Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep condolences to the family of Bangladeshi-origin US police officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a gunman’s attack in New York in July this year. Yunus met the bereaved family members at his hotel in New York on Sunday

Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium met Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of an event at the United Nations headquarters in New York today (Sep 23). Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director

Families of Bangladeshi fishermen and civil society groups have called for urgent government action to secure the release of more than 100 fishermen reportedly detained by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) and Myanmar’s Arakan Army. The demand was made at a press

A low-pressure area has developed over the northern Bay of Bengal, prompting authorities to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 at all maritime ports in Bangladesh. The Meteorological Department issued the warning on Monday (Sept 22), cautioning that squally weather is likely along the

The Election Commission (EC) is set to unveil details of the registration process for expatriate Bangladeshis to vote for the first time. Speaking to reporters at the commission’s media centre on Monday (Sept 22), the EC secretariat's public relations director Ruhul Amin

Bangladesh has welcomed the recent decision by four influential Western nations to formally recognise the Palestinian state, describing it as a positive step toward achieving complete independence for the Palestinian people. Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain said the move by the

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that this year’s Durga Puja celebrations will take place in a joyful and secure atmosphere, with robust security measures across the country. During a visit on Monday (Sept 22) to the Ramakrishna Mission’s

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Dhaka early Sunday (September 22) for New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He left Dhaka at 1:40 am on an Emirates Airlines flight from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. 

An 11-day-old infant has been sent to jail alongside her mother in Khulna after a court denied bail in a human trafficking case involving the abduction of a newborn boy. Shahazadi Begum, a mother of four daughters, was produced before the Additional Chief Metropolitan

Heavy rainfall overnight in Dhaka plunged several parts of the capital into waterlogging on Sunday morning (Sept 21), causing widespread travel disruptions and misery for office-bound commuters. Among the hardest-hit areas were Kazipara, Shewrapara, and various sectors of Mirpur

Village Courts play a vital role in providing affordable and accessible legal support at the grassroots level, ensuring that rural communities receive timely justice without the heavy costs and delays of the formal court system. At a national roundtable discussion held today at hotel,

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today that the decision to adopt the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system or retain the existing method should be left to the political parties. “The government should preferably speak less on the matter of the

A Chuadanga court on Sunday sentenced Khairul Islam, 24, to life imprisonment in a rape case under Sadar upazila in 2024. The court also imposed a fine of Tk 50,000 on the convict. Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, Syed Habibul Islam, announced the

A ten-member delegation from Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon and Gambia, led by Muhammad Lawal Maidoki, deputy secretary general of the West African Zakat and Waqf Forum, held a view-exchange meeting with representatives of Centre for Zakat Management (CZM) Genius Alumni Members. On

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds are likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours, beginning at 9:00 am today, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in a bulletin. It said Barishal and Chattogram

Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of Bangladesh came to a standstill on Sunday (Sept 21) after the Dhaka-bound Parabat Express suffered an engine failure in Laskarpur, Habiganj Sadar upazila. The incident occurred around 12:30 pm when the Parabat Express, carrying over

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman, has been withdrawn from his post. An official from the ministry confirmed the development to Banglanews on Sunday (Sept 21), stating that the decision had been formally implemented. However, no

Government employees affiliated with the Secretariat Coordinated Council staged a protest inside the Secretariat compound on Sunday (Sept 21), pressing for the swift implementation of a new pay scale and improvements to training and welfare benefits. The demonstration began around

Mohammad Habibur Rahman, father of Banglanews24.com’s Barishal-based staff correspondent Mushfiq Sourov, has died at the age of 75. He passed away in the early hours of Sunday (September 21) at his residence in Barishal city after a prolonged battle with age-related

Authorities have confiscated USD 81 million from Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) in the Philippines in connection with the 2016 cyber heist of Bangladesh Bank’s foreign reserves, police officials confirmed Sunday (September 21). The Criminal Investigation Department