Freedom of speech must not be abused with misinformation: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to highlight the facts of any incident alongside protesting the spread of rumours and misinformation in the name of freedom of speech.
2 November 2020, 09:56 AM

Cabinet approves 22 public holidays in 2021; eight fall on weekends

Eight out of 22 public holidays will fall on the weekends next year.
2 November 2020, 09:19 AM

40 tonnes of govt fertiliser seized in Bogura

The local administration last night seized two trucks loaded with 40 tonnes of urea fertiliser on Bogura-Dhaka highway in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila.
2 November 2020, 09:00 AM

Digital Bangladesh Summit held virtually

Better Bangladesh Foundation recently held the Digital Bangladesh Summit 2020 virtually, focusing on digital transformation to support small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh.
2 November 2020, 08:59 AM

Malaysia-bound expat workers demonstrate in front of foreign ministry

Several thousand Malaysia-bound Bangladeshi expatriate workers started demonstrating in front of the foreign ministry since today morning, demanding that the government takes immediate measures to review their visa so that they can return to their workplaces in Malaysia.
2 November 2020, 08:02 AM

Girl held in Gazipur for ‘hurting religious sentiment’

A 17-year-old girl from Bogura was held in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir for allegedly hurting religious sentiment during a Facebook live yesterday.
2 November 2020, 07:59 AM

Lalmonirhat mob attack: 5 more arrested over brutal killing of Jewel

Five more people have been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel in Lalmonirhat.
2 November 2020, 07:16 AM

Money laundering: GK Shamim’s bodyguards denied bail

A Dhaka court today rejected bail petitions of seven bodyguards of GK Shamim, a top contractor of government projects, in a money laundering case.
2 November 2020, 07:15 AM

Two die in truck-covered van collision in Sirajganj

Two people were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a covered van in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj early today.
2 November 2020, 06:54 AM

Floods damage crops worth Tk 499 crore in Rangpur region

The recent floods in three phases damaged standing crops on 42,055 hectares of land causing production losses of 1,49,416 tonnes of crops worth Taka 499.16 crore this year in Rangpur agriculture region.
2 November 2020, 06:21 AM

Killing pregnant wife, 2-year-old daughter: Man executed in Kashimpur jail

A man has been executed at Kashimpur Central Jail-2 for killing his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter.
2 November 2020, 05:55 AM

Housewife murdered

A woman was tortured to death allegedly by her husband and in-laws over family feud at Char-Awtapara village in Ishwardi upazila early yesterday.
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Man held for raping step-daughter

Police yesterday arrested a man in connection with a case for raping his 15-year-old step-daughter in Bagerhat Sadar upazila on Saturday.
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Lalon’s shrine reopens after seven months

After seven months of closure, the shrine of Baul king Fakir Lalon Shah at Chheuria in Kushtia has been reopened for the Lalon followers and visitors.
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Floods leave Tangail lemon growers in utter despair

Lemon growers in Tangail have incurred huge losses after their lemon orchards were hit hard by the recent devastating and prolonged floods as well as heavy rains.
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

A green enclave called ‘Gaach Bari’

Everyone in Laxmandia village, in Shailakupa upazila, feels proud when visitors from faraway places come looking for “Gaach Bari” in their village.
1 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Inform law enforcers about spread of any rumour: Govt

The government today urged the country’s people not to pay heed to any rumours or any provocative speech.
1 November 2020, 17:20 PM

Journalist missing since Thursday found in unconscious state in Sitakunda

A journalist of a local news portal in Chattogram, who went missing on Thursday morning, was found in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila this evening.
1 November 2020, 15:17 PM

Dipu Moni asks public univs to adopt combined admission test despite their opposition

Education Minister Dipu Moni today called upon the authorities of different public universities to hold combined admission tests.
1 November 2020, 14:38 PM

Rooppur power plant scam: SC stays bail order for contractor Asif Hossain

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today stayed until November 8 a High Court order that granted bail to contractor Asif Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
1 November 2020, 13:08 PM