Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Firefighters have battled for 50 minutes to control the fire that broke out in a shoe factory in Old Dhaka's Bangshal. The Fire Service and Civil Defence said a factory located on t... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- If all goes as planned, BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is poised to assume office as Bangladesh's next prime minister, completing a remarkable journey from years of exile to the very... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- A fire has broken out at Karwan Bazar timber market. Fire Service duty officer Shahjahan Hossain said the fire was reported around 10:30pm on Monday. "Eight units of the Fire Servi... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- The Chief Advisor's Principal Secretary M Siraz Uddin Miah has resigned. The chief advisor's press aide Shafiqul Alam said the Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette not... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has expressed full confidence in the implementation of the July National Charter following the formation of the new government. Spe... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- A Dhaka court has sent three alleged Bangladesh Chhatra League members to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act following their arrest at Dhanmondi 32. Metropolitan Magi... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- Authorities have readied 37 official vehicles for the incoming cabinet, with formal calls to prospective ministers scheduled for Tuesday morning. Additional vehicles remain on stand... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- As the curtain falls on the interim administration that governed Bangladesh for the past 18 months, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has reached the final days of his tenure. State news... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- At least seven people have been killed and 350 others injured in a wave of post-election violence that has swept across 26 districts since the results were announced, according to ri... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 16 -- New Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani has shared details of his preparations for conducting the swearing-in ceremony for the incoming cabinet. Speaking to reporters after being appoin... Read More