Home adviser Lt Gen, retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday the people would get benefit of bestowing magistracy power upon the army. ‘Police officials who are yet to
A recent report by Climate Central has revealed that Bangladesh is among the hardest-hit nations by climate change-driven extreme heat, with 119 million people-two-thirds of the population-exposed to at least
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, the founder and vice chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of laundering $83
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence on Wednesday evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the capital. ‘She
Professor Muhammad Yahia Akhtar, a retired professor from the department of political science at Chittagong University, has been appointed as the acting vice-chancellor of the university. In recent days, students
The metro rail services on the Agargaon-Motijheel section remained suspended since 9:40am on Wednesday due to the ‘technical glitch’ of the track. Officials of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited said
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday. ‘Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary
The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protections in the
AS THE final lap of the presidential election campaign comes to its close at midnight on September 18, there is no certainty about the outcome. The only certainty is that
The World Bank is committed to increasing lending to Bangladesh in this fiscal year to help the reform agenda of the Interim Government, its Country Director Abdoulaye Seck said on