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8 workers burnt in Dhaka steel mill blast

Dhaka, April 1 -- Eight workers have been burnt in an explosion at a steel mill called RMM in Shyampur under Dhaka's Kadamtali Thana. The injured have been taken to the National Burn Institute. The ... Read More


Arrest warrant against Ctg MP Gias Quader's two sons over apartment grabbing charges

Dhaka, April 1 -- A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant for four people, including two sons of Chattogram-6 MP Gias Uddin Quader Chowdhury, for allegedly beating up an industrialist's wife and ch... Read More


14 Bangladeshi fishermen captured by 'Arakan Army' return home

Dhaka, April 1 -- Fourteen Bangladeshi fishermen captured from the Naf River estuary in Cox's Bazar by the Arakan Army insurgent group from Myanmar have returned home after their release. They arrive... Read More


Measles vaccine drive from Sunday, says health minister

Dhaka, April 1 -- Bangladesh is launching a measles vaccination programme from next Sunday, says Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain. He also said that leave for all health w... Read More


27,300 tonnes of diesel arrive in Ctg, two more fuel ships coming

Dhaka, April 1 -- The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is continuing its import activities to maintain regular fuel supply across the country despite the ongoing war in the Middle East. A ship ... Read More


Six killed in separate road accidents on Dhk-Ctg Highway in Cumilla

Dhaka, April 1 -- Six people, including a schoolboy, have been killed and five others injured in four road accidents on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Cumilla. The crashes took place mostly due to r... Read More


Iran envoy hopeful six Bangladeshi ships will pass Hormuz soon

Dhaka, April 1 -- Iranian Ambassador to Dhaka Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has expressed hope that six Bangladeshi ships caught in the Persian Gulf amid the ongoing war in the Middle East will pass through... Read More


US court allows probe to demand Jewish staff list at University of Pennsylvania

Dhaka, April 1 -- In a ruling that has stirred controversy, a US federal judge has allowed the Trump administration's inquiry into alleged antisemitism at the University of Pennsylvania to proceed, de... Read More


Government proposes parliamentary committee for constitutional reform

Dhaka, April 1 -- The ruling party has proposed forming a special parliamentary committee to coordinate constitutional amendments, including all parties and independent members. The Opposition, howev... Read More


Eviction drive to clear Dhaka's footpaths

Dhaka, April 1 -- The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has begun an eviction drive to free the footpaths and streets of Dhaka from illegal encroachment. The drive, which began ... Read More