Students of different universities have continued protests against the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs. The protestors staged demonstrations at Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University, Jagannath University and Bangladesh Agricultural University for the second

Police recovered bodies of a man and his son after two days of missing while they went Naf River of Teknaf Upazila in Cox’s Bazar for fishing. Their floating bodies were recovered from the Damdamiya Carey ship jetty area of Naf River in Hnila Union of Teknaf Upazila on Wednesday

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (July 4) arrested 13 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered seven gold bars weighing 818 gm from Satkhira border area on Wednesday (July 3). The gold was recovered from Kathanda area of Baikari Union of Satkhira Sadar Upazila. According to a press release of BGB's Satkhira-33 battalion, Naib

A total of 27 road accidents claimed life of thirty people and injured 45 others in Sylhet division in the month of June, according to a report published by Sylhet divisional committee of Nirapad Sarak Chai (NISCHA). Among all the deceased, 21 were men, six women and three children.

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today (July 3) approved separate proposals for procuring one cargo LNG from US and 70,000 metric tons of fertilizer. The approval came from a meeting held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat. Briefing

An accused named Md. Juwel aged 26, committed suicide in the police custody of Chandgaon police station in Chattogram. The incident happened at 6:25 am.  Accused Juwel was the son of late Abdul Malek of Chandgaon Khejurtola area, according to police record. 

Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (UKMK) said on Wednesday (July 3) that border guards detained 11 citizens of Bangladesh for illegally crossing the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border.  The UKMK added that earlier in May, Kyrgyz authorities had detained 46 other illegal

A man was killed after hill collapsed at Ukhiya’s Rohingya camp of Cox’s bazar. The deceased identified as Anwar Islam, 27.  Cox's Bazar Additional Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Samchu-Dauja Nayan confirmed the matter. He said a chunk

The High Court on Tuesday observed in the full text of a ruling that the continued delays in completing the investigation report for the journalist couple Sagar-Runi’s murder case and start of trial are acts of repeated mockery of the country’s judicial system. Justice

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (July 3) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours from 9 am today. According to the BMD office

The Customs authorities have seized 38 gold bars worth TK4.5 crore from a flight of Salam Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.   Flight OV-497 from Muscat, Oman landed around 5:30 am on Wednesday (July 3). Customs officials said that based on secret

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (July 3) arrested 17 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation Asian Development Bank (ADB) in implementing the blue economy alongside extracting every resource from the country's maritime boundary. She sought cooperation as the visiting Asian Development Bank (ADB) vice president

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina mentioned the Bangladesh-India relationship as a "model" and "example" for others as both countries had resolved many problems through dialogue. "Bangladesh and India had resolved many problems through dialogue. This relationship

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today claimed to have found evidence of graft allegations against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife and children in a primary investigation.    ACC Secretary Khorsheda Yasmeen told reporters during a press

Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU) of police busted a militant hideout at a house at Borpa in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Tuesday. The ATU recovered three bombs from the den, but no militant was found. Two of the bombs were powerful. The cops made those inactive by exploding in soil

High Commissioner Pranay Verma delivered a special address at the inaugural session of a Regional Workshop on “Transforming Cross Border Electricity Trade and Regional Electricity Market for an Energy Secure South Asia”, which was jointly organized by India’s Research

Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday (July 2), for the first time, disclosed net international reserve (NIR).  According to the report, the country’s current NIR amounts to $16.03 billion.  Executive Director and Spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank Majbaul Haque confirmed the

A fire that broke out at Korail slum in Dhaka this noon has been brought under control. Firefighters were alerted to the incident at 12:53pm on Tuesday, said the media cell of the Fire Service and Civil Defence. Six units rushed to the spot and tamed the blaze around 1:40pm, it