A Swedish national who attempted to enter Dubai on an expired passport and later “insulted” airport officials was deported with all the charges dropped against her. The Dubai Public Prosecution has completed investigations and closed the case, Esam Issa Al…
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday upheld a High Court order that granted six months bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed under the Special Powers Act in Cumilla.
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid the foundation stone of an underpass at a road adjacent to Shaheed Ramiz Uddin Cantonment School and College in the city.
Sylhet, Aug 12 – A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal was killed and two activists injured in a factional clash in Kumarpara area of the city on Saturday night.
Dhaka, Aug 11 – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the United Nations is strongly committed to listening to the voices of young people – and opening pathways for meaningful participation in decisions that affect them.
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday said arrested photographer Shahidul Alam’s claim of torture is yet another one of his false claims against the government.
Dhaka, Aug 11 – The Jatiya Party today signed a six-point agreement of understanding with Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish centring the ensuing 11th national election.
BNP candidate Ariful Haque Chowdhury has won Sylhet mayoral elections, beating Awami League candidate Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran by 6,196 votes, according to official results from the Election Commission.
A U.N. anti-discrimination committee raised concerns on Friday over China’s treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority, citing reports of mass detentions as it considered Beijing’s record over recent years.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Saturday announced that the ongoing Traffic Week will be extended by three more days to reinforce discipline on roads and highways.
Seven people, including former Foreign Minister Morshed Khan’s personal secretary and two policemen, have been arrested allegedly along with Phensidyl and Yaba tablets in Chattogram and Khulna.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seized six buses of Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan for plying the streets despite cancelation of its route permit by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA).
A case has been filed in connection with the incident of hitting the Home Minister’s car in front of National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area in the capital on Friday night.
Monsanto Co. says it will appeal a $289 million verdict a San Francisco jury ordered it to pay a former groundskeeper who claimed the company’s weed killer contributed to his terminal cancer.
BNP on Saturday urged the government to engage in talks with the party over the next general election with an open mind.
Sylhet, Aug 11 – Voting in two centres of Sylhet City Corporation election, in which voting was postponed due to various irregularities on July 30, is underway on Saturday to determine the mayor of the city corporation.
Dhaka, Aug 11 – Sexual violence against ethnic minority women is used as one of the main tools to force the people living in hills to migrate elsewhere leaving their ancestral lands, say experts and human right activists.
Dhaka, Aug 10 – Police has taken legal action against 1,13,423 vehicles and collected around Tk 3.78 crore as fines in separate drives against traffic rule violators across the country in last six days till Friday.
Dhaka, 10 Aug – Actress Kazi Nowshaba Ahmed has been remanded for second spell of two days in a case filed under the Information, communication and Technology Act (ICT) on Friday.
Dhaka– Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary said here today they have already identified the people responsible for creating anarchy capitalising recent student protest over demand of road safety in Chandpur.
Dhaka – BNP on Friday demanded changes in the draft Road Transport Bill approved by the Cabinet in consultation with experts to ensure safe roads as per demands of the students.
Dhaka – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj early Friday.
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a drive arrested a man along with 624 gold bars, weighing some 73 kg, from Shikarpur border point in Sharsha upazila in Benapole on Thursday night.
Munshiganj, Aug 10 (UNB) – A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Purbakumarbhog in Louhajang Upazila early Friday.
Yangon, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar sharply rejected an attempt by the International Criminal Court to consider the country’s culpability for activities that caused 700,000 minority Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh for safety last year.
Dhaka, Aug 9 – Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested 9 people, including government officials on charges of digital fraud in admission test of the bank and government jobs also BCS examinations. They were arrested on Wednesday night in separate…
Dhaka, Aug 9 – The High Court on Thursday ordered the home secretary to make arrangements for further examining on whether noted detained photographer Shahidul Alam was tortured physically or mentally in the custody of detective branch.
Dhaka, Aug 9 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday fixed August 12 for passing to pass an order on a petition filed by the government seeking a stay on the High Court order that granted bail…
Dhaka, Aug 9 – A total of 69 leading academics, lawyers, rights activists, filmmakers, media personalities and cultural activists of Bangladesh in a joint statement have demanded the government to stop repression on students, academics, journalists and human rights activists…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a High Court order directing the owners of ‘Jabal-e-Noor Paribahan’ to provide Tk 5 lakh within one week to each family of the two students who were killed in a…