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

The High Court (HC) today (Sep 30) ordered to remove Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from murder investigation of Journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Mehrun Runi. At this time the court has ordered to form a high level task force under Ministry of Home Affairs to carry out the

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is expected to visit Bangladesh on October 4, following a scheduled trip to Pakistan. A representative from the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuala Lumpur confirmed that discussions regarding the visit are ongoing. The tentative date for Anwar

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (Sept 30) forecast light to moderate rain in most parts of the country. "Light to moderate rain or thunderstorms, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are likely to occur in many areas of Mymensingh, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions;

A court today withdrew the arrest warrant against veteran journalist Shafik Rehman in a case related to the 2015 plot to abduct and murder Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in the USA. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbubul Haque passed the order after Rehman

Professor Muhammad Yunus, the interim government's chief adviser, has reaffirmed his commitment to implementing reforms and conducting elections swiftly. According to reports on Sunday, Yunus made these comments in an interview with NHK WORLD, a Tokyo-based news outlet, held in New

A fire broke out on an oil tanker named "Banglar Jyoti" in the Dolphin Jetty area of Patenga in Chattogram. The incident occurred around 11:00 am on Monday. Fire service officials could not immediately determine the cause of the fire. Kafil Uddin, the duty officer of

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around US$ 2.11 billion remittances during the first 28 days of September in the fiscal 2024-25. Of this, remittances through state-owned and specialised banks accounted for $679.10 million, while private banks received $1.43 billion, according to