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Jummah prayers held outside Yunus's official residence Jamuna ahead of 'mass gathering'

Dhaka, May 9 -- Protesters who gathered in front of the State Guest House Jamuna, the official residence of the chief advisor, to continue pushing for the banning of the Awami League have offered Jumm... Read More


Bangladesh braces for three more days of scorching heat as severe heatwave likely

Dhaka, May 9 -- With a hot spell already leaving people drained, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) projects three more days of sweltering heat, which could intensify into a severe heatwav... Read More


NBR to lose authority to grant tax exemptions

Dhaka, May 9 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will no longer have the authority to grant tax exemptions in the industrial sector under a new proposal aligned with International Monetary Fund (IM... Read More


Swechchasebak League, Jubo League will be banned, says Advisor Asif

Dhaka, May 9 -- As protesters rallied outside Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's official residence demanding a ban on the recently deposed Awami League, Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyai... Read More


Ex-Narayanganj mayor Ivy sent to jail in garment worker murder case

Dhaka, May 9 -- Former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy has been sent to jail by a court after her arrest. She was presented to the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Moinuddin Ka... Read More


Ex-Narayanganj mayor Ivy taken to Kashimpur jail in Gazipur

Dhaka, May 9 -- Police have taken former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy to Kashimpur Women's Central Jail in Gazipur following a court order. She was brought to the jail around 2... Read More


Hasnat calls sit-in outside Yunus's residence demanding Awami League ban

Dhaka, May 9 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP) South unit, has called for a sit-in in front of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus's official residence demanding a ban o... Read More


Protesters gather outside Yunus's residence demanding Awami League ban

Dhaka, May 9 -- Several hundred protesters have rallied outside the official residence of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, demanding a ban on the Awami League, following a call from National Citizen Part... Read More


High Court reading verdict in Ramna Batamul bombing case

Dhaka, May 8 -- The High Court has begun reading its verdict in the case over the 2001 bomb attack on the Chhayanaut Bengali New Year event at Dhaka's Ramna Batamul. The bench of Justice Mustafa Zama... Read More


Ex-president Abdul Hamid leaves Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 8 -- Former president Abdul Hamid has left Bangladesh. He left on board a Thai Airways flight early on Thursday morning, according to a source in the police Special Branch (SB). SB chief ... Read More