Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a woman while allegedly smuggling 1.320 kg of gold to neighboring India from Darshana border area in Chuadanga.  Taslima Khatun was arrested around 11 am from Chichgharia village on the border of Chuadanga Darshana. Commander of

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 8 to TK 1,482 for the month of March. In February, the price was increased by Tk 41 to TK 1,478.  BERC authority announced the new price at a press

A Dhaka court today (Mar 3) granted bail to seven people including Nobel laureate economist Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus in a case filed over embezzlement Tk 26 crore. Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the

The Labour Appellate Tribunal on Sunday (Mar 3) extended the bail of Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, and Grameen Telecom’s three other top officials in a case filed over the violation of labour law. Senior District and Sessions Judge MA Awal, also the tribunal’s acting

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Sunday (March 3) arrested 30 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

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (Mar 3) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky with chances of rain over three places of the country in the next 24 hours from 9am. According to the met office bulletin, Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (Mar 3) called for taking stern action against the illegal hoarders of daily essentials during holy Ramadan.  The prime minister made the directives while opening the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Conference-2024 at her office in the city.

A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking its directive upon the government to shut down all commercial activities in all residential areas including Bailey Road areas in the capital. Supreme Court lawyer Md Eunus Ali Akond submitted the petition as a public interest litigation

A Dhaka court today (March 2) placed Kacchi Bhai restaurant manager and two Cha Chumuk owners on two-day remand in a case filed over the death of 46 people in a fire at a commercial building named Green Cozy Cottage in the capital's Bailey Road on Thursday night. The remanded are -

The Election Commission (EC) has published the updated voter list. As per the voter list, the number of voters in the country is 12 crore 18 lakh 50 thousand 160. The country now has 6 crore 21 lakh 44 thousand 587 male voters, 5 crore 97 lakh 4 thousand 641 female voters, and 932

Former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has trashed the recent Bloomberg report on his emergence as a UK real estate empire having more than 350 properties worth £200 million and claimed him as innocent. Javed has also urged the government to form a high-powered

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives in the fire at the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on New Bailey Road in Dhaka on February 29.  In a letter addressed to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Friday, the Indian

Two passengers were detained with 2.31kg of gold at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Saturday. Officials said Md Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Patiya upazila, and Mohammad Morshed, of Hathazari upazila in the district, arrived at the airport by a flight from Sharjah

Dhaka is set to introduce new legislation that will legalise sub-agents in the overseas employment recruitment sector by the end of 2024, a Bangladeshi MP said. “Sub-agents, previously operating informally, will no longer evade legal scrutiny once the law is enacted. “We

Awami League (AL) backed Sammilito Ainjibi Samannaya Parishad's panel to be known as White Panel as well has won a landslide victory in the Dhaka Bar Association elections, bagging 21 posts out of 23. The panel's Abdur Rahman Hawlader has been elected as the President and Anwar

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Saturday (March 2) arrested 64 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

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (March 2) said that her government is actively equipping the armed forces to confront any challenges.  She also emphasized the government's commitment to modernize and adapt the armed forces, implementing various developmental initiatives

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) members detained the manager of the "Kachchi Bhai" and two owners of the fast food shop ' Cha Chumuk' over the Bailey Road fire incident from the capital on Friday (March 1). They are Jisan, the manager of the Kacchi Bahi, and

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) today (March 1) formed a seven-member committee to investigate any probable faults in the design and approval process of a building on Bailey Road that caught fire last night claiming 46 lives. The committee headed by Rajuk member (development

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) President Sayem Sobhan Anvir today (Mar 1) expressed deep shock and sorrow over the loss of lives and property in a devastating fire that broke out at a building on Bailey Road in Dhaka on Thursday night. The tragic fire that began at a