Bangladesh today summoned the Myanmar envoy to the foreign ministry over escalated violence on the other side of the border that overnight killed two people in Cox’s Bazar and caused fresh influx of more 116 military and paramilitary Burmese troops. Officials said Myanmar

At least four people were killed after a (Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation) BRTC bus hit a rickshaw van in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar upazila on Tuesday (February 6) morning. The deceased were identified as Nazrul Islam Nazu (45), Abdul Mozid (50), Natta Yang Chakma (52) and

Another mortar shell from Myanmar landed across the border in Bandarban's Ghumdhum union on Tuesday (February 6) morning. Md Anwar Hossain, a member of Ward 5 of Ghumdhum confirmed the matter.  The mortar shell fell on the courtyard of a house around 9:00am, he added. 

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (February 6) arrested 32 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

As many as 229 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have entered Bangladesh territory so far and sought shelter during the ongoing conflict between the ethnic Arakan Army and Myanmar troops along the international border. Shariful Islam, public relations officer

As many as 106 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh along the Tumbru border amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group Arakan Army in Rakhine State. Bangladesh Border Guard Public Relations department issued a

Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, including three other Grameen Telecom officials, must notify the Labour Appellate Tribunal before traveling abroad, according to the High Court (HC) order. Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain passed the order today (Feb

Three madrasha students were killed and 27 others injured after a truck carrying them overturned in Bhaluka of Mymensingh on Sunday (yesterday) night. They were on their way back home after attending the Bishwa Ijtema in Tongi. The deceased were Nayeem, 13, hailed from Gafargaon

Two people were killed as a mortar shell from Myanmar struck in the Jalpaitali area of Ghundhum Union under Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban on Monday noon (February 5). On Sunday around 11 pm, a fierce gunfight started on the Ghundhum border in Bandarban’s Naikhyangchhari

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (February 5) predicted that rain or thundershower is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. According to the met office latest bulletin, weather may remain mainly dry, with partly

The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday (February 5) upheld a High Court’s (HC) order that earlier granted bail to Mamunul Haque, in two cases over vandalism of an Awami League office in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon three years back. A six member bench of the Appellate Division headed

A Noakhali court today (Feb 5) sentenced ten people to death and six others to life-term imprisonment for raping a woman in Subarnachar upazila in 2019. Fatema Ferdous, the judge of Noakhali Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2, delivered the verdict. The court also

As many as 95 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh along the Tumbru border amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group Arakan Army in Rakhine State. Bangladesh Border Guard Public Relations Officer Md Shariful

US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh's economic goals.   He also expressed willingness to partnering with Bangladesh on their shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific. 

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today (February 4) said the government has no plan to arrest or send to jail Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus unnecessarily. "...I am telling you once again, the government does not have any plan to arrest (Dr Yunus).

The metro rail service from Uttara North to Motijheel resumed today (February 4) after being halted due to a signaling error. MAN Siddique, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) confirmed the matter.  He said there were problems with the electricity

The metro rail service from Uttara North to Motijheel was temporarily halted today (February 4) due to problem in the signaling system. Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line-1) Deputy Project Director (Mass Communication) confirmed the matter.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 41 to Tk 1,478 from Tk 1,433. In January 2024, BERC increased the price of a 12 kg LPG cylinder by Tk 29 to Tk 1,433 from Tk 1,404 for the month of

Two devotees of Biswa Ijtema were killed, and 8 others injured when a covered van hit an auto-rickshaw at Tongi in Gazipur on Sunday (February 4). The deceased were identified as Jony, 18, son of Monir Hossain of South Sadharchar village in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi, Sohel, 40, son

Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) Unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested two people for threatening to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 2023 during her foreign visit.  The arrestees are Deen Islam and Kabir Hossain. Additional Commissioner of Police