutupalong refugee camp to help support her family. The whirring sounds of a sewing machine fill her work shifts, as she lines up fabric upon fabric made out of

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 16) 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has re-allotted Nasrul Hamid, by giving him the charge of state minister for the power, energy and mineral resources ministry instead of only power division.   The Cabinet Division today issued a gazette notification to this end. It added other

Md Kamruzzaman Khan of Bhorer Kagoj has been elected as president of Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) executive committee election-2024 while Sirajul Islam of Jugantor has been elected as general secretary. The number of cast votes is 289 out of total 300 votes. The

ABG Bashundhara has distributed warm clothes among 2,000 cold-hit people in Rangpur. Under the philanthropic initiative of Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, the blankets were distributed at Rajballave High School in Gangachara upazila on Monday. Hossain Ali,

Bashundhara Group, the country’s largest business conglomerate, has distributed 10,000 blankets among cold-hit people in Kayetpara union of Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj. On behalf of the Group, noted litterateur Imdadul Haq Milan was the chief guest at the blanket distribution

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (January 15) directed concerned to ensure transparency and accountability in all areas, including government purchases, saying any kind of corruption and irregularity will not be tolerated. "Alongside ensuring transparency and accountability,

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (January 15) ordered the trial court to dispose of the murder case in connection with the collapse of Rana Plaza in Savar that left over 1,000 garment workers dead in 2013 within six months. A four-member bench of SC, led by Chief Justice Obaidul

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) arrested ten Bangladeshis for allegedly illegally entering India’s Tripura state.  The arrestees are - Md. Shamsuddin, Abdus Salam, Md. Sumon, Md. Belal, Abdul Jalil, Al Amin, Md. Sohel, Md. Hasan, Md. Ismail and Md. Rabiul, hails from

Fuel and edible oil, imported in foreign currency, are being smuggled into Myanmar through marine route from Cox's Bazar, according to investigation of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The estimated average inflation rate in Naypyidaw for the 2023-2024 fiscal year surged to 21.2%,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the mild cold wave that is sweeping over Madaripur, Gopalganj, Dinajpur, Barishal and Bhola, may abate from some places for the next 24 hours begins from 9am today (Jan 15). According to the Met office latest bulletin, weather