Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus handed over the Ekushay Padak to 18 eminent personalities and the SAFF Championship winning women’s team at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Thursday. The recipients are: Azizur Rahman (posthumous) for filmmaking, Ustad Nirad

The government has dismissed six Assistant Police Superintendents (Probationary) from service, who were undergoing training as part of the 40th BCS (Police) batch in Rajshahi's Sarda. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the notification on Thursday (February 20) through a circular

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 27 individuals, including former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Atiur Rahman and renowned economist Abul Barakat, for allegedly embezzling 297 crore taka in a fraudulent transaction involving Ennotex Group. The case was filed

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali said the law and order situation in the city is generally good.  He made the remarks on Thursday (February 20) following a visit to the Central Shaheed Minar. Speaking to journalists, the DMP Commissioner

Chattogram Metropolitan Police arrested 29 political leaders and activists, including members of the Awami League, Youth League, and the banned Chhatra League, during a 24-hour operation.  The arrests were made between midnight on Tuesday (February 18) and midnight on Wednesday

Police in Chattogram’s Pahartali area arrested a man with two locally made firearms early Wednesday night.  The suspect, Md. Belal Hossain, 35, was detained in front of Haji Camp around 12:30 AM during a police operation. Belal Hossain is the son of the late Alamgir

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate fog in some areas late at night and early morning, while the rest of the country will have dry weather with a partly cloudy sky. However, isolated rain or thunderstorms may occur in Rangpur, Rajshahi,

A businessman was killed by unidentified assailants in Kuliarchar upazila, with his throat slit on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Ubaydul Haque Pilot, 40. The incident happened around 10 PM in the West Tarakandi area on the Bajra Bus Stand-Kamalpur New Bazar Road.

A youth was beaten to death by unknown assailants after being taken outside his home in Raujan of Chattogram on Wednesday night.  The victim, Muhammad Hasan, 35, was a member of the local Youth League in Noyapara Union. Hasan, the son of Mohammad Bajlul Ahmed, a driver from the

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Feb 20) said that the young generation of the country is determined not only to build a new Bangladesh but also to take on leadership roles globally.  He made the remarks while presenting the Ekushey Padak 2025 to the award recipients.

A Dubai-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying nearly 400 passengers made an emergency landing at Maharashtra's Nagpur airport in India. India’s leading daily The Hindu broke the news through the officials of Nagpur airport. A Dubai-bound Biman Bangladesh Airlines

Lutfozzaman Babar, a prominent BNP leader from Netrakona, was appointed state minister for home affairs after the BNP's overwhelming victory in the October 2001 elections. After serving as state minister for five consecutive years, a government driven by a conspiracy to depoliticize

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today reinstated a High Court verdict that declared the cancellation of the first viva voce results of the 27th BCS exams illegal and directed the appointment of 1,137 qualified candidates. A full bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice

The government has sent 33 District Commissioners on Special duty (OSD) who acted as returning officers during controversial 2018 national elections. The Ministry of Public Administration issued six separate notifications in this regard on Wednesday (February 19). In five of the

Top leaders of the Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) have paid a courtesy visit to Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of Bashundhara Group and East West Media Group. The meeting took place on Wednesday (February 19) at the residence of Bashundhara Group Chairman in the

As part of the ongoing "Operation Devil Hunt" across the country, police have arrested nine leaders and activists of Awami League and Jubo League in Meherpur in the last 12 hours. They were detained from different parts of the district between Tuesday night (February 18) and

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has recovered two sacks of documents related to Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque’s illegal assets from a relative’s house. However, former IGP has allegedly amassed a huge amount of illegal wealth through

Members of police arrested son of Sheikh Hasina’s driver from the capital’s Mohammadpur area. He was arrested in a drive from Basila area on early Wednesday (February 19). Jewel Rana, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADC) of Mohammadpur Zone of Tejgaon Division,

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says there may be rain or thundershowers in one or two places in Rangpur and Khulna divisions in the next 24 hours from 9 AM today. In other areas, the weather will mostly stay dry with some clouds at times. A trough of westerly low

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday morning, with an AQI score of 241 at 9 AM, categorizing its air as "very unhealthy."  This level of pollution poses a serious health risk to residents, according