Bangladesh's anti-money laundering agency has asked the country's banks for details of accounts and transactions linked to Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) is also seeking details related to Siddiq's sister, brother, mother

India has extended the visa of Sheikh Hasina, the former prime minister of Bangladesh, who has been in the country since August. This decision comes as pressure mounts in Dhaka for her extradition, according to sources. Hasina, 77, left Bangladesh following nationwide protests and has

BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia has left her Gulshan residence, Firoza, for Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to board a special air ambulance to London at 10pm.  Her motorcade faced delays due to a large crowd of supporters, who waved goodbye as

The Department of Immigration and Passports has cancelled the passports of 97 individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, due to their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances and the July killings. At a press briefing, Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of multiple properties belonging to Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, the former chairman of Padma Bank PLC’s board of directors, his wife Anjuman Ara Shahid, and their son Chowdhury Rahib Sarafat.  The order was issued by Metropolitan Sessions

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that elections would take place by December this year if political parties oppose additional reforms. He said, "If the political party thinks that the interim government should make some reforms, then the government will take

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that the weather across the country will remain mostly dry for the next 24 hours. However, light rain or drizzle is likely in isolated areas of the Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions.  The forecast, which begins at

Five passengers of a microbus were killed and at least four others injured after a Dhaka-bound train collided with the vehicle at an unmanned level crossing in Munshibazar's Gerda area of Faridpur Sadar on Tuesday. The accident occurred when a microbus carrying 10 to 11 passengers

A businessman was hacked to death by unidentified assailants on Monday night in the Rampur Jorapol area of Nabagram Union, Jhalakathi Sadar Upazila. Sudeb Halder, 28, son of Subrata Halder from Betra village, owned a mobile phone shop at the Baukathi Bazar.  According to family

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in anti-drug operations conducted across the capital in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (Jan 7), arrested 27 individuals for their alleged involvement in drug-related activities. The operations, carried out in various areas of the city, resulted

The fire at the Manikganj Building in Dhaka’s Purana Paltan, was brought under control after over an hour of effort by the Fire Service and Civil Defence. The fire broke out at 9:17 AM on Tuesday (Jan 7) and was contained by 10:30 AM.  Six firefighting units were deployed

Ninety Bangladeshi fishermen and sailors who were held or sheltered in India have safely returned home. Besides, the Bangladesh Coast Guard returned 95 Indian fishermen, detained for illegal fishing in Bangladeshi waters, to the Indian Coast Guard.  Lieutenant Commander Md.

A man has been fined Tk 2.5 lakh for illegally extracting sand from the Shrimai Canal in Patiya of Chattogram.  Three dumper trucks used for transporting the sand were also seized during an operation. The raid was conducted late Monday night near Giri Chowdhury Bazar along the

A fire broke out on the second floor of a four-story building housing a law chamber in Purana Paltan of Dhaka, on Tuesday (Jan 7) morning. The fire started at 9:17 AM, confirmed Lima Khanam, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence. Six firefighting units were dispatched to

A powerful earthquake struck various parts of the country, including the capital, Dhaka, Tuesday morning. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, the earthquake was felt at 7:05 am (Bangladesh time), with its epicenter located 618 kilometers northwest of the BMD Seismic

Sarjis Alam, Chief Organizer of the National Citizens' Committee and General Secretary of the July Martyrs Memorial Foundation, said that elections in Bangladesh must be held at a logical time but only after restoring the systems allegedly destroyed by "Killer Hasina." He

President Md Shahabuddin has directed the Supreme Judicial Council to investigate allegations against several Supreme Court judges.  According to the Supreme Court administration, the council will commence its investigation next week. Previously, under Article 96 of the

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the VAT exemption for Dhaka metro rail operations until the end of this year. The decision, signed by Barrister Md. Badruzzaman Munshi, Second Secretary of the NBR's VAT Division, was issued through a special order on Monday (January

The Local Government Reform Commission today (Jan 6) proposed several reforms, including preventing uncontested elections and mandating a minimum voter turnout for election validity. The commission's chief Dr. Tofail Ahmed outlined these recommendations during a press briefing at

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 27 people during different anti-drug operations conducted across different areas of the capital in the last 24 hours till 6 am on Sunday (January 5). Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Talebur Rahman of the DMP's Media and Public Relations