The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Friday (April 19) arrested 27 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

A 25-year-old man was arrested in South Tripura district on Thursday evening while he was allegedly attempting to enter Bangladesh illegally, officials said on Friday.  The police identified the man as Ayan Alam and said that he claimed he was a “Pakistan-born Bangladeshi

Thirteen more members of the Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) entered Bangladesh through the Teknaf border of Cox's Bazar on Thursday to take refuge amid the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar security forces and the rebel Arakan Army (AA). Shariful Islam, public relations

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Thursday (April 18) said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has started work on building a future Bangladesh to fulfill the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.   The finance minister made this comments while

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections slated for the second phase on April 26, the Cachar district administration, in Assam has implemented a prohibitory order along its 33.6 km border with Bangladesh. This measure aims to curb infiltration, prevent cattle smuggling, and deter illegal

Several agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed between Dhaka and Bangkok during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Thailand from April 24 to 29, the foreign ministry said today (April 18).  At the invitation of her Thai

Bangladesh and India have agreed to boost cooperation in the areas of information, media, film, and television and significantly promote the people-to-people relations between the two neighboring countries. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat and Indian

A celebration marking Bangladesh's 54th Independence and National Day, along with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Bangladesh and the UAE, took place at Dubai's Raffles Hotel on Wednesday. The event was attended by diplomats, business leaders, and government

Well before the sun rises in Chapra, a small village in the northwest of Bangladesh, Mohammad Abdur Rouf is on his feet. He travels six miles to a neighboring village, where he joins hundreds of other people in line to play a carnival-style game. But instead of throwing darts at a wall

A Chattogram court today (April 18) awarded the death penalty to two men for killing three members of a family in the city's Biyazid Bostami Thana area 19 years ago.  The First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamal Hossain Sikdar delivered the verdict on Thursday

Rajshahi University's Mass Communication and Journalism Department Professor Dr Pradeep Kumar Pandey was sworn in as a member of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC). Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan administered the oath at Judges Lounge in Supreme Court around 11:30am today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 18) opened the two-day Livestock Services Week and Exhibition-2024. She formally opened the exhibition at the Old Trade Fair Ground at Sher-e-Banglanagar beside the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) here this morning.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours

Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum has secured a spot on Time magazine's prestigious list of the 100 most influential people, recognized for her excellent contributions to the realm of innovation. Tabassum, celebrated for her commitment to environmentally sustainable design,

Two persons including a singer were killed and three others injured when a bus ran over a CNG-driven auto-rickshaw at Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila on Thursday. The accident took place in Surma Setu area of the upazila this morning. The deceased were musician Pagal Hasan, 33, and

Bangladesh is preparing to introduce remote sensing and drones to detect crop damage caused by extreme weather events or diseases. Around 20 officers of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) are initially receiving training to learn how to use the state-of-the-art

The third phase of voting in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections will be held in 112 upazilas on May 29. Election Commission (EC) Secretary Zahangir Alam declared the schedule after the 31st meeting of the Commission at the Election Bhaban on Wednesday (April 17). The meeting

At least 80 Myanmar junta personnel have crossed into Bangladesh in three days amid fighting with the Arakan Army (AA). On Tuesday a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officer told The Irrawaddy that around 50 people arrived in a group that day while the others came in the past 24 hours.

A Chinese national died today (April 17) after falling from a building under construction in Narayanganj's Fatullah upazila. The accident took place at 9:30 am in Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area located at Shasangaon under the upazila.

At least 14 people were killed and 14 were injured in a collision involving a truck, a private car and an autorickshaw in Gabkhan bridge area of Jhalakathi district on Wednesday (April 17).  The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Jhalkathi