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Two arrested over harassment, assault of woman in Dhaka's Mirpur

Dhaka, March 26 -- Police have arrested two people for allegedly harassing a woman while she was purchasing shoes in Dhaka's Mirpur area. The suspects, 22-year-old Md Sifat and 26-year-old Sheikh Md ... Read More


Bangladesh Army blasts India Today's 'fabricated' report over coup plot

Dhaka, March 25 -- The Bangladesh Army has issued a rejoinder to a report carried by India Today implying that a coup d'etat was brewing against the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. The arti... Read More


Dhaka 'ready' for Yunus-Modi meeting on BIMSTEC sidelines, awaits Delhi's reply

Dhaka, March 25 -- The proposed meeting between Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit could help ease the ongoing "stagnation" in ... Read More


Army has no authority to interfere in politics, says NCP leader Nahid

Dhaka, March 22 -- National Citizens Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has said the army or any other state institution has no "authority to propose or make decisions" about politics. Speaking at an e... Read More


Passengers on cancelled Biman flight to London decry hotel accommodations

Dhaka, March 22 -- After a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight bound for London was forced to return to Dhaka, passengers were accommodated in several hotels across the capital, with some objecting to th... Read More


Interim government has no plans to ban Awami League, says Yunus

Dhaka, March 21 -- Muhammad Yunus has made it clear that the interim government that he heads has no intention of banning the Awami League. But the chief advisor said its leaders accused of grave cri... Read More


Man fatally shot outside Police Plaza in Gulshan

Dhaka, March 21 -- A man has been shot dead in front of the Police Plaza Concord Shopping Mall in Dhaka's Gulshan area. The deceased, 35-year-old Shumon, identified by a single name, was gunned down ... Read More


NCP Convener Nahid travelling to Patuakhali to meet family of 'gang rape' victim

Dhaka, March 20 -- Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) is travelling to Patukhali to meet the family of the college student who was allegedly gang raped in Patuakhali's Dumki. H... Read More


We will look into traders' problems with tariffs, says financial advisor

Dhaka, March 20 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has promised to look into the problems faced by the country's traders with customs procedures in the next budget. He said this in a meeting with re... Read More


ACC files two more cases against Putul

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two additional cases against Saima Wazed Putul, the daughter of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The cases allege "corruption and... Read More