Ambassador Nahida Sobhan, the serving Bangladesh envoy to Jordan, has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Canada. She will be replacing Ambassador Dr. Khalilur Rahman in this capacity.    Nahida Sobhan, a career diplomat of 15th batch of BCS (Foreign

Additional Inspector General of Police (Addl IGP) Barrister Harun Or Rashid has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). A circular signed by Mahabur Rahman Sheikh, deputy secretary of the Public Security Division under the Home

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country on Wednesday (May 29) evening. The earthquake was felt at 7:15pm. However, No casualties have been reported so far. "The quake was felt in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chattogram and other parts of the country,"

Contractual appointments of Deputy Press Secretary (DPS) Hasan Jahid Tusher and Assistant Personal Secretary (APS-2) Gazi Hafizur Rahman Liku to Prime Minister have been canceled. Their contractual appointments have been canceled as per the clause-8 of the contracts signed by the

Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Shafiat Sobhan has taken an initiative to make an indomitable woman in Shariatpur economically self-reliant. Selina, from Bilaskhan village in Shariatpur, has been struggling to survive with seven daughters since the death of her husband, the

The Anti-Corruption Commission has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) to investigate properties abroad owned by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife and daughters. While talking to reporters on Wednesday, ACC lawyer Khurshid

British citizens living abroad are now eligible to register to vote in the United Kingdom (UK) general elections, regardless of how long they have been living outside the UK. A new law has removed the previous 15-year time limit, according to an official release issued by the British

The government will not protect anyone as the law will take its own course, said Salman F Rahman, over the corruption of former Chief of Army Staff Aziz Ahmed and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Rahman, Private Industry and Investment Affairs advisor to Prime Minister

Fears for endangered wildlife are rising in Bangladesh. Forest experts have warned that a deadly cyclone has hit a key tiger habitat, submerging it in seawater deeper and longer than ever before. Cyclone Remal, which made landfall in low-lying Bangladesh and neighbouring India on

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is likely to issue lookout notices against four people, including Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in the case related to the suspected ‘murder’ of Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul Azim Anar. 

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a seven year fugitive convict who was sentenced to life in a drug case, in Dhaka's Kadamtoli area on Tuesday evening. Acting on a tip-off, the members of the RAB-2 arrested the convict after conducting a combing operation in Kadamtoli police

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 29) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over three divisions and at one or two places over other two divisions. According to the BMD bulletin for next 24 hours,

The appointment to the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) proved to be a boon for Benazir Ahmed and his family members as wealth began accumulating in his name following his elevation to the highest post in the police force. The former IGP, along with his family members,

A legal notice has been served to the government’s authorities to follow directives of the High Court for not talking to the media before final reports submitted by the police in any under-investigation cases, including MP Azim's murder. Lawyer Mohammad Shishir Monir sent

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 29) arrested nine persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) decided to raise the price of water by 10 percent starting from July 1. According to WASA notification issued today (May 29) said water prices per unit of 1,000 litres at Tk 16.7 for residential consumers, up from Tk

The third phase of the upazila parishad elections is underway in 87 upazilas nationwide. Voting began at 8:00 am and will continue until 4:00 pm. Meanwhile, 36 percent of voters participated in the first phase, and 38 percent participated in the second phase. The competition is

A joint team of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID), APBn and NSI seized around 1.979 kilograms of gold from a Cabin Crew at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday night. Addl SP of the APBn Ziaul Hasan confirming the matter said that Miss

The world’s highest peak Mount Everest conqueror Babar Ali was accorded a reception at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport upon his arrival from Nepal via Dhaka on Tuesday night. Babar Ali was warmly welcomed at the Airport by the people of Chattogram around 10.15pm.

Former UP Chairman and Union Awami League General Secretary of district Narsingdi was shot and hacked to death by miscreants last night.  Mahbubul Hasan, 40, also former general secretary of Union Chhatra League was son of Amin Uddin, hailed from Bhagirathpur area in Meherpara of