Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said that the ‘Cyber Security Ordinance 2025’ will be announced this week following approval by the council of advisers. Speaking at a press briefing today after the council meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Dr Nazrul said

A Dhaka court today ordered the confiscation of lands, three flats, a seven-storey under-construction building, and six bank accounts belonging to former Air Force chief Shaikh Abdul Hannan. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain passed the order following a petition

The High Court on Tuesday (May 6) asked the government to explain why Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta should not be granted bail in a case linked to the killing of a man during the student-led mass uprising on August 5, 2024. The bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice KM

A Sylhet court on Tuesday (May 6) sentenced three people to death in the sensational murder case of Advocate Shamsul Islam. Division Special Judge Md Shahadat Hossain Pramanik delivered the verdict in the packed courtroom. The condemned convicts are Masud alias Masud Ahmed Chowdhury

The government on Tuesday (May 6) announced a 10-day holiday for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The decision came during a meeting of the Advisory Council held at the Secretariat, with the Chief Adviser in the chair.  The development was shared on the verified Facebook page of Chief

The Press Wing of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser on Tuesday rejected a recent report by Indian newspaper The Hindu that claimed the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus has targeted 640 journalists over the past eight months. In a post on its verified Facebook page, CA

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast mainly dry weather with temporary partly cloudy skies across most parts of the country over the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00am on Tuesday (May 6). However, isolated rain or thundershowers accompanied by lightning and

A Chattogram court on Tuesday (May 6) ordered that Sanatani Jagaran Jote spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari be shown arrested in four separate cases, including one for obstructing police duties. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate SM Alauddin issued the order following a

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued parking instructions ahead of the return of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka this morning (May 6) following medical treatment in London. In a press release issued on Monday,

A fire that broke out at the basement of Capital Siraj Center, a shopping mall in the capital’s Shantinagar area, has been brought under control.  However, a total of 18 people trapped inside the building were rescued. The Fire Service received the fire alert at 6:45pm on

A fire broke out on Monday evening at the Capital Siraj Center, a multi-storey shopping complex located in the Shantinagar area of Bailey Road in the capital. The blaze was reported to the Fire Service and Civil Defence at 6:45pm, said Shahjahan Shikder, officer of the agency’s

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on eight individuals, including Arif Ahmed Soni, the grandson of prominent businessman Saiful Alam of S. Alam Group, amid an ongoing corruption inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The order was issued on Monday (May 5) by Dhaka

A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) along the Madla border in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria on Sunday night (May 4). The deceased was identified as Shakib Mia, 18, son of Motaleb Mia from Madla village under Bayek Union. His body was brought

The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kalabagan Police Station and two sub-inspectors (SIs) have been withdrawn over allegations of demanding a large sum of money as extortion and threatening to frame someone in a false case. The withdrawn officers are OC Moktaruzzaman and SIs Belal Hossain

European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has said that the timing of the national election is entirely up to the Government of Bangladesh.  However, he underscored that the EU also recognises the need for electoral reforms. He made the remarks on Monday (May

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast predominantly dry weather across the country over the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00am on Monday (May 5). In its latest bulletin, the BMD said skies are expected to remain partly cloudy, with isolated rain or thundershowers

At least 54 individuals have been arrested in connection with an attack on the vehicle of Hasnat Abdullah, a senior organiser of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP), in Gazipur on Sunday evening. According to police and eyewitnesses, Abdullah, who is also affiliated with the

A compartment of the Banalata Express, the only non-stop intercity train on the Rajshahi-Dhaka route, derailed early Monday as it was entering Rajshahi Railway Station, disrupting services on the Rajshahi–Chapainawabganj line. The derailment occurred around 7:00 am, shortly after

A Chittagong court has ordered that Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagran Jote, be shown arrested in connection with the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif. Chittagong Metropolitan Magistrate SM Alauddin issued the order on Monday (May

All five people injured in a gas leak explosion in Gazipur have died, with the last victim, a 10-year-old girl named Tanjila, succumbing to her injuries on Sunday night. Dr Md Shaon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery, confirmed her death.