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Gunmen kill 22 on Pakistan highway
12:44 PM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayGunmen shot and killed at least 22 people in southwest Pakistan on Monday, after forcing them out of vehicles and checking their ethnicity, government officials said, in an attack claimed by separatists...
Meeting, rally near CA's residence, secretariat banned
12:35 PM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DMP, has imposed a ban on all kinds of meeting, rally, procession and demonstration near the Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's official residence Jamuna and the Secretariat until further notice...
Musapur regulator breaches, panic in Noakhali
12:09 PM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayTwenty-three vent regulator in Musapur Union of Companiganj in Noakhali has broken due to heavy rains and upstream flows, causing widespread panic in Companiganj, Kabirhat of Noakhali and the adjacent areas of Feni's Sonagazi and Daganbhuiyan...
Endrick scores on Madrid debut in win over Valladolid
12:02 PM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayEndrick scored on his Real Madrid debut as Carlo Ancelotti's side secured their first La Liga victory of the season with a hard-fought home win against Real Valladolid...
Narayanganj tyre factory still burning
11:44 AM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayA fire that broke out in a tyre manufacturing factory in Rupganj of Narayanganj on Sunday night remained uncontrolled. Kakali Akter, control room duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters...
Govt suspends firearm licenses issued to civilians in 15yrs
11:16 AM, 26 Aug 2024 MondayThe government has suspended the license of firearms issued to civilians...
Gold price hits record high of Tk 1.27 lakh per bhori
10:09 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has raised the price of gold by Tk 1,936 to Tk 1,27,942 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market...
Flood death toll rises to 20, over 5.2 million affected
09:23 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayDeath toll in the devastating flood has risen to 20 as deaths of two more people in Cumilla were reported on Sunday...
Fair, participatory polls to be held after necessary reforms: Yunus
08:36 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said a free, fair and participatory election will be held in the country after necessary reforms to administration, judiciary, the Election Commission (EC), electoral system and law-order sector...
Bank accounts of Exim Bank chairman, wife frozen
07:59 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked banks to freeze the accounts of Exim Bank Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and his wife Nasrin Islam...
Israel strikes Lebanon, says thwarted large-scale Hezbollah attack
07:13 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayIsrael launched air strikes into Lebanon on Sunday, saying that it had thwarted a large-scale Hezbollah attack, while the Lebanese group announced its own cross-border raids to avenge a top commander's killing...
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
06:14 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayTelegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris...
Prof Yunus greets Tigers over historic Test win against Pakistan
05:25 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday extended heartiest congratulations to the national cricket team for a historic Test win against Pakistan...
46th BCS written tests postponed
05:05 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayThe written examinations of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service, BCS, scheduled to begin on August 28 have been postponed for an indefinite period, citing unavoidable reasons...
New law forces Afghan women to cover faces, men to grow beards
04:31 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayThe Afghan Taliban have formally codified a set of morality laws this week, mandating that women cover their faces and men grow beards, while also prohibiting car drivers from playing music, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Hasina, Gen Aziz sued over custodial death of BDR carnage accused
04:20 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayThirteen individuals, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Director General of the Border Guard Bangladesh General Aziz Ahmed were sued on Sunday over the death of Abdur Rahim, an accused in the BDR carnage case, in jail...
Former MP Golap held
03:47 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayPolice detained former lawmaker and Awami League’s publicity and publication secretary, Abdus Sobhan Miah alias Golap, from Nakhalpara in Dhaka on Sunday afternoon...
No forced resignations in edn institutions: Wahiduddin
03:24 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayEducation Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud emphasised on Sunday that no one should be forced to resign from their positions in educational institutions...
23 gates of Musapur regulator opened, rapid water discharge underway
03:02 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayIn response to the severe flooding in Noakhali, 23 gates of the Musapur regulator in Companyganj have been opened, allowing more than 750 cubic meters of water to be discharged every second.
Yunus asks China to relocate solar panel plants to Bangladesh
01:52 PM, 25 Aug 2024 SundayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country's green transition and exports.