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Will nurture 'friendship' with all states, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Amid speculation about the foreign policy of the current interim government, which took over after the Awami League government was toppled in a mass movement, Chief Advisor Muhammad ... Read More


New IGP Baharul, DMP Commissioner Sajjat take charge

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Newly-appointed Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam and Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali have taken up their new posts. They took charge from the previo... Read More


BNP chief Khaleda Zia starts for Senakunja to attend Armed Forces Day event

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has set out for Senakunja in the Dhaka Cantonment, guarded by the army protocol, to attend the Armed Forces Day reception after 12 years. She left her Gu... Read More


Traffic in Mohakhali normalises after 5 hours of clashes, vandalism

Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Traffic in Dhaka's Mohakhali has returned to normal after five hours as drivers of battery-powered rickshaws left the area after chases and counter chases with law-enforcing agencies... Read More


Low likely to develop in southern Bay of Bengal: BMD

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast the formation of a low-pressure area in the southern Bay of Bengal. The weather system is likely to develop around Nov 25 but i... Read More


Battery-run rickshaw drivers block road in Dhaka's Dayaganj to protest ban

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Over 100 battery-run rickshaw drivers have taken to the streets in the capital's Dayaganj to protest the High Court decision banning the vehicles from the Dhaka Metropolitan Area. T... Read More


Five dead, 1,034 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Five more people have died of dengue while 1,043 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of pa... Read More


'Tensions simmer' as police enter Titumir College amid 'shutdown' protest

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- Students boycotting classes and examinations at Government Titumir College in Dhaka's Mohakhali have protested against a heavy police presence on the campus. In the face of the prot... Read More


One dead, 1,052 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- At least one person has died and 1,052 new patients have been hospitalised with dengue across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of patients hospitalised with the Aedes m... Read More


City residents suffer as Mohakhali blockade jams Dhaka traffic

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- The blockade of roads and rail lines in Dhaka's Mohakhali by students demanding Government Titumir College be converted into a university has led to heavy traffic congestion, leading... Read More