Testimonies in three cases against Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted PM, family to begin Monday
Testimonies in three separate corruption cases against Bangladesh鈥檚 ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina are scheduled to begin in Dhaka on Monday.
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Dengue death toll crosses 100 this year as three more patients die
The death toll from dengue crossed 100 in the country this year, as at least three more people died of the mosquito-borne viral fever, with 448 hospitalisations in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning...
BGB-BSF confce begins in Dhaka on Aug 25
The 56th director general-level conference between the Border Guard Bangladesh and the Indian Border Security Force will be held from August 25 to August 28 at the BGB headquarters in Dhaka.
NCC begins talks with experts over implementing July Charter
The National Consensus Commission on Sunday began dialogue with political science and law experts to find pathways to implement the under-drafting July Charter.
Election Commission publishes draft list with 45,71,216 new voters
The Election Commission has published the draft voter list for 2025 -- after carrying out an extensive update -- disclosing a total of 12,61,70,900 registered voters nationwide as of June 30.
Army seize 1,100 locally made weapons, arrest nine at Dhaka New Market
The Bangladesh Army on Saturday night recovered about 1,100 sharp weapons, including samurai swords, machetes, Chinese axes, local axes, knives, and meat hammers, conducting a raid at several shops in the capital鈥檚 New Market area and arrested nine people over their involvement in selling and supplying such weapons...
40,000 body cameras to be procured for February election
The interim government has decided to procure at least 40,000 body-worn cameras for the police with the aim of increasing security at polling centres during the 13th national elections expected to be held next February...
Dhaka sees 鈥榟ealthy air quality鈥� for second consecutive day
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 80th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 47 at about 10:00am on Sunday morning...
BDPF demands establishment of education reform commission
In commemoration of the 2024 July uprising anniversary, the Bangladesh Doctors鈥� Platform in Finland has recently held an online discussion titled Democracy and Education Reform are Woven from the Same Thread.
Fisheries DG calls for ensuring sustainable fish harvesting from sea
Director general of the Department of Fisheries Md Abdur Rouf in Patuakhali on Saturday said that the government had taken steps to ensure a sustainable fish harvesting from the sea for the sake of future generations.
DU rover scouts initiation camp under way in Gazipur
After a long 50 years, the initiation camp of Dhaka University Rover Scout Group is being held outside the university campus.
Bodies of two among 8 missing fishermen recovered in Chattogram
The bodies of two fishermen, who were among eight missing after a fishing trawler capsized near the outer anchorage of Chattogram port in the Bay of Bengal, were recovered at Patenga around 5:30pm on Saturday.
Locals block Dhaka-Ctg highway as road accident kills minor boy
Protesting at the death of a small boy in a road accede`nt, local people in Munshiganj blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram national highway at Gazaria upazila on Saturday.
Dhaka-Barishal highway blocked
Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Barishal highway was suspended on Saturday as students blocked the highway for the third consecutive day on Saturday to press home their three-point demand.
AGM Shamsul Kamal dies
The founding chief executive officer of the Chittagong Stock Exchange and the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited AGM Shamsul Kamal died at the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday.