A lawyer died after collapsing in the Chandpur District Judge Court during a case hearing on Tuesday (July 15) morning, according to court officials and colleagues. The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan Khan (also known as Mohin), who had been a member of the Chandpur District

The government has suspended eight officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for publicly tearing up their transfer letters amid a nearly two-month-long protest against proposed tax reforms. In separate notifications issued on Tuesday, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) under

The government has clarified that it has no intention of conferring the title of "National Reformer" on the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, nor does he seek such recognition. The clarification came on Tuesday from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, following

Police recovered the body of an unidentified young man from in front of the Shahbagh police box in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon. Officers from Shahbagh Police Station brought the body to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 2pm in a three-wheeler van, said Sub-Inspector Md Mithu of

Johannes Zutt, the newly appointed World Bank Vice President for South Asia, expressed strong support for Bangladesh's inclusive growth and appreciated Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for the Interim Government's reform agenda in the economic sector. Zutt, accompanied by

Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, Chairman of HRC Group and a prominent figure in Bangladesh’s tea industry, passed away on Tuesday morning. He breathed his last at 11:10 am while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. He was the son of Hedayet Hossain Chowdhury, the founding

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-11) has arrested Nannu, one of the key suspects in the murder of scrap trader Sohag in front of Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital (Mitford) in Old Dhaka. He was detained in Narayanganj’s Bandar area around 1am on Tuesday (July 15). RAB-10

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, has been ranked 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 88 at 9:40am on Tuesday.  According to the AQI index, this level is considered “moderate,” which

Mahdi Amin, Adviser to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, has claimed that numerous rumours and misleading narratives are circulating on social media regarding the recent brutal killing of a scrap trader near Mitford hospital in Dhaka. In a verified Facebook post on Monday (July 14),

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Lion M K Khairul Bashar Bahar, the head of BSB Global Network, for allegedly defrauding hundreds of students and parents of crores of taka by promising opportunities for higher education abroad. A team from the CID’s Financial

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze two properties belonging to former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed in New York and four bank accounts as part of an investigation into alleged illegal wealth accumulation. Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib issued the

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that law enforcement must not only arrest drug couriers but also identify and capture the powerful ringleaders behind narcotics trafficking, which he warned is destroying the country’s future

The High Court (HC) on Monday (July 13) issued a rule asking authorities to explain why Shaheed Abu Sayeed, Mir Mugdha, Wasim, and other martyrs of the July-August mass uprising should not be officially recognised as national heroes. The bench, led by Justice Fahmida Kader, also

A woman and her two young children were found murdered at their rented home in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh on Monday morning, police said. The victims were identified as Moyna Akter, 25, her seven-year-old daughter Raisa, and two-year-old son Nirab.  Their bodies were

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Monday (July 14) indicted eight former members of the police force, including ex-Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman, in connection with the killing of six people during the July uprising in Chankharpool last year.

The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has dismissed media reports alleging a sharp increase in crime rate across Bangladesh this year. Press Wing also said there is no official data against such claim and may create unnecessary fear among the public. A statement was issued in this

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty winds across the country over the next 24 hours, beginning Monday morning (July 14). In a bulletin issued at 9:00am, the Met office said light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely

The Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has uncovered tax evasion amounting to Tk 1,874 crore after investigating 183 individuals and entities, officials said on Monday (July 14). Of the total amount, Tk 1,174 crore has already been

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Dr Ali Riaz has warned that suppressing women or denying them due respect will hinder the country’s progress. He made the remarks on Monday morning (July 14) at the Foreign Service Academy during the opening of the second

Police have identified three suspects in the killing of Mahbubur Rahman Molla, an expelled local leader of the opposition-affiliated Jubo Dal, using CCTV footage that captured the attack in Khulna's Daulatpur area. Mahbub, a former vice-president of the Jubo Dal under Daulatpur