Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today (May 4) said all those, who run the government are not angels. He made the remark while addressing a discussion titled "A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis" at

Two minors drowned in a lake in Diabari area of Dhaka's Uttara sector-18 on Saturday (May 4) afternoon. The deceased identified as Md Ashraf, 16, and Tamim, 16, were class nine students of a high school in Mirpur. According to locals, Ashraf and Tamim, including 3 others got

Four passengers of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw were killed after being hit by a truck in Begumganj Upazila of Noakhali on Saturday (May 4). The accident occurred at Chandraganj Purba Bazar on the Noakhali-Lakshmipur regional highway of the upazila around 5:30 am. The deceased were

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (May 4) 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 in

Three persons of a family were killed and two others injured after a covered van ran over their private car on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Munshiganj's Gazaria early Saturday (May 4). The incident happened in front of Mana Bay water park in Baushia area of the upazila around

Two construction workers were killed and 11 others injured after a truck collided with a pickup van at Ansar Road in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district early Saturday (May 4). The deceased were identified as Russel Mia, 25, and his brother-in-law Abu Sufian, 25. Both hailed from

The RMG workers staged a demonstration by blocking roads against the closure of a garment factory causing a long tailback at Banani of the capital on Saturday morning (May 4). During the protest, severe traffic jam was created on almost all the roads from Mohakhali to Airport. The

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 4) predicted rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country as day temperature may fall further amid severe heatwave in the districts of Pabna, Jashore, Chuadanga and Bagerhat. According to the BMD weather bulletin, rain

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (May 3) issued again a country-wide heatwave alert message for the next 48 hours. In the latest heatwave alert Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq said: "The prevailing heatwave over Khulna, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions and the western parts

Although the rainfall on different parts of the country has declined heatwave intensity by this time in various places while medium to high range heatwave still being continued in several north and southern parts of the country.   "Severe heatwave is sweeping over Rajshahi,

At least four people were injured as a commuter train crashed into a stationary oil carrying freight train at Outer Signal of Joydebpur Railway junction in Gazipur on Friday morning, said railway officials. Several compartmentds of both the trains derailed after the accident that

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (May 3) arrested 29 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

Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today nominated a five-member panel of chairmen for the second session of 12th parliament. The panel members are M A Mannan, Asaduzzaman Noor, Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Golam Kibria Tipu and Fazilatun Nesa.   The panel

The bodies of eight Bangladeshis, who died in a boat capsize on Tunisian coast, reached Dhaka today (May 2). A flight of Saudia Airlines carrying the eight bodies reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 12:30pm. The deceased are: Mamun Sheikh, Sajal Bairagi, Nayan

A Dhaka court today (May 2) placed Milton Samadder, founder of Child and Old Age Care on a three-day remand in a case filed for allegedly making fake death certificates in his centre.   Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tofazzal Hossain passed the order as police

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 49 to TK 1,393. In April, the price of 12 kg cylinder was Tk1,442. BERC chairman Nurul Amin announced the new price through a press conference in the in the

Former attorney general AJ Mohammad Ali has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Singapore.   Ali, also an advisory council member of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, breathed his last at 2:45 pm (Bangladesh time) on Thursday. BNP Legal Affairs Secretary Barrister

UN experts on April 19 issued a statement expressing dismay over the situation of Bangladeshi migrants who had traveled to Malaysia for jobs through the official labor migration process. The UN experts must have a valid reason for singling out Bangladeshis as Malaysia hires foreign

A Dhaka court today (May 2) granted bail to Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed over the misuse of about Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers' profit participation fund. Judge Syed Arafat Hossain of the Special Judge's Court-4 of Dhaka passed

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind in parts of five divisions in the next 24 hours from 9am today (May 2). According to the BMD bulletin, Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty or