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Brazil seeks to send processed beef, but Bangladesh wants cows

Dhaka, April 7 -- Brazil has shown interest in sending processed beef to Bangladesh. However, if there is a chance, Bangladesh would like to get cows for sacrifice on Eid-ul-Azha.State Minister for Co... Read More


Engineer dies 'by suicide' after 'killing' son at Dhaka home

Dhaka, April 7 -- After recovering the bodies of a man and his son from their home at Taltola in Dhaka, police have said the father died by suicide after killing the boy. The man, Moshiur Rahman, als... Read More


Short circuit sparked Bailey Road fire, gas leak spread it: Fire Service

Dhaka, April 7 -- A short circuit in an electric kettle at a tea and coffee shop on the ground floor of Bailey Road's 'Green Cozy Cottage' sparked the inferno that claimed 46 lives, according to the F... Read More


Four arrested over Tk 300m bank loans taken with 10 fake NID cards via fraud

Dhaka, April 7 -- Police have arrested four people, including a data entry operator of the Election Commission's NID wing, in connection with Tk 300 million bank loans taken by using fake national ID ... Read More


'Criminals' arrested, weapons recovered in hill district raid, says army chief

Dhaka, April 7 -- Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed says law enforcers have apprehended 'criminals' and recovered weapons in raids on the hill districts. "Everyone is working to their f... Read More


Body found in Banani DOHS house

Dhaka, April 6 -- Police have recovered a decomposing body from a home in Dhaka's Banani DOHS. The body of 55-year-old Alaul was found in a bathroom on the fifth floor of the building on Road No. 6 a... Read More


Bangladesh relaxes dress code for subordinate court judges, lawyers amid scorching heat

Dhaka, April 6 -- The judges and lawyers of subordinate courts are not required to wear black coats and gowns amid severe heat, the Supreme Court administration has said. The order issued by Chief Ju... Read More


In election manifesto, India's Congress party promises enhanced economic ties with Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 5 -- Congress party has promised to pay 'greater attention' to India's immediate neighbours in the foreign policy if it is elected in the general elections. The opposition party's Presid... Read More


Home minister to visit Bandarban Saturday after bank robberies, gunfight

Dhaka, April 5 -- Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will fly to Bandarban on Saturday to see the sites of bank robberies, abduction and a gunfight with separatist group the Kuki-Chin National Front. He ... Read More


Police strengthen security across Bangladesh after Bandarban bank robberies

Dhaka, April 5 -- Police have beefed up security across Bangladesh following three bank robberies and a gunfight with suspected separatists in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in two days. Additional Inspe... Read More