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Rain forecast in three divisions

Bangladesh, July 29 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain in Chattogram and a couple of other divisions in the country in the last week of July. However, there is little... Read More


'Grateful to have you all beside me,' says Beauty Rani

Bangladesh, July 29 -- After facing widespread online trolling over a video of herself walking in a sari to the tune of a song, schoolteacher Beauty Rani Pal has expressed gratitude to the people of B... Read More


Jamaat meets Election Commission, Gazi Nazrul issue also on agenda

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has held talks with the Election Commission on Wednesday as the electoral body prepares draft reforms to laws and regulations regarding local government election... Read More


International Crimes Tribunal not upholding international legal standards: HRW

Bangladesh, July 29 -- International rights group Human Rights Watch claims Bangladeshi authorities are "failing to uphold international standards" at the International Crimes Tribunal. In a statemen... Read More


Chattogram 'criminal' David Emon arrested in Jashore

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Police have arrested Mobarak Hossain Emon aka David Emon, an absconding suspect accused in several cases in Chattogram on charges of murder and extortion. He was arrested from ... Read More


Will 'surrender' if not arrested over Shapla Chattar case, says Latif Siddique

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Former Awami League presidium member and Liberation War veteran Abdul Latif Siddique will surrender before the International Crimes Tribunal if police do not arrest him in a cas... Read More


Allow MPO-listed teachers to contest local polls: Jamaat urges EC

Bangladesh, July 29 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the Election Commission (EC) to retain the eligibility of MPO-listed teachers to contest local government elections, arguing that disqualifying them wo... Read More


Ex-Bangladesh Bank deputy governor SK Sur gets 3-year jail term

Bangladesh, July 28 -- Former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur, also known as SK Sur Chowdhury, has been sentenced to three years in prison in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Co... Read More


Fire in South Africa's Queenstown kills six Bangladeshis, injures one

Bangladesh, July 28 -- A fire in eastern South Africa's Queenstown has left six Bangladeshis dead and one critically injured. Bangladesh's High Commissioner to Pretoria Shah Ahmed Shafi shared the in... Read More


Bangladesh records three dengue deaths as hospitalisations top 512

Bangladesh, July 28 -- Bangladesh has reported three more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, while 512 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease. The latest figures ... Read More