Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 189
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning...
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Yunus seeks Dhaka-Baku direct flight to boost ties
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday agreed to increase connectivity with Azerbaijan to boost trade and commerce and increase the exchange of scholarship programmes for students.
Sylhet Sramik League granted bail hours after arrest
A leader of the transport workers鈥� union and Awami League affiliated labour organisation Bangladesh Sramik League was granted bail on Tuesday, hours after he was arrested in cases filed for attacking rallies by of students and people in July-August.聽
Man, son sent to jail for raping domestic worker
A court on Tuesday evening sent a man and his son to jail for allegedly raping a domestic worker in Chariakandi village under Salanga Thana in Sirajganj.
Elderly man arrested for raping boy
An elderly man was arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old boy at Baghmara upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday evening.
Buses attacked at Uttara over SSC student鈥檚 death in road crash
Unidentified attackers on Tuesday afternoon vandalised several buses, including a Dhaka University bus, in the Uttara鈥檚 Azampur area of the capital.
Foreign birds allegedly looted from mini zoo in overnight raid in city
A group of young people reportedly stormed the Fikamoli Centre, where a licensed mini zoo is located in the capital鈥檚 Hatirpool area, and looted foreign birds while also demanding extortion money during an overnight raid between...
25 Bangladeshi workers reach South Korea under MoU
The first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached South Korea in line with a recent bilateral deal on recruitment of workforce from the South Asian nation to the East Asian country, an official press release said on Tuesday.
Ex-minister Mozammel sued for amassing illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against former liberation war affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque on charges of amassing illegal wealth.
Five cops assaulted during drive in Feni, 3 held
Five police personnel were injured in an attack allegedly by a mob during a drive to arrest a suspected drug trader in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni Monday night.
SAU holds training on outcome-based education聽
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Sylhet Agricultural University on Tuesday organised a daylong training programme on outcome-based education on the campus.
CPA signs lease agreement with Al-Hidaayah Int鈥檒 School
Chittagong Port Authority signed a lease agreement with Al-Hidaayah International School, a reputed English medium school in the city on Monday as part of its social responsibility and creating a better future for the children of the port authority鈥檚...
Over 50 injured in clash for Tk 50聽聽
At least fifty people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj on Tuesday morning over an altercation of repaying only Tk fifty.
Release of 11 pro-AL lawyers halted as SC stays bail orders
The jail authorities on Tuesday halted the release of 11 pro-Awami League lawyers after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court had stayed their bail in a case related to the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising.
Political parties urge simplified method for overseas voters
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the government move to make arrangements for Bangladeshi expatriates to vote from abroad, while at the same time voiced reservations citing technical and institutional challenges...