Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki said today (April 8) that Dhaka University (DU) would decide whether to change the name of the Mangal Shobhajatra of Pahela Boishakh or Nabobarsho.   He also said: "A meeting will be held at Dhaka University on April 10 where a

Five people were killed and at least 30 injured after a passenger bus veered off the road and overturned into a roadside ditch in Faridpur this morning (April 8). The accident took place around 11:15 am near the Bakhunda Sharif Jute Mill on the Faridpur-Barisal highway in Sadar

A mild heatwave is currently sweeping across eight districts in Bangladesh, according to a weather bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (April 8). The affected districts include Faridpur, Madaripur, Jashore, Noakhali, Feni, Chattogram, Bandarban, and

At least 31 people were arrested in connection with Monday’s attacks on KFC and Bata outlets in Khulna city, police said. Khulna Metropolitan Police Additional Deputy Commissioner (Media) Mohammad Ahsan Habib confirmed the arrests on Tuesday morning (April 8). According to

The Election Commission (EC) has outlined a comprehensive roadmap for the 13th National Parliamentary elections, featuring 22 key action plans aimed at ensuring a smooth and credible electoral process. The plans include engagement with stakeholders, reforms to electoral laws and

Law enforcers have arrested 49 individuals and filed two separate cases following incidents of vandalism at several commercial establishments during a protest against Israel’s actions in Gaza. The Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, disclosed the information in

A Chattogram court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the gang rape of a teenage girl with disabilities. The verdict was delivered on Monday (April 7) by Judge Saidur Rahman Gazi of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 in Chattogram. The convicts are

Constable Md. Riyad Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has been awarded the President’s Police Medal (PPM-Service) for his smart and peaceful handling of protesters. A video of Riyad recently went viral on social media, showing him dispersing demonstrators without using force.

A total of 44 people, including a leader of the banned student organization Chhatra League, have been arrested in a 24-hour drive in Chattogram city. The information was confirmed in a press release issued by Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Monday (April 7). According to the

Bangladesh has voiced strong condemnation against the ongoing military actions and widespread human rights violations committed by the Israeli Occupying Forces in the Gaza Strip. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government called for an immediate halt to

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has sent a letter to US President Donald J. Trump, urging him to delay the implementation of reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladesh for three months.  The request aims to allow the interim government to effectively carry out its plan to

The government has granted State Minister status to Ashiq Chowdhury, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Monday (April 7) confirming the matter.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to form a special fund worth Tk 800-900 crore to support new entrepreneurs, especially start-up companies, said Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur on Monday (April 7). He made the remarks while speaking at the Start-up Connect session of the four-day

The Election Commission (EC) is set to take a tougher stance on enforcing the electoral code of conduct and may exclude the use of campaign posters altogether in upcoming polls. Following a meeting at the EC headquarters in Agargaon on Monday (7 April), Election Commissioner Md Anwarul

The government has appointed Riaz Hamidullah as Bangladesh’s new High Commissioner to India. He left Dhaka for New Delhi on Sunday (April 6) to take up his new assignment. Before this role, he served as Additional Foreign Secretary in charge of regional organizations and

A mild heat wave is currently affecting nine districts in Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Moulvibazar, Rangamati, Feni, Jashore, and Chuadanga, with the conditions expected to persist. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued its forecast this

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has been ranked 12th out of 124 cities worldwide in terms of air pollution. As of 11:00 am local time on April 7, the city's air quality index stood at 107, according to the IQ Air quality monitoring system.  This level of pollution

Three activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami were killed and at least 40 others injured after a bus overturned following a collision with a truck in the northern city of Rajshahi, police and hospital officials said on Sunday. The incident occurred around midnight on Kharkhari Bypass

Various political parties, educational institutions and social organizations in Bangladesh have expressed solidarity with the global strike program to protest the barbaric genocide of Palestinians by Israeli forces. Protest programs began at various places nationwide on Monday (April

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have once again crossed the $20 billion mark, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank. As per the IMF's BPM6 accounting method, the reserves now stand at $20.46 billion.  Meanwhile, the gross reserve, which