A murder attempt case has been filed against former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, naming him as the prime accused, along with 74 others, including Rafiqur Islam Rafiq in Narayanganj's Rupganj. The case alleges that Ayub Ali was shot with a pistol and attacked with

Bangladesh has joined the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED). Interim government's Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus signed the convention at the advisory council meeting today (Aug 29) as the next International Day

A Dhaka court today (Aug 29) placed Salman F Rahman, private industry affairs adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Anisul Huq, former law minister on five-day fresh remands in a murder case. The case was filed over the death of Suman Sikdar, 31, in Dhaka's Badda

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (August 29) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at places over all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today. According to the latest

Business adviser to the Interim Government Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed today (August 28) said this government has no agenda as they have taken responsibilities for a little time. This government has no resentment towards anyone nor affection, said Salehuddin. The adviser said this while

Bashundhara Group has partnered with As-Sunnah Foundation to distribute essential relief items to over 5 million flood-affected people in Bangladesh. The relief materials, including Monalisa brand's sanitary napkins, were handed over on Wednesday at the foundation's Aftabnagar

The government has appointed Md Mokhlesur Rahman as Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration (MOPA) on contractual basis for next two years. Mr. Rahman has been appointed as per Section 49 of the Government Service Act-2018. The appointment would be effective from the

Custom Intelligence and National Security Intelligence today (August 28) arrested a man along with 1,372 bhoris (16kg) of gold at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet. The arrestee was identified as Hossain Ahmed, son of Nurul Islam of Goramarakandi village of Goainghat upazila of

Home Advisor of the Interim government Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today (Aug 28) sought cooperation from the United Kingdom (UK) for police reform as the government has taken the initiative to make the law enforcing agency skilled, fair and people friendly.

National Board of Revenue (NBR) member Dr Moinul Khan has been appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday regarding the appointment quota of the President. Moinul Khan will return

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a contempt of court petition with the High Court against three former chief justices and four former judges of the Appellate Division for punishing him in a case in October, 2020. Advocate Yunus Ali Akand of the Supreme Court filed the petition in the

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places over three divisions and at one or two places over five divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country. According to the BMD

The government today (Aug 28) approved separate proposals for procuring some 90,000 metric tons (MTs) of fertilizer and 20,000 MTs of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country. The approvals came from the maiden meeting of the purchase committee of the interim government with

Gold smuggler Enamul Haque Khan Dolan, proprietor of Diamond & Divas, is an alleged partner of Awami League Presidium member Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim in his gold smuggling racket. Another gold smuggler Dilip Kumar Agarwala syphoned over Tk20,000 crore out of the country in the

The murder case of former Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who was brutally killed in Kolkata, remains mired in mystery, with key suspects still at large despite multiple arrests. Law enforcement agencies in both Bangladesh and India have yet to fully unravel the conspiracy behind

The body of a journalist has been recovered from the Hatirjheel Lake in Dhaka early today (August 28). The deceased was identified as Rahanuma Sarah, 32. She worked as a newsroom editor at the private television channel GTV. Pedestrians pulled out the body from the lake and took it

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has expressed the country’s condolences to Bangladesh and Sudan over deadly floods. Kanaani conveyed his sympathies to the government and people of Bangladesh due to the extensive floods that have resulted in significant material

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a phone call to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, congratulating him on his assumption as the head of the Interim Government. During the call, President Erdogan condoled the loss of valuable lives in the

The government has formed a five-member Commission to find out forcibly disappeared people by the law enforcement agencies from January 1, 2010 to August 5, 2024.  Retired judges of the High Court Division Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Farid Ahmed Shibli have been

At least four more murder cases were filed Monday against ousted autocratic premier Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka city, while an abduction case was lodged in Rajshahi district, taking the total number of lawsuits against Bangabandhu’s eldest daughter past 70 in just three weeks. Four