The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (May 15) arrested 27 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 Green Climate Fund (GCF) is prioritising international organisations over climate-vulnerable countries in granting funds, contradicting its core principles, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). This has resulted in developing nations like Bangladesh being

Bashundhara Foundation distributed Tk 5 million in interest-free loans among 308 women from 13 unions in Bancharampur upazila of Brahmanbaria on Tuesday.  The non-profit arm of Bashundhara Group handed out the loan as part of its longstanding efforts to change the fate of

Members of police have arrested three alleged militants from the capital, including two trained by the Kuki-Chin indigenous separatist group, officers said on Tuesday. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police’s Lalbagh Division with the help of Special Branch (SB) made the

A Dhaka court today (May 14) sentenced a couple to life imprisonment  in a case lodged for murdering their 11-year-old house-help Shilpi Begum in capital’s Kamalapur area. The convicts identified as Nazrul Islam and his wife Rabeya Akter. Judge Md Iqbal Hossain of the

The 23 crew members of Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, released by Somali pirates on 14 April after a reported payment of $5 million ransom, reached Chattogram port by a lighter vessel from the Kutubdia anchorage area at 4:00pm on Tuesday. They reached the Jetty No.1 of the

The state has appealed to the Appellate Division seeking stay of the High Court's ruling that said the death row convicts cannot be kept in the condemned cell before disposal of judicial and administrative procedure. On Monday, Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md. Bazlur

Biman Bangladesh Airlines started its first Hajj flights carrying 398 pilgrims for Madinah from the port city on Tuesday (May 14). The carrier left Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram at 4:30 am. Earlier, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury

The 23 crew members of Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, released by Somali pirates on 14 April after a reported payment of $5 million ransom, have started for Chattogram port by a lighter vessel from Kutubdia anchorage area around 12:10pm on Tuesday. They are expected to reach

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday (May 14) morning on a two-day visit to strengthen bilateral cooperation. His visit will demonstrate US support for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. During his

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted a mild heat wave that is sweeping over the central, northern, northeastern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh, it may continue, a met release said today (May 14). According to the BMD bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over the

The body of a Malaysian crewman who reportedly fell into the sea while installing a pilot ladder on a vessel off Chittagong, Bangladesh on Wednesday (May 8) has been recovered. National Union of Seafarers of Peninsular Malaysia executive secretary Ikmal Azam Thanaraj Abdullah confirmed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (May 14) arrested 36 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

Heroic freedom fighter  and leftist leader Haider Akbar Khan Rano, who was  passed away early Friday, was laid to rest in the city’s Banani graveyard today (May 13) noon.  He was buried beside the graves of his father, mother and  younger brother. 

The Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, released by Somali pirates on 14 April reportedly after a payment of $5 million ransom, has reached Kutubdia anchorage in Cox's Bazar. Mizanul Islam, Media Advisor of KSRM Group, the owner of the ship, confirmed the matter to

Donald Lu, a senior American diplomat is visiting Bangladesh tomorrow as part of his tri-nation tour of the region. He will also visit India and Sri Lanka before coming to Dhaka. His trip will strengthen bilateral cooperation with each country and demonstrate US support for a free,

Food inflation rose to 10.22 percent in April, marking highest level in past five months, adversely impacting the economically disadvantaged and those with low incomes. However, the overall inflation slightly decreased to 9.74 percent from 9.87 percent in March, according to a data

The Election Commission (EC) has summoned Abdul Hafiz Mallik, Member of Parliament of Barisal-6 Constituency, to explain violating polls rule. Deputy Secretary of the EC's Election Management Branch Atiyar Rahman has sent a letter in this regard on Monday (May 13). The EC has

The High Court (HC) today (May 13) ruled that a death row convict cannot be kept in the condemned cell before disposal of judicial and administrative procedure. Justice Sheikh Hasan Arif and Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman's of High Court bench announced the verdict. At the same time

A Dhaka court has sentenced suspended Jagannath University (JnU) student Tithy Sarkar to five years' imprisonment in a case filed for making derogatory remarks about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh). Zulfikar Hayat, judge of Dhaka's cyber tribunal, issued the verdict on Monday