Bangladesh Railway has indefinitely suspended all train services from Chattogram to the rest of the country due to severe flooding caused by days of heavy rainfall. The decision was made as floodwaters inundated the main railway line, particularly affecting the regions of Feni and

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued warning for heavy rainfall due to active monsoon mainly in southern regions of the country. Met office predicted heavy rainfall in the southern regions of the country including the capital and Mymensingh district in the midst of the

Four people including a woman were killed and at least 30 others injured in a clash between two groups over dominance and land dispute in Raipura of Narsingdi. The incident occurred at Sayedabad village in the district’s Srinagar upazila at 10 am on Thursday (August 22). The

The High Court (HC) has overturned the conviction of Adilur Rahman Khan, the former secretary of the human rights organisation Odhikar, and incumbent Director ASM Nasir Uddin, in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. The single High Court bench of

The current flood situation in Bangladesh is not due to the release of waters from the dam on Gumti River in Tripura, India, said the neighbouring country in a statement on Thursday (22 August). “We have seen concerns being expressed in Bangladesh that the current situation of

Business leaders of the country have condemned the attempt to harass prominent industrialists by filing a baseless case and feared that such ill-motivated efforts may destabilise Bangladesh’s already struggling economy, deepening the ongoing crisis further. They came up with the

Newly appointed Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday spoke with the head of the United States's international aid program, according to a US statement, his highest-level call with a US official since taking office.  Yunus and USAID Administrator Samantha Power

The Border Security Force (BSF) of India recently attempted to construct a barbed-wire fence along the Haripara border in Dahagram Union of Lalmonirhat district without notifying the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). This unauthorised construction, which violates international border laws

Extensive flooding in eastern Bangladesh has left more than 200,000 people stranded, an official said Wednesday (Aug 21). Shahina Akhter, chief of the Feni district administration, said that three sub-districts - Phulgazi, Chhagalnaiya and Porsuram - were particularly hard hit by the

The interim government is considering forming a commission to investigate the incidents of forced disappearances as many people were disappeared during the reign of the ousted Sheikh Hasina government.   "About 700 people were disappeared during the tenures of the Sheikh

The interim government of Bangladesh has decided to revoke diplomatic passport (Red passport) of the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. This information was revealed on Wednesday (August 21) by the Passport Directorate. At the same time, if this passport is cancelled, they

Three people were injured in a fire that broke out on the eighth floor of a 12-storey residential building on road no-5 of Dhanmondi this morning (August 21). Six firefighting units brought the fire under control around 11:17am, officer-in-charge of the media wing of Fire Service Md

Sheikh Hasina, the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, has been in India since August 5, seeking refuge amid escalating violence and threats to her life in Bangladesh. After spending a fortnight in India, Hasina's situation remains precarious as she continues to seek asylum in the UK

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque were sued over the killing of Firoz Talukder, an office assistant of Rangpur Chemical Ltd, who was shot from a helicopter in Dhaka's Mirpur on 19 July during student movement. The others accused in the

President of France Emmanuel Macron in a letter congratulated Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus.  At this time, Macron has said France looks forward to working with Bangladesh interim government chief and his teams to strengthen the bilateral relationship.

Chief Correspondent and anchor Farzana Rupa and Chief News Editor Shakil Ahmed of a private television has been detained at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). They were detained by the airport immigration authorities this morning (August 21). According to airport

A fire broke out at a 12-storey residential building in the capital's Dhanmondi area on Wednesday (Aug 21). The fire originated on the eighth floor of a 12-storey building at Dhanmondi-5 around 10:25am.  Media officer Shahjahan Sikder from fire service headquarters

Bangladesh Meteorological Department 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 (Aug 21). According to the BMD bulletin,

Three top police officials have been sent into forced retirement from service. Three separate circulars of the home ministry, signed by senior secretary Mohammad Abdul, confirmed the matter on Wednesday (August 21). The three officials are additional IGP Atikul Islam, additional IGP

Global leaders have expressed their support for the interim government of Bangladesh, now under the leadership of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. In a letter addressed to Prof Yunus, the signatories under the banner of Nizami Ganjavi International Centre (NGIC), based in