Hindu Sammilan Sangha thanks prime minister for visiting Durga Puja mandaps outside Dhaka
The Bangladesh Hindu Sammilan Sangha has congratulated and thanked Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for visiting various Durga Puja mandaps outside Dhaka…
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BRAC Bank's 'Tara' programmes for women entrepreneurs: training, fairs and market links
BRAC Bank, under its women banking segment 'Tara', has brought together financing, training, advice, digital skills development, networking and sales …
Rape of a woman on a moving bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway: driver and two others get life imprisonment
A court has sentenced three men, including the driver and his assistant, to life imprisonment in the case of the rape of a woman passenger on a moving…
Biman extends suspension of Riyadh and Dammam flights until November 4 amid attacks on Saudi airports
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the suspension of flights on the Dhaka-Dammam and Dhaka-Riyadh routes until November 4, in view of the ongoing …
Rotary Holds Colourful Rally in Dhaka on World Polio Day, Calling for a Polio-Free World
Rotary International held a colourful rally in the capital Dhaka to mark World Polio Day. The rally, organised on Hatirjheel Lake Road, expressed soli…
Five Arrested Including Ringleader of Honeytrap Gang That Lured, Held and Blackmailed Victims
The Detective Branch's Wari division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested five people, including the ringleader of a honeytrap gang, in a r…
SUST Student Munira Dies in Hospital After Bus and Covered Van Collide on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway
Munira, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), has died after being seriously injured in a road accident while returning …
'Sniper' comment on photo of PM's bus: college student Abu Bakar Siddique on seven days' remand
A court has placed Abu Bakar Siddique, arrested over an suggestive Facebook comment about shooting with a sniper on a post carrying a photo of the bus…
Airport-Style Security Coming to Metro Rail Stations: Metal Detectors and Luggage Scanners Planned, Tender Invited
The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has taken an initiative to build a modern, airport-style security system at metro rail stations in the …
Husband sentenced to death seven years after strangling wife over dowry in Keraniganj
A court has sentenced Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, also known as Mizan Hossain, to death for strangling his wife to death over a dowry demand. The verdict…
Father and six-year-old daughter killed as pickup runs over auto-van in Muksudpur
A father and his six-year-old daughter riding in an auto-van have been killed after being run over by a fish-carrying pickup in Muksudpur, Gopalganj. …
New library with over a hundred books opens at Sirajnagar primary school in Keraniganj
The Keraniganj Bondhushava has set up a new library with more than a hundred educational books at the No. 93 Sirajnagar Government Primary School in D…
Jamalganj AC Land Changed After Seeing Drowned Child's Body, Wife Says: New Details Emerge as He Receives Treatment in Dhaka
The behaviour of Assistant Commissioner (Land) Arifur Rahman Shanto of Jamalganj in Sunamganj changed abruptly after he saw the body of a child who ha…
President Visits Ailing Land Minister Minu in Hospital, Inquires About His Treatment
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone to hospital to see the ailing Land Minister, Md. Mizanur Rahman Minu. On Sunday morning (October 25), h…
598 Arrested in a Single Day of DMP Raids in the Capital, Firearms, Drugs and Fake Notes Seized
A total of 598 people were arrested in the past 24 hours in regular raids by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) at various places in the capital. Add…
Dhaka Fifth Among World's Most Polluted Cities Today: Morning AQI 174, Air Rated 'Unhealthy'
The capital Dhaka ranks fifth today on the list of the world's most polluted cities. On Sunday morning the city's air quality was at the 'unhealthy' l…
Well-Marked Low over the Bay Raises Cyclone Fear within Three Days, Rain Likely from Tuesday
A well-marked low over the Bay of Bengal could turn into a cyclone within the next three days — that fear has emerged in the latest weather informatio…
Dhaka in World's Top Five for Polluted Air with 'Unhealthy' AQI Score of 171
With the concentration of harmful dust particles in the air rising, Dhaka remains in the top five of the world's polluted cities today as well. Accord…
The 360-Year-Old Pagla Bridge Near Dhaka, a Fading Relic of the Mughal Era
Near Dhaka, in the Pagla area of Narayanganj, lie the memories of a historic structure from the Mughal era. Once used as an important means of communi…
Dhaka-Sylhet Highway Crash Claims SUST Student Munira: Dies Under Treatment in Dhaka, Campus in Mourning
Munira Akter, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), who was seriously injured in a road accident in Sarail, Brahmanbaria…
German Vice Minister Bärbel Kofler Arrives in Dhaka Today for Three-Day Visit on Future Development Cooperation
German Vice Minister Dr Bärbel Kofler arrives in Dhaka today, Sunday, on a three-day official visit aimed at giving a new shape to future development …
Sunamganj Assistant Commissioner Blames UNO for His Death in Facebook Post, Taken to Dhaka for Treatment
Md Arifur Rahman Shanto, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Jamalganj upazila in Sunamganj, has posted on Facebook blaming Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO)…
Handing NCT to a Foreign Operator Would Leave Bangladesh Without Policy Sovereignty, Dhaka University Teacher Moshahida Sultana Warns
Handing the operation of Chattogram Port's New Mooring Container Terminal, or NCT, to the UAE-based company DP World would leave Bangladesh without po…
Kojagari Lakshmi Puja Today: Homes Across the Country Worship the Goddess of Wealth
One of the major religious festivals of the country's Hindu community, Lakshmi Puja, falls today, Sunday. The puja is held on the first full-moon tith…
144 Flights Cancelled on Riyadh-Dammam Routes, More Than 22,000 Passengers Affected
A total of 144 flights from Dhaka to Riyadh and Dammam in Saudi Arabia have been cancelled. The number of affected passengers has reached 22,021. For …
Doubt Whether the Current Parliament Will Last Five Years, Nahid Islam Says in Jatrabari
Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and opposition chief whip in parliament, has expressed doubt whether the current Jatiya Sang…
HSC and Equivalent Results to Be Published on October 29, Ending the Wait for More Than 1.27 Million Candidates
The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on Thursday, October 29. With the date now…
Elderly Fazle Ali Dies after Punch Attack in Lakshmipur's Kamalnagar, Dies on Way to Dhaka
In Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, a young man named Md Mahfuz has been accused of killing an elderly man, Fazle Ali Hazari, 60, with punches and blows. Serio…
Prime Accused Bayezid Arrested in Dhaka's Uttara in Kishoreganj Schoolgirl Rape Case
The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has arrested Bayezid Mia (20), the prime accused in a case over the rape of a 14-year-old eighth-grade schoolgirl…
Two Arrested with Foreign Pistol at Mirpur Checkpoint
Police have arrested two men with a foreign-made pistol during checkpoint operations in Mirpur, in the capital. The media wing of the Dhaka Metropolit…
Dhaka Seeks Answers from Riyadh Over Execution of Nazrul and Sweety, Sends Letter with Six Questions
Dhaka has sought answers from Riyadh over the execution of the death sentences of Nazrul and Sweety in Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh has sent Saudi Arabia …
Proxy Scandal in Government Recruitment Tests: 319 Fake Candidates Arrested in Nine Months, All Sent to Jail
One person applies, but someone else sits the exam — fraud of this kind in government recruitment tests has now reached an alarming level. In the firs…
Regional Disparity in Banking Stark: Dhaka Division Alone Holds 60% of Deposits and 68% of Loans
Banking activity is not spread evenly across the country. In some places huge deposits are accumulating in banks and most loans are being disbursed, w…
Religious Affairs Minister Urges Imams to Build Awareness Against Wrongdoing Through Friday Sermons, Outlines Honorarium Plan at National Imam Conference
Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaykobad) has called on imams to play a more active role in building public awareness through F…
'The UNO Will Be Responsible for My Death': AC Land's Facebook Posts, a Night of Drama, Now Under Treatment in Dhaka
Md Arifur Rahman Shanto, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Jamalganj upazila in Sunamganj, made two consecutive posts on Facebook. In one he wrote, 'Sh…
Two Under-Trial Prisoners Die at Dhaka Central Jail, Relatives Create Uproar at Hospital
Two under-trial prisoners have died in separate incidents at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj. One of them is believed to have died of a stroke; the o…
144 Flights Cancelled From Dhaka, 22,021 Passengers Stranded: Cancellations to Continue Until Security Situation Normalises
Cancellations of Saudi-bound flights from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport show no sign of stopping. The number of flights cancelled sin…
Awami League is not a pro-liberation force but a pro-hegemony force: ATM Azhar
The Awami League is not a force for the Liberation War but a force for hegemony, Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam has said. He made the…
Teenage girl Samia dies after falling from BMU Hospital's eighth floor; father breaks down in grief
A teenage girl named Samia Nur (15) has died after falling from the eighth floor of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Hospital in the capital's Shah…
Midland Bank Launches Visa Signature Credit Card With Limit of Up to Tk 4 Million
Midland Bank has launched a new Visa Signature credit card for customers, combining premium lifestyle, travel, dining and payment benefits. The card w…