Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (December 3). According to the Met office bulletin, light fog may occur at places over Northern part of the country during late night

A total of 162 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 435 teams of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have been deployed across the country to maintain law and order on the first day of a two-day blockade called by BNP and its allies. Shariful Islam, public relations officer (PRO) at

A constable was killed and another was seriously injured when a local train hit a police van in Jamalpur's Sadar upazila early Sunday (November 3).  The deceased, Ahsanul Haque, was a constable of Sadar Police Station.  Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Jamalpur

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (December 3) arrested 41 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Unidentified miscreants set fire to three buses in the capital's Gabtoli, Agargaon, and Jatrabari areas on Saturday night (December 2). In Gabtoli, a bus was torched in front of the bus terminal around 11:09pm. On information, a fire engine went to the spot around 11:12pm to

The Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved West- Northwestwards further and now lies over the same area on Saturday midnight. It is about 1570 km Southwest of Chattogram port, 1515 km Southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 1450 km South-Southwest of

The High Court hearing on the writ petition filed challenging the legality of the 12th Parliament election schedule is likely to be held today (December 3). It has been listed as item No 14 in today’s cause list of the HC bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md

Four people were arrested along with 6.956 kilograms of gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Saturday. The arrested were identified as Md Ali Hossain, Jasim Uddin, 47, Litu Miah, 39, and Mohammad Jummon Khan. Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn), National Security

Bashundhara Group has condoled the death of Sajedul Hossain Chowdhury Dipu, son of Awami League Presidium Member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya. In a message on Saturday, officials and high-ups of Bashundhara Group prayed for the departed soul of the deceased and expressed condolences

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to Mymensingh and Sunamganj. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification on Saturday after transferring the existing DCs of the two districts. The transfers were made as per the directive of the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (December 2). According to the Met office bulletin, weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Light

Today (December 2) is the 26th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord. Various programmes are being held in the three hill districts to commemorate the occasion.  President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have issued separate messages

More than 100 Rohingya refugees including women and children landed in Indonesia’s westernmost province today (December 2), officials said, but locals were threatening to push them back to sea. The arrival comes after more than 1,000 Rohingya refugees landed in Aceh in November,

More than two hundred garment workers in Cumilla's Chauddagram sustained injuries while rushing out of the factory building in panic during the earthquake this morning. Chauddagram Upazila Health Officer Golam Kibria confirmed the matter. He said that multiple teams are actively

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (December 2) arrested 33 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Bangladesh won the 175-member International Maritime Organization (IMO) council election 2023 held on Friday afternoon in London in the IMO headquarters in category C, securing 128 votes. This is for the first time Bangladesh has won the election in the highly competitive category C of

An earthquake jolted several areas of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka today (December 2). The tremor was felt around 9:35am. The earthquake, measuring 5.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 9:35 am which lasted for a few seconds, according to Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has coauthored an article with CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Patrick Verkooijen on climate change in the famous American weekly news magazine, Newsweek. The article was published on Thursday (November 30) while the global leaders are convening for

The audition for the second season of ‘Quraner Noor’, a Quran recitation competition, was held in Mymensingh on Friday. A total of 301 hafizes hafizes across the division took part in the audition. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is organising the mega

The commercial train operation on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route started today (December 1). Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Railway has already fixed the schedules and fares on the route. An intercity train will leave Cox’s Bazar at 12:30pm and reach Dhaka at 9:10pm, while