PM pays tribute to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day
*Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 17) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the historic Mujibnagar Day.* She placed ...
9 KNF members held with firearms in Bandarban: ISPR
*A total of nine members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were arrested during coordinated operations led by the Bangladesh Army in various areas of ...
Refiners increase soybean oil price by Tk10 per litre
*Refiners have increased the prices of soybean oil by Tk10 a litre with an effect from Tuesday (April 16).* Meanwhile, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam ...
Arafat for taking action against illegal news portals
*State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has expressed solidarity with the journalists' demand to take action against unregistered and illegal online news ...
13 killed in Faridpur bus-pickup van collision
*At least 13 people were killed and five others injured after a bus collided head-on with a pickup van in Kanaipur area of Faridpur Sadar ...
Mild to moderate heat wave sweeps over country: Met office
*Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (April 15) predicted that a mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over six divisions and other two northern districts.* According ...
Offices, banks resume after Eid-Pahela Baishakh vacation
*The government offices, courts, banks and stock markets resumed today (April 15) after a 6-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr and Pahela Baisakh.* Most of the holidaymakers have ...
Nation celebrating Pahela Baishakh
*'Pahela Baishakh', Bengali New Year 1431, is being celebrated amid much enthusiasm and traditional gaiety on Sunday (April 14).* Pahela Baishakh is one of the most ...
2 drown, minor missing in Padma River in Munshiganj
*Two people drowned and one school boy went missing while taking bath in the Padma River at Tongibari in Munshiganj on Saturday (April 13).* The deceased ...
Four killed in Bogura bus-car collision
*At least four people were killed and two others injured after a bus collided head-on with a private car in Bogura on Saturday (April 6).* The ...
New York man arrested for murder occurring in Bangladesh
*A Bronx man was arrested on Thursday (April 4) in Manhattan on criminal charges related to the alleged 2021 murder of a man in Bangladesh.* “As ...
Home Minister to visit Bandarban today
*Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal will visit Bandarban today (April 6) to inspect the overall situation there as law enforcers on Thursday rescued Sonali Bank's ...
Indian Coast Guard rescues 27 Bangladeshi fishermen
In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Friday rescued 27 Bangladeshi fishermen, stranded on their fishing boat at sea.At about 1130 hrs, ....
Having the right glasses improve income, Bangladesh study says
Owning a pair of reading glasses might help people increase their earnings by a third, according to new research.The study, conducted in Bangladesh, is the ....
Metro rail tickets fare to rise by 15pc from July
*The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to withdraw the tax exemption enjoyed by the Metro Rail authority from July this year.* To this end, ...
Khaleda Zia's Niko graft case hearing adjourned till May 14
*A Dhaka court on Thursday (April 4) adjourned the hearing of Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and seven others till May ...
Khulna’s jute mill fire under control, losses of Tk 100cr feared
*A fire that broke out at a jute mill in Khulna’s Rupsa upazila on Wednesday (April 3) afternoon, was brought under control at night.* The fire ...
Home Minister blames Kuki Chin for robbing Bandarban banks
*Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today (April 3) blamed the militant outfit Kuki Chin for their involvement in the bank robberies at Ruma and Thanchi ...
TCB starts selling onions at Tk 40 per Kg
*The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling Indian onions at Tk 40 per kg today (April 2).* State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu ...
Chargesheet accepted in money embezzlement case against Dr Yunus, 13 others
*A Dhaka court today took into cognizance the charge-sheet filed in a case against Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 ...
2 killed, five vehicles catch fire after tank lorry overturns in Savar
*Two persons were burnt to death and seven others injured when a tank lorry carrying oil overturned and caught fire on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar ...