The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed charge-sheet in a graft case against suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Partha Gopal Bonik. Investigation officer (IO) a... Read more
Police arrested a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of ruling Awami League, from Uttara area of the capital on Friday in a money laundering case. The arrestee... Read more
A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast has split into two, its Japanese operator said Sunday. The bulk carrier MK Wakashio ran agroun... Read more
The Sherpur beggar, who has earned praise for providing his savings for helping Covid-19-hit people, has drawn the attention of the Prime Minister and is going to receive a modern house as a... Read more
Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare platform, on Tuesday demanded the withdrawal of the increased fares of buses and minibuses as the transport owners are not maintaining the he... Read more
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Sunday said mobile courts will be operated from August 16 to keep the dengue situation under control by destro... Read more
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said that the government will review the overall situation, including the flood’s impact on aush and aman paddy, before deciding to import ri... Read more
At least 242 people have lost their lives in 201 road accidents during Eid rushes while 331 others were injured. Passengers’ welfare association Jatri Kalyan Samity came up with the figure i... Read more
A pleasure trip has turned into a tragedy as 17 people drowned after a trawler capsized in the Gobindasri Rajali Kanda haor under Madan upazila of Netrakona district. The trawler, carrying a... Read more
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday filed a case against the expelled general secretary of Jubo Mohila League’s Narsingdi district unit Shamima Nur Papia, and her husband Mofizur Rah... Read more
Bangladesh Railway has started transporting sacrificial animals through freight trains ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The first freight train with 261 sacrificial animals started from Jamalpur at 8:3... Read more
Poaching of the famed spotted deer has by now become a fixture violating the Sundarbans ecosystem, beyond the reach of state-led, often multilateral initiatives to clamp down on this transna... Read more
The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Sunday expressed concern over forced leave of 11 New Nation journalists and urged the authorities to pay their arrears and salaries immediately. It also de... Read more
DEEPAK KUMAR ACHARJEE: The members of the Bangladesh Army are at war with coronavirus to save thousands of lives across the country under the ongoing ‘Operation COVID Shield’ since March 25... Read more
A three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur. Locals said the SESDP Model High Sch... Read more
The government has appointed Dr Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam as the new director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The Ministry of Health issued a notificat... Read more
The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases rose to 7,046 in the division as 156 more new patients were reported positive in the last 24 hours. The newly detected COVID-19 patients are 91 in... Read more
The government on Sunday cancelled the accreditation card of Regent Group Chairman Md Shahed alias Shahed Karim, who was arrested and put on 10-day remand on charge of issuing fake Covid-19... Read more
Police today said Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed Karim was found to have kept mark of his evil skills in education and several other sectors apart from health as he was now being quiz... Read more
Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Rear Admiral Mohammad Shaheen Iqbal has been appointed as the new Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) on Saturday. His appointment will come into effect on... Read more
