The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (August 22) arrested 43 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will arrive in Dhaka on September 7 on a two-day visit before attending the G-20 Summit in India. During his visit, he will make a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and hold an official meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Johannesburg, South Africa, this morning (August 22) to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held on August 22-24 at the invitation of South African President and current chair of the BRICS Cyril Ramaphosa.    A regular flight (EK 583)

A worker died after falling from an under constructed building in the capital on Monday (August 21). The incident took place at Meradia Baganbari area at 5 pm. The deceased Rubel Mia, 22, was a rod worker, son of Md. Taherul Islam from Fulchari village of Gaibandha. However,

The Supreme Court chamber judge on Monday (August 21) upheld the bail of Motijheel Ideal School and College governing body member Khandker Mustaque Ahmed in a rape case. In its order, the SC also asked authorities not to allow Khandker Mustaque to enter the school ground and to join

At least four people, including a child, were killed and two others injured after a bus hit a CNG-run autorickshaw on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday (August 21). The accident took place around 12.30pm in Sohagpur Bus Stand area of the

Police recovered the body of an Awami League (AL) leader from a residential hotel in Cox's Bazar on Monday (August 21). The deceased has been identified as Saif Uddin, 45, information and research affairs secretary of Cox's Bazar Municipal unit Awami League. Police recovered

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 21). According to the met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary

A Dhaka court today (August 21) sentenced Md Shahed Karim, chairman of Regent Group, to three years' imprisonment for amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1.69 crore. Judge Prodip Kumar Roy of Dhaka Special Judge Court-7 announced the verdict in presence of Shahed at the courtroom.

Metro rail services were suspended from 8:30am for an hour today (August 21) due to a technical issue. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Director (Operation and Maintenance) Nasir Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter.  Following the glitch problem, the authorities kept

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid tribute to the victims of the August 21 grenade attack by placing a wreath at the memorial in front of the Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on Monday morning. She placed wreaths first as Prime minister and later as the

An employee of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was held with 68 gold bars weighing nearly 8 kilograms in Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Sunday (August 20) night. Mohammad Ziaul Haque, additional superintendent of police of Airport Armed Police Battalion, confirmed

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Monday (August 21) arrested 54 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 19th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital will be observed today (August 21) with heavy hearts.   On this day in 2004 during the BNP-Jamaat coalition government, this unprecedented grenade attack was carried out

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for Johannesburg on Tuesday to attend the BRICS meeting at the invitation of South African President Matamela Cyrill Ramaphosa. Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday (August 20) briefed the media regarding the visit. He said the prime

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published the results of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) written test on Sunday (August 20). According to BPSC, a total of 9,841 candidates have passed the test. The results of the written examination were published on the BPSC

A Dhaka court today fixed September 18 for submitting the report in a case filed against the miscreants who attacked police to snatch away two death-row convicts from the court premises in the capital last year.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farha Diba Chanda fixed the date

The government on Sunday (August 20) has fixed the toll rates for vehicles to get on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway. Besides, tolls will be collected in four categories said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.  The minister disclosed the information during a

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (August 20)  announced that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the metro rail services on the Agargaon-Motijheel route in Dhaka on October 20. A rally will be held at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital at 3pm on

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in different parts of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today (August 20). According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary