Dhaka Metropolitan Commissioner (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman on Friday warned that violation of law and order would not be tolerated during the movement of quota reformation in government jobs. Urging all to obey the apex court's order, he said that the police would not

Three people including a child were killed as a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Patiya upazila in Chattogram early today (July 12). The accident took place around 12:10am when the Boalkhali-bound truck rammed the Patiya bound auto-rickshaw in Pachuria Military Pool area. The

Dwellers in the capital are suffering due to a heavy downpour since this morning (July 12), causing waterlogging in several areas. The rains started in the early morning and continued till 10:45am. Incessant rain since morning has caused waterlogging at Merul Badda, DIT project

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over four divisions, at many places over other four divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy rain falls at places

As many as 11 Bangladeshi nationals and one Indian tout held by Government Railway Police and BSF in two separate locations of Tripura. The Government Railway Police (GRP) on July 11 late night arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals including a minor boy in Agartala Railway

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (July 12) arrested 20 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

The government has the liberty to modify, reduce or increase the 56% quotas in all levels of government job recruitment, whenever it feels necessary, as per the operative portion of the High Court’s 5 June order that reinstated 56% quotas. Furthermore, if the number of eligible

Water levels at 61 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 47 stations recorded fall. Among the 110 monitored river stations, water levels at two stations have remained steady while 19 stations are flowing above the danger level, a

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze 116 bank and 23 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts and seize different moveable and immovable properties owned by former National Board of Revenue (NBR) official Matiur Rahman and his family members.   Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad

Land slide triggered from torrential rain caused death of two including a child at Sikderpara and Palangkata of Cox’s Bazar town at early this morning. The deceased were identified as Md Hasan, 10, a resident of Sikderpara area of Cox’s Bazar town and Nurjahan, 27, a

A Dhaka Court today fixed July 16 for holding a hearing on the application to remand six people in a case lodged over the allegations of question papers leaking in various government recruitment tests. For the sake of proper investigation, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Rajesh Chowdhury

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has said that the court is always open to students protesting the quota system in government jobs and suggested the students present their demands through legal channels instead of addressing the executive branch. He said this during an appeal hearing on

A total of 13 Bangladeshi teens returned home on Tuesday, after serving a two-year jail sentence in India. They arrived at the Benapole Checkpost with a special travel authorization. The Indian Petrapole Immigration Police returned them to the Benapole Checkpoint Immigration Police.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (July 11) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied  by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over eight divisions with heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country. According to the

Bangladesh and China have agreed to elevate their relations to a "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" from a "strategic partnership," according to a joint statement. Bangladesh foreign ministry published the 27-point joint statement on its website after

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (July 11), arrested 26 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

World Population Day 2024 is being observed across the country as elsewhere in the world today (July 11) aiming to work together to build a gender equality-based society.   Different programmes have been taken to observe the day in a befitting manner.   The theme of the day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home today (July 11) after wrapping up her three-day bilateral visit to the Chinese capital Beijing. The Premier went to Beijing on Monday afternoon at the invitation of her Chinese counterpart Li Qiang. A special flight of the Biman Bangladesh

Quota protesters have declared they would continue their "Bangla Blockade" movement from Thursday (July 11) afternoon. Students and job seekers who are protesting against the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs declared the movement. Asif Mahmud, one of

Almost 6.23% of the patients suffering from snake bites have succumbed to their injuries since February, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said at a press conference on Wednesday (July 10). During 1 February-9 July, 610 snake bite incidents were recorded across the