AF Hassan Ariff, Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD), has revealed that a significant portion of the assets belonging to the Samabaya Bank have…

Eight dengue patients died and 1,221 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till this morning. "During the period, 434 dengue patients were hospitalised…

The government has suspended the jail sentence of veteran journalist, political analyst and writer Shafik Rehman and Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan alias M R Bhuiyan, in a case over 'conspiring…

Noted journalist and Freedom Fighter Badiul Alam passed away at his Moghbazar residence here this noon at the age of 77.  Alam breathed his last at 1:45 pm as he had been suffering…

A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered Mahmudur Rahman, editor of the now-defunct Amar Desh, to be sent to jail after he surrendered in a case related to the abduction and attempted murder…

Four children tragically lost their lives after being hit by a speeding microbus in Khoksha upazila of Kushtia on Sunday morning, police said. The children were on their way home after…

The Water Development Board (WDB) of Bangladesh opened all the 44 gates of Teesta Barrage as the water level of the Teesta River has increased due to onrush of upstream water and torrential…

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has underscored the urgent need to prioritise reforms in the electoral system, emphasising a central focus on human rights. This call to…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today said his country wants to invest in solar panels in Bangladesh and deepen trade and economic ties with Dhaka. Wang Yi expressed his country’s…

US President Joseph R Biden and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have affirmed the close partnership between Washington and Dhaka, which is rooted in shared democratic…

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus had a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the deceased, killed during the anti-discrimination student movement from July 16 to August 5, should…

The government has formed a two-member committee to look into the allegation brought against two secretaries of the Public Administration Ministry of taking a cash cheque worth Tk…

Police have arrested one charge-sheeted accused in the case filed over attacking former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat's motorcade in the capital's Mohammadpur area in 2018. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested Siam Hasan, 26, conducting a drive at a house at Tajmohol Road under Mohammadpur Police Station at 11:30 pm on Monday, according to a SMS of the DB media and public relations wing.