The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds in different parts of the country over the next 24 hours. According to a BMD bulletin issued at 9:00 am today, rain or thundershowers are likely at

United Nations Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis today met with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital. During the meeting, Lewis praised the strong collaboration between the UN and the interim government and discussed a wide range of issues

Any individual formally charged under the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Act will no longer be eligible to contest or hold public office, serve as a Member of Parliament (MP), or be appointed to government service, according to a newly added section of the law. Chief

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today said the government would provide necessary support regarding travel documents if BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman decides to return to Bangladesh. “The matter (of returning) depends on his own decision, but we will address

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Chattogram-4 lawmaker Didarul Alam and his wife, Ismat Ara Begum, on allegations of misuse of power, misconduct, and accumulating wealth beyond known income sources. ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain

The Advisory Council today approved two policies and one ordinance at its 41st meeting, with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, according to a press release from the Cabinet Division. At the

The Council of Advisers held a meeting in the capital on Thursday.  The meeting took place at the Chief Adviser’s Office in Tejgaon, with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presiding over the session. MN/

Police have arrested 1,450 more crime suspects in the ongoing nationwide operation over the last 24 hours. According to a statement from Police Headquarters, 1,083 of them were held in connection with previous cases and pending warrants, while 609 others were arrested on various

A Dhaka court today sent former vice chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, to jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged embezzlement of funds from the university’s development project. Dhaka Metropolitan

The Election Commission (EC) has assured that it will review proposals from journalists and media professionals to make its newly issued Journalist and Media Workers Policy 2025 more press-friendly.  The pledge came on Thursday (September 4) during a meeting between EC officials

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin is set to leave Dhaka on Thursday night (September 4) for a two-week trip to Canada to oversee voter registration activities for expatriates. His personal secretary, Mohammad Ashraful Alam, confirmed the matter. According to an

Former United States ambassador to Bangladesh, Peter Haas, held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Thursday (4 September), according to official sources.  The meeting began shortly before 9 am, but neither side disclosed

Lawyers representing the defendants in the 21 August grenade attack case have alleged that the banned Awami League president Sheikh Hasina never intended to bring the true perpetrators to justice.  Their remarks came on Thursday (September 4), after the Appellate Division upheld a

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has requested a red alert be issued against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in connection with an ongoing corruption case. According to officials, the ACC’s investigating officers sent the letter on Thursday

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds in several parts of the country over the next 24 hours, beginning at 9 am on Thursday (September 4). According to the latest weather bulletin, a

Bangladesh and India are scheduled to hold a crucial meeting in New Delhi on September 9 to discuss the renewal of the landmark Ganges Water Sharing Treaty.  Officials from both sides will attend the meeting, which will be held within the framework of the Joint Rivers Commission

Firefighters brought a blaze under control after it erupted early Thursday (September 4) at a tin-shed market in the Chandana Chowrasta area of Gazipur city, gutting at least 20 to 25 shops. According to local residents and officials from the Fire Service and Civil Defence, the fire

The Appellate Division of Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar, and 47 others in two cases related to the 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam announced today that the Bangladesh Police will recruit 4,000 Assistant Sub-Inspectors (ASIs) ahead of the upcoming national election. Speaking to reporters after a meeting at the Ministry of Public Administration in the Bangladesh

Bangladesh and Pakistan are moving closer to reestablishing direct air connectivity, following a high-level meeting between civil aviation authorities of both nations held today in Dhaka. The pivotal discussion took place at the headquarters of the Civil Aviation Authority of