Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday (January 1) said that the verdict announced against Nobel Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus will not impact on the relations between Bangladesh and the US. “A state-level relationship cannot be affected by the personal affairs of any

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the new and young voters to cast their vote for `Boat’ to continue the country's development. She said, "I call upon the youth folk and new voters to vote for the Boat to continue the country's

Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus said he is innocent after a Dhaka court sentenced him to six months of imprisonment in a case filed for violating labor laws. He came up with the reaction to the verdict pronounced by Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour Court. Dr.

Md. Abdul Goni, also known as Dalim, ringleader of a human trafficking gang managed to evade Dhaka airport authorities and flee to Malaysia after several attempts to make a fake passport using fake certificates. Dalim hails from the Gowaldi Char area in Sonargaon Upazila, located in

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said on Monday (January 1) that 1,073 polling centres out of 2,146 in the capital are risky. He said, “Security measures have been taken after identifying half of the polling stations out of 2,146 as risky,” 

The 121st birth anniversary of famous poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely known as the "Polli Kobi", is being observed on Monday (January 1). The poet was born on this day in 1903 at his maternal uncle's house in Tambulkhana village in Faridpur district. On the

A Dhaka court today (January 1) sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, also the chairman of Grameen Telecom, and three others to six-month imprisonment for violating labour laws. The three other defendants in the case are Grameen Telecom's director and former managing director

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday (January 1) said if the upcoming parliamentary polls are resisted through violence, crisis will arise. The CEC was speaking at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for judicial magistrates on law and regulations on

A Dhaka court is set to pronounce its judgment this afternoon (December 1) in a case filed against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others on charges of violating labour law. On December 24, Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (January 1) arrested 37 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

The world bids farewell to the outgoing year 2023 forgetting all odds and sorrows, and welcomes 2024 with new hopes and vows at midnight. The people, particularly the youngsters, have joined different New Year programmes when struck 12 midnight. In separate messages, President

A Dhaka court today (December 21) fixed January 9 for hearing the bail petitions in nine cases filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over political violence on October 28. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury set the date. On

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) arrested two leaders of banned militant outfit Neo-Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) from Demra area of the capital on Friday. The arrestees are identified as top JMB leader Md Yusuf alias Yusuf Hujur and Md Jahirul

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed dog squads in the capital to ensure security ahead of the 31st night and the upcoming 12th parliamentary election. BGB’s Dog Squad conducted searches at Kamalapur and Tejgaon railway stations, Agargaon and Mirpur 10 metro rail stations

Nurul Islam Hasib, of Dhaka Tribune, and Ashiqur Rahman Apu of ATN news, have been elected president and general secretary respectively of the executive committee of Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) for 2024. The election to the DCAB executive committee was held

The nation bids farewell to the outgoing year 2023 forgetting all odds and sorrows as it is set to welcome 2024 with new hopes and vows at midnight. The people, particularly the youngsters, will join different New Year programmes when the clock strikes 12 am. On this special

DB chief Mohammad Harun Or Rashid on Sunday (December 31) said law enforcement agencies are looking for BNP’s senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. He said this in response to a question from journalists at his office on Mintu Road. “We have arrested

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) members in a drive in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday (December 31). The arrestees are – Rahmat Ullah, 35, ARSA logistic commander, and his two companions Noor Alam, 23, and Nurul Islam, 24. RAB

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (December 31) predicted that the weather may remain dry with temporary partly  cloudy sky over the country, said a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commenced from 9am today. According to the BMD bulletin, moderate to thick

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (December 31) inaugurated free textbooks distribution among students up to the secondary level for the academic year of 2024 as the textbooks distribution is set to officially start across the country tomorrow. The premier opened the textbook