The Russian House in Dhaka hosted a seminar titled "Russian-Bangladeshi Tourism Cooperation: Prospects and Challenges" on Tuesday (June 24). The seminar was organized in collaboration with the Bangladeshi tourism magazine "Vromon." The event aimed to expand tourism

At least nine people were injured in a clash between two groups at the Nagar Bhaban of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) on Tuesday.  Two of the injured were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) with serious injuries. The injured have been identified as Monir

Singer Mainul Ahsan Noble has been granted bail in a case filed over the abduction and rape of a student from Eden Mohila College. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Meher Nigar Mahbub passed the bail order following a hearing on Tuesday (June 24). The development comes after Noble

A Dhaka court today ordered the freezing of overseas investments made by controversial businessman Mohammad Saiful Alam alias S Alam and his wife Ferjana Pervin. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order in response to three petitions filed by the

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjad Ali on Tuesday (June 24) said no form of mob justice will be tolerated in the city. He also warned police officers of disciplinary action if negligence showed in preventing such incidents. DMP Commissioner made the

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thunder showers accompanied by lightning flashes and temporary gusty winds across the country in the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am today (June 24). Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with lightning and

Members of law enforcement agencies in a drive have arrested a total of 1,797 people across country. Among the arrestees, 1,187 people are wanted in existing cases or under arrest warrants. The information was disclosed in a press release issued on Monday (June 23) by AIG (Media and

A Dhaka court has granted a four-day remand for former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda in a case filed by the BNP over alleged fraudulent parliamentary elections. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Monday (June 23) after hearing

Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, has been registered as a voter and received her smart card, according to Election Commission (EC). EC officials said that her information was collected during the ongoing house-to-house voter list update. 

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched raids at 13 district election offices across the country following allegations of harassment and irregularities in the issuance, correction, and processing of National Identity (NID) cards. The drive began on Monday (June 23), conducted by

Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) after detaining former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda in a case filed over allegedly holding farcical national elections have sought a 10-day remand. Sub-Inspector Shamsuzzoha Sarkar of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station has

Officials and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) began their prescheduled pen-down strike and sit-in protest at the agency's headquarters in Dhaka on Monday morning, demanding "logical reforms" and the removal of its current chairman. The demonstration,

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda was detained and handed over to the police by a group of angry locals in Dhaka’s Uttara area on Sunday (June 22) evening. According to Uttara West Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Hafizur Rahman, Huda has a case filed

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its report on Sunday (June 22) said the country has received dollar 1.86 billion (Tk 22,902 crore) in remittance during the first 18 days of June.  BB has revealed a detailed report in this regard today. According to report, from July 2024 to June

Election Commission (June 22) has issued transfer order of its six regional officials including Director and Deputy Secretary. The transfer was announced in a separate notification signed by EC Assistant Secretary Mohammad Shahidur Rahman on Sunday (June 22). In the order EC has

Two people were killed and at least seven others were injured after an auto-rickshaw, a covered van and a lorry hit a bus in Tarakanda areas of Mymensingh. The accident occurred on the Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Bagunda area of Tarakanda upazila around 11:30 am on Sunday (June 22).

Two people were killed in a road accident when a speeding dump truck rear-ended a container truck on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the Thakur Dighi Bazar area of Mirsharai early today (June 22). The accident occurred at 7:30 am in the Dhaka-bound lane near Thakur Dighi Bazar on the

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today forecast rain or thunder showers accompanied by lightning and temporary gusty winds in various parts of the country over the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00 am. According to the Met office bulletin, light to moderate rain or

Dhaka has been ranked 22nd among cities with the worst air quality, recording an AQI score of 72 at 10:15am on Sunday.  According to the AQI index, the city's air was classified as “moderate,” posing a light health risk, especially for sensitive individuals. The

A Dhaka court today sent former Additional IGP Md Iqbal Bahar to jail in connection with the 2023 murder of hawker Shahinur Begum during a student protest in Jatrabari. Police produced the former Additional IGP before the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) with a prayer for