Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reconsider the decision on imposition of 15% value added tax (VAT) on Dhaka’s metro rail.  Replying to a question on imposing 15% VAT on metro rail, the minister said,

Members of Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained four men of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) from a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday. The detainees are – Amir Hossain, 29, son of Deen Mohammad of Block H-81, Camp-17; Ziaur Rahman, 32, son Fazal

Four Bangladesh nationals and one Indian citizen were arrested when they were about to board a Chennai-bound express train from Agartala station, a railway police officer said on Saturday (May 19).      They could not show any valid documents- either passport or visa to

Dhaka has expressed deep concern over the attacks on Bangladeshi students amid a mob incident in Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek on Friday night, foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said today (May 19). “There were attacks on our students … but so far no Bangladeshi students have

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) authorities will construct five more metro rail stations for passengers to avail of the elevated services from Dhaka’s Uttara to Tongi in Gazipur. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director MAN Siddique said the work on extending the

A Dhaka court on Sunday (May 19) again asked the Criminal Investigation Department to submit by June 30 the further investigation report in a case filed over the death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) student Fardin Noor Parash in November last year. Dhaka

Battery-run rickshaw and easy bike drivers have blocked roads in the capital's Mirpur area protesting the government ban on their vehicles. Due to their protest, vehicular movement in Mirpur, 10, 11, 12 remained suspended since 10 am. Huge tailback was created in different areas of

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 19) asked all concerned to build a waste management system while constructing industries to save the country and its people from the adverse impact of climate change. "We have to construct industries. But all have to build industrial waste

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over six divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places. "Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (May 19) 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

Babar Ali from Chattogram has become the fourth Bangladeshi to conquer Mount Everest. He reached the summit around 8:45am today (May 19). Farhan Zaman, the chief coordinator of his Everest mission, confirmed the information. With this, he became the fourth Bangladeshi national to

The union parishad chairmen will now have to attend their respective offices across the country following a fixed schedule, similar to the government officials. According to a circular issued on May 15 by the Union Parishad, branch-1 of the Local Government Department of the Ministry

The Immigration Department successfully busted a human trafficking syndicate that led to the arrest of eight Bangladeshis through an operation at a residential premise in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur on May 16. Its director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh in statement today said as a

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (May 18) 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

Members of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized around 4.492 kilograms of gold from a passenger at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday morning. CIID Assistant Director Pradip Kumar Sarkar said Shahid Mia, a passenger of the

A school headmaster was beaten to death allegedly by his cousins over a land dispute at Phulpur upazila in in Mymensingh district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sajjat Hossain Kamal, 40, headmaster of Gowatla Raghurampur Government Primary School. The incident took place

Two people, including a United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) activist, were shot dead by miscreants in Rangamati.  The incident took place at Dhanputi Bazar in Kattali upazila on Saturday morning. The deceased were identified as UPDF activist Bidyadhan Tilak, 49, and

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in different parts of the country Meanwhile, a severe heatwave has been sweeping over the country for more than the past 48 hours.

A Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrim died in Saudi Arabia, according to the Hajj management portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Deceased Md Asaduzzman, 57, breathed his last in Madinah on Wednesday (May 15). His passport number is 'A135610434'. A regular bulletin of IT

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday (May 17) detained a key female leader of band militant outfit Kuki-Chin National Front's (KNF) from a hilly area in Bandarban Sadar Upazila. The arrested Akim Bam is the chief coordinator of KNF women’s wing in Bandarban Sadar