Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a man along with 16 kg of gold bars worth Tk 16.7 crore from Darshana upazila of Chuadanga on Tuesday (Noveber 28). The detainee is identified as Nazmul Islam, 31, of Shyampur village under the upazila and he is a member of an organised

Unidentified miscreants set fire to a truck in Dhirashram area of Gazipur City Corporation today (November 28). The incident happened near the Rabeya Anwar Nagar Matrisadan around 1:30 pm. Senior Station Officer of Joydevpur Fire Service Md. Samad confirmed the matter to Banglanews.

The authorities concerned have started construction work for Bangladesh's Embassy building in Thimphu, Bhutan.  An agreement was signed with the construction company on Monday (November 27) for the construction of Bangladesh's Embassy on the land provided by the Government

A man was crushed under train in Dhaka's Khilkhet area on Tuesday (November 28) morning. The deceased Noor -E -Alam Taimur, 34, was an employee of a NGO. Sunil Chandra Sutradhar, in-charge of Airport Railway police output, confirmed the matter.  He said Taimur, wearing

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (November 28) sentenced two 'Casino Brothers' Enamul Haque Enu and Rupon Bhuiyan to seven years imprisonment in a money laundering case. The court also fined the convicts Tk 52.88 crore. In default, both the brothers will have to suffer six months more

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (November 28). According to the Met office bulletin, Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly

A total of 212 incidents of arson attacks have been recorded across the country till 6:00am today since October 28. Md Shahjahan Shikdar, Deputy assistant director (media cell) of Fire Service and Civil Defence confirmed the matter on Tuesday (November 28).  According to the

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (November 28) 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

The High Court (HC) did not grant Rangdhanu Group chairman Rafiqul Islam anticipatory bail in the case of grabbing land, attempting to murder and looting in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Monday (November 27). The HC bench of Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Muhammad Ali

North Korea officially shut down its embassy in Bangladesh on Monday (November 27).  However, North Korea will continue to uphold relations with Bangladesh via its embassy in New Delhi. According to foreign ministry official, "They had informed about the closure of their

The Cabinet today (November 27) approved in principle the proposed Personal Data Protection Act-2023. State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak presented the proposed law at the regular cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office in the

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today (November 27) morning recovered a bullet-hit body of a Bangladeshi man at Chapatala border under Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah. The deceased was identified as Rakibul Islam, 35, son of Monirul Islam of Jadabpur village of the

Three buses were set on fire at a filling station in Natore's Baraigram upazila on early Monday (November 27). This incident took place at Patwari Filling Station in Banpara area around 4:30am. On information, firefighters rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted dry weather with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country for the next 24 hours from 9am today (November 27). According to the Met office bulletin, Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may remain nearly

Quraner Noor, the national Hifzul Quran competition 2023, sponsored by Bashundhara Group, the largest business conglomerate in the country, is set to begin in Cumilla tomorrow. The competition will take place at Jamia Madania Raujatul Uloom madrasa, and organisers have requested all

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D. Haas has returned to Dhaka after spending vacation from Sri Lanka. He returned to Dhaka at 11:30 am on Monday (November 27). According to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport source, Peter Haas landed at Shahjalal International Airport on a Sri

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (November 27) 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

'Shaheed Dr Milon Day' is being observed across the country today (November 27) commemorating the 33rd martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon, the then joint secretary general of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA). Dr Milon, who was also a lecturer of Dhaka

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal has said the commission will not go beyond its jurisdiction when it comes to holding the upcoming elections.  “We will do what we think is best for the sake of the elections,” he told a press conference at the

A passenger bus of Moumita Paribahan was set on fire by the unidentified miscreants under the Mayor Hanif Flyover at Kajla in Jatrabari of the capital around 7:48pm on Sunday (November 26). The incident happened around 7:45 pm in Kazla area.  Fire Service and Civil Defence