8 gold bars seized at Sylhet airport

Customs officials at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet seized eight gold bars, weighing around 933 grammes, from an abandoned bag on a flight from Dubai.
14 February 2025, 13:09 PM

Chief adviser returns home after attending summit in Dubai

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus returned home today after concluding his visit to the United Arab Emirates where he attended the World Governments Summit.
14 February 2025, 12:15 PM

Security tightened around Ijtema venue

Security measures have been tightened around the Ijtema venue in Gazipur’s Tongi as Muslim devotees gather for the second phase of Biswa Ijtema, Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Nazmul Karim Khan said today
14 February 2025, 11:54 AM

5 held with yaba pills, hemp in Pirojpur

Police have arrested five drug dealers with yaba pills, hemp and cash in separate drives in Pirojpur Sadar sub-district.
14 February 2025, 11:10 AM

2 killed in Mymensingh road accident

Two persons were killed and one other was injured as a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided head on with a human hauler in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka sub-district.
14 February 2025, 10:47 AM

Low prices frustrate Gadkhali florists in Jashore

Growers of Gadkhali village in Jashore’s Jhikargachha sub-district are disappointed as flowers are selling cheap.
14 February 2025, 08:51 AM

Chief adviser concludes visit to UAE

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus concluded his visit to the United Arab Emirates today after attending the World Governments Summit in the city of Dubai
14 February 2025, 07:11 AM

Yunus, Musk discuss bringing Starlink in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus had an extensive discussion with Elon Musk to explore future collaboration and to make further progress in introducing Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh
13 February 2025, 19:29 PM

Former BCL leader killed in Gaibandha

A former leader of the now banned Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death in broad daylight in Gaibandha’s Sadullapur upazila this afternoon..Abdullah Al-Mamun Mondal, 30, was the son of Abdul Mannan Mondal from Khamarpara village under the upazila..According to police and locals, M
13 February 2025, 19:28 PM

Mass uprising victims: Another body handed over to family after six months

The body of 20-year-old Mohammad Hasan, killed during the mass uprising, was handed over to his family yesterday evening from the Dhaka Medical College (DMC) morgue
13 February 2025, 19:25 PM

Protesters rename Narail's Sheikh Russel Bridge

The nameplate of Sheikh Russel Bridge over the Chitra River in Narail’s Puratan Ferry Ghat area has been destroyed and renamed by protesters
13 February 2025, 19:24 PM

Niko Graft Case: Verdict on Feb 19

A Dhaka court yesterday set February 19 to deliver the judgement in connection with the Niko graft case filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema begins today

Thousands of devotees yesterday began gathering on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi for the 2nd phase of Biswa Ijtema.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Yunus, Musk discuss bringing Starlink to Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus had an extensive discussion with Elon Musk to explore future collaboration and to make further progress in introducing Starlink satellite internet service in Bangladesh.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

National consensus panel formed

The government yesterday formed a seven-member National Consensus Commission to review and adopt the recommendations submitted by the six key reform commissions.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Hasina’s extradition: Dhaka already sent necessary docs to Delhi

Dhaka has sent a set of relevant documents to New Delhi as part of a formal request seeking the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Grit amid resistance from Muslim League

Despite the petition by opposing groups demanding Urdu as the state language, the intense wave of the Language Movement swept through Kishoreganj in 1948.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

‘We’ll review nat’l security policies’

Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday announced that they will hold discussions on national security policies, including the potential abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion and restrictions on the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Batons and water cannons used to disperse protesters

Police charged batons and used water cannons yesterday to disperse protesters demanding the reinstatement of 6,531 assistant teacher appointments in government primary schools.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Aynaghar: what happened to those still missing?

With three of the secret detention centres finally unveiled, the families of the forcibly disappeared are faced with a difficult reality -- the loved ones they had been waiting for years are not there. 
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM