The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of a 12kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 29 to TK 1,433 for the month of January. In December, 2023, the price was increased by Tk 117.02 to TK 1,404.  BERC authority announced the new

The conviction of Nobel Laureate Mohammad Yunus and three colleagues is an abuse of the justice system, which represents a form of political retaliation, says Amnesty International. “The conviction of Yunus is emblematic of the beleaguered state of human rights in Bangladesh,

People of Rupganj have brought several allegations of crimes, including arms and drug trade, terrorism, murder and land grabbing, against Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi. According to locals, the severity of oppression, harassment, and land grabbing by the minister has

Election Commissioner Md Anisur Rahman on Tuesday (January 2) said Bangladesh will turn into a failed state if a free, fair, and acceptable parliamentary election is not held. The election commissioner was speaking as the chief guest at a training programme for executive magistrates at

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 2) predicted weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.  According to the BMD bulletin, moderate to thick fog may occur over the country from midnight to morning and it may continue till noon

Public transport services will continue on the day of the 12th parliamentary election, slated for 7 January, but no long-route buses will be allowed to ply the roads that day. Public Security Division Senior Secretary Md Mustafizur Rahman came up with the announcement at a training

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 2) 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

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Monday (January 1) said that the verdict announced against Nobel Laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus will not impact on the relations between Bangladesh and the US. “A state-level relationship cannot be affected by the personal affairs of any

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the new and young voters to cast their vote for `Boat’ to continue the country's development. She said, "I call upon the youth folk and new voters to vote for the Boat to continue the country's

Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus said he is innocent after a Dhaka court sentenced him to six months of imprisonment in a case filed for violating labor laws. He came up with the reaction to the verdict pronounced by Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour Court. Dr.

Md. Abdul Goni, also known as Dalim, ringleader of a human trafficking gang managed to evade Dhaka airport authorities and flee to Malaysia after several attempts to make a fake passport using fake certificates. Dalim hails from the Gowaldi Char area in Sonargaon Upazila, located in

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said on Monday (January 1) that 1,073 polling centres out of 2,146 in the capital are risky. He said, “Security measures have been taken after identifying half of the polling stations out of 2,146 as risky,” 

The 121st birth anniversary of famous poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely known as the "Polli Kobi", is being observed on Monday (January 1). The poet was born on this day in 1903 at his maternal uncle's house in Tambulkhana village in Faridpur district. On the

A Dhaka court today (January 1) sentenced Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, also the chairman of Grameen Telecom, and three others to six-month imprisonment for violating labour laws. The three other defendants in the case are Grameen Telecom's director and former managing director

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Monday (January 1) said if the upcoming parliamentary polls are resisted through violence, crisis will arise. The CEC was speaking at the opening ceremony of a training workshop for judicial magistrates on law and regulations on

A Dhaka court is set to pronounce its judgment this afternoon (December 1) in a case filed against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and three others on charges of violating labour law. On December 24, Judge Sheikh Merina Sultana of Dhaka's 3rd Labour

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (January 1) arrested 37 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 world bids farewell to the outgoing year 2023 forgetting all odds and sorrows, and welcomes 2024 with new hopes and vows at midnight. The people, particularly the youngsters, have joined different New Year programmes when struck 12 midnight. In separate messages, President

A Dhaka court today (December 21) fixed January 9 for hearing the bail petitions in nine cases filed against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir over political violence on October 28. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury set the date. On

Members of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) arrested two leaders of banned militant outfit Neo-Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) from Demra area of the capital on Friday. The arrestees are identified as top JMB leader Md Yusuf alias Yusuf Hujur and Md Jahirul