The United States has said it is "closely following" the case against Nobel Peace Prize winner Prof Muhammad Yunus and noted the international condemnations after he was convicted by a court. US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters during a regular

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (January 4) arrested 21 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will address the nation at 7pm today (January 4) ahead of the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7.   "In her address, she will announce her party's election manifesto before the nation, said a press release signed

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Thursday (January 4) morning after about 11 hours of suspension due to dense fog. Ferry movement resumed around 8:30 am as fog intensity started to decline. Mohiuddin Russel, Paturia ferry ghat unit Assistant general manager

A report by Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) said at least 2,360 fire incidents took place in the country in December last year, leaving eight people dead and 18 injured. Of the incidents, 192 occurred in the capital, according to FSCD. The statistics show that 604 fires broke

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the journalists to remain vigilant against any rumour and misleading information. She said when two journalists’ delegations met her at the official Ganabhaban residence in the capital this morning. Urging people to stay alert against

A Dhaka court today (January 3) set March 3 for submitting probe report in a case filed against Grameen Telecom and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 12 others for allegedly embezzling Tk 25 crore from the company. Today was fixed for submitting the report, the investigation agency

A man was detained with nine gold bars by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in Sharsha border of Khulna today (January 3). The person was identified as Imam Monirul Hossen, 24, was a van driver, hails from Upazila’s Goga area. Khulna 21 BGB Battalion Commander Lieutenant

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 3) predicted mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over three north-eastern districts of the country and it may continue.  According to the BMD bulletin, Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over the districts of

Train services from Chattogram to Dhaka disrupted as a compartment of a passenger train derailed in Sitakunda upazila on Wednesday (January 3) morning. Amzad Hossain, a sub-inspector of Sitakunda railway police outpost confirming the matter said no casualties were reported in the

President Mohammed Shahabuddin cast his vote in the 12th parliamentary elections through the postal ballot from Bangabhaban today (January 3). According to a press release issued by Bangabhaban Press Wing this noon, as the voters of Pabna Sadar, President Md. Sahabuddin and his wife

The lowest temperature of this season was recorded at 7.4 degrees Celsius at Tetulia in Panchagarh on Wednesday (January 3) as a moderate cold wave is sweeping over parts of the country. Russell Shah, officer-in-charge of Tentulia Weather Observatory Center, confirmed the matter to the

The armed forces have been deployed today (January 3) across the country to assist the local civil administration ahead of the 12th parliamentary polls, scheduled to be held on January 7. The armed forces will remain deployed until January 10, said a statement issued on Tuesday

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (January 3) arrested 19 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Three people were killed and three others injured as a truck hits a CNG-run autorickshaw on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh regional highway at Jamalpur Sadar upazila on Tuesday (January 2). The accident took place at Bharuakhali Bazaar area in the upazila afternoon. The deceased were

Journalists working with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have formed an organisation named "Anti-Corruption Reporters Forum (ACRF)." The new organisation started its journey on Tuesday at the media centre of the ACC in Dhaka’s Segunbagicha. Tawheed Sourav,

Three people were killed after a pickup hit a roadside tree in Sunamganj on Tuesday (January 2). The deceased were identified as Asab Uddin, 50, Nurul Haque, 45, and Abdul Karim, 57, reports our Sylhet correspondent quoting Abdur Rakib, officer-in-charge of Joykolosh Highway Police

A woman campaigner of Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi for Narayanganj-1 constituency said that the people who will vote against the boat symbol will be branded as ‘Razakar’. During an election campaign, the woman named Swapna Akter from Rupganj’s

An influential minister has become a victim of forgery after purchasing a piece of land in the Nawra area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj from Rongdhanu Group owned by Rafiqul Islam. Eradul Huq, deputy general manager of Bismillah Marine Service Management and Holdings, which

Army will be deployed in 62 districts from January 3 to 10 for peaceful holding of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections slated for January 7. A release issued by the Defence Ministry stated that the armed forces members will perform duties jointly with the Border Guards Bangladesh