The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy in Dhaka on Tuesday night. The ex-MP for Khulna-4 was apprehended in the Bashundhara Residential Area, the battalion said in a text message. He has been arrested in connection with a murder that took

A Dhaka court on Monday (Oct 1) appointed nine private lawyers for running the journalist couple Sagar-Runi murder case on behalf of the plaintiff at his own cost following a court order. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Dhaka Mahbubul Haque gave the permission upon a

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$2405 million remittances in September, 2024 which was 80.20 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year. The country received $1334 million from overseas workers in September 2023, according to the central bank data. During July

Section 144 has been imposed in Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila and municipality as communal tensions erupted Tuesday noon following the mob lynching of a Bengali teacher over the teacher’s alleged role in raping an indigenous woman. Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sujan

Workers from a garment factory in Gazipur took to the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway on Tuesday, protesting for unpaid wages.  The demonstration, which lasted for over two hours, severely disrupted traffic on the busy highway. Law enforcement agencies are currently working to control

A Chattogram court on Tuesday (Oct 1) declared Dr. Shahadat Hossain as the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC). Earlier, BNP's mayoral candidate Shahadat Hossain filed a case seeking the annulment of the election results due to allegations of rigging in election. At the same time,

Members of the police, who did not return to their respective positions, will be brought to book shortly, said Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He made the remark while talking to journalists at the Home Ministry on Tuesday (Oct 1). Jahangir

Police have arrested former Election Commission secretary Md Jahangir Alam from Dhaka's Gulshan area. Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner of the Dhaka metropolitan police media wing, confirmed the matter. Jahangir Alam was the EC secretary in the 12th national election. After

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (October 1) predicted light to moderate rain at many places over the country within the next 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow. "Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most

Workers have been denied a fair share of the country's development, as they continue to receive inadequate wages, labour leaders told Debapriya Bhattacharya, head of the committee drafting a white paper on the state of the economy. "According to labour leaders, the existing

Six members of a family have died in a fire that broke out at an Ashrayan Project house in Sunamganj's Dharmapasha upazila. The victims were identified as Emarul, 50, his wife Pori Aktar, and their four children: Polash, Farhad, Fatema Begum, and Omar Faruk, according to Md Enamul

The United States has renewed its call for thorough investigations into the deaths of civilians during recent protests and the government's response to them. "We believe there must be comprehensive investigations into the civilians who lost their lives during the protests and

A union parishad Chairman was shot dead in Doulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Monday (Sep 30). The deceased, identified as Naeem Uddin Sentu, was the chairman of Philipnagor union parishad. According to police and locals, Naeem was working in the union parishad office, as he did every

Two persons were killed and another went missing in an oil tanker explosion at Chattogram seaport on Monday. Deck Cadet Shourav was identified as one of the deceased, while the identities of the remaining deceased and missing persons couldn’t be known. Sources said the

The six commissions of the interim government, formed to reform the state apparatus, will start their works fully after the council of advisers once again holds consultation with political parties. "The council of the advisers will hold discussion with political parties again and

The interim government has formed a committee to review the issue of raising the age limit to 35 for entering the public service. This committee has been formed in the face of demands of all concerned and ongoing demonstrations over increasing the government job entry age, read a

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized Indian saree and garlic worth about over Taka 27 lakh in Chagalnaiya border area of Feni on Monday (Sep 30).   "A team of BGB-4 Battalion conducted a drive in Feni Chagalnaiya border area and seized 10 sacks of Indian sarees

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive seized Indian sugar and tea leaves worth about over Taka 75 lakh in Radhanagar area of Jaflong on Monday (Sep 30).   "A team of BGB-48 Battalion conducted a drive in Sylhet Goainghat border area and seized 43,550-kg Indian sugar worth

A garment worker was killed, and at least 30 others were injured after clashes erupted between police and ready-made garment (RMG) workers in the Ashulia industrial area of Savar on Monday (Sept 30). The deceased, Kawsar Hossain Khan, 27, worked at Mango Tex Limited in Ashulia's

A clash broke out between police and job seekers on Monday (Sept 30) afternoon as the latter attempted to stage a sit-in protest in front of the Chief Adviser’s (CA) residence, demanding an increase in the age limit for government jobs. According to witnesses, police fired tear