Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) authorities said that mobile internet services may be restored by early next week.  BTRC Chairman Md Mohiuddin Ahmed confirmed the matter to media on Friday (July 26). On July 18, State Minister for Posts,

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (July 26)  predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over three divisions and at one or two places over five divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over

Bangladesh announced that a curfew will continue Friday and Saturday with a nine-hour pause amid an intensified crackdown against those involved in violence during student protests. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan made an announcement at a news conference early Friday after meeting with

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk Thursday called on the Bangladesh Government to urgently disclose full details about last week’s crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of “horrific violence”.  He also called on the Government to

A Dhaka court today (July 25) placed Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman and former member of parliament Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho on a five-day remand in a case lodged over vandalizing and setting Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area on fire on July 18. Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a nationwide drive arrested 228 people for their alleged connection to sabotage centering the quota reform movement.  ANM Imran Khan, assistant director (ASP) of the Legal and Media Wing of RAB confirmed the matter. He said of the arrestees, 55

Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) chairman and former lawmaker Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho was arrested on Thursday (July 25). He was arrested from his Gulshan residence in the capital at 1am.  Detective Branch (DB) Chief Md Harun-Or-Rashid confirmed the matter. He said

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (July 25)  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 BMD

At least 35 more people arrested in the port city for allegedly conducting terrorist activities, killings, riots and sabotage in 24 hours. According to Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), till now a total of 408 people have been arrested in 17 sabotage cases.  CMP Media and

Linguist, researcher, and professor Dr Mahbubul Haque passed away. He breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Wednesday night. He was the recipient of the Ekushey Padak and the Bangla Academy Award. He had been suffering from heart disease and

Some 331 inmates out of the 826 who escaped from Narsingdi District Jail surrendered till Wednesday (July 25). Besides, police recovered 39 weapons and 1100 bullets looted from the prison. Narsingdi District Commissioner (DC) Dr Badiul Alam confirmed the matter at 7:30 pm. The

Three persons were killed after two motorcycles collided head-on in the Charpara area of Jindapur of Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria on Wednesday. The incident occurred around 7:30 pm, said Nabinagar Police Station officer-in-charge (OC) Mahabub Alam. The deceased were identified

Referring to the countrywide recent havoc and atrocities, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she had an apprehension there might be a strike like this by the BNP-Jamaat clique to pull down the country's prosperity. ". . . they (BNP-Jamaat) had wanted not to hold the

Around 1758 people, including 20 top leaders of BNP and Jamaat have been arrested from different parts of the capital, Dhaka, in connection with 154 cases lodged so far centering the quota reform movement. A total of 601 people, out of the total 1758, were arrested in combing

The Dhaka Elevated Expressway will remain closed to the public until the government fully lifts the curfew, the operating company said on Wednesday. The First Dhaka Elevated Expressway Company Limited (FDEE), which operates the expressway, made the decision after two toll plazas

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has announced that the curfew will be lifted once the situation normalises. The exact number of deaths resulting from police firing during the recent violence is still unknown, and no one has come forward to file a case at the police station.

Internet service provider of Bangladesh (ISPB) assured that broadband connection will be restored in residential areas tonight (July 24). Broadband internet services have been restored after five days of halt on a limited basis on July 23, night.  Initially, internet services

Some long-route passenger buses have departed for Sylhet, Barishal and Chattogram from Dhaka’s Syaedabad bus terminal on Wednesday (July 24) as curfew has been relaxed from 10 am to 5 pm. Besides, government and private offices have reopened for four hours along with

Government offices have been instructed to resume activities on a limited scale as the curfew will be relaxed for seven hours from 10am to 5pm starting today (July 24). Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said government offices will run activities from 11am to 3pm today and

A court in the United Arab Emirates has handed 57 Bangladeshis long prison terms for holding protests in the Gulf state against their own country’s government. Three of the unnamed defendants were sentenced to life for “inciting riots in several streets across the UAE on