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Kamal, Nazrul among five shown arrested in murder case

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Five people, including former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder and former EXIM Bank chairman and NASSA Group chief Nazrul Islam Mazumder, have been shown arrested i... Read More


Transport shortage in Dhaka leaves commuters in the lurch

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Bus services in Dhaka have been severely disrupted as several transporters have halted operations, citing misgivings about the new counter-based ticketing system. The suspension affe... Read More


Four injured in oil tanker explosion in Barishal

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Four individuals have suffered severe burns after a barrel exploded aboard a fuel tanker navigating the Kirtankhola River in Barishal. Medical officials said the victims suffered bu... Read More


UN report: gunfire accounts for 78pc of protest deaths, reveals cause of Abu Sayed's death

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A United Nations investigation into the recent student-led mass movement in Bangladesh has revealed that 78 percent of the 1,400 people reportedly killed during the protests died fro... Read More


The parts of Dhaka that will see a 13-hour gas outage on Thursday

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A 13-hour gas outage is set to hit several parts of Dhaka from Thursday afternoon into the wee hours of Friday morning, according to the Titas Gas authorities. The outage will affec... Read More


16 Pakistani migrants feared to be among 65 dead in Libya boat capsize

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- As many as 16 Pakistanis are believed to be among the 65 illegal migrants who died after a boat capsized off the coast of Zawiya in northwestern Libya over the weekend. Prime Minist... Read More


Awami League members involved in enforced disappearances, murders will be tried: press secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- All Awami League leaders involved in enforced disappearances and killings will be brought to justice, while the fate of the party will be decided by "the people of Bangladesh", Chief... Read More


Nagad administrator Badiuzzaman Dider attacked following ACC raid

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The car of Badiuzzaman Dider, the administrator overseeing mobile financial service provider Nagad, has been attacked in Dhaka's Banani. The incident occurred on Banani Road No 12 o... Read More


BNP to kick off 9 days of rallies with programmes in six districts

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The BNP has kicked off its nationwide programme of 64 districts over nine days with events in six districts on Wednesday. Party programmes will be held in Khulna, Lalmonirhat, Siraj... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus urges accountability of human rights violators

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed the interim government's commitment to upholding the rule of law while welcoming a report issued by the United Nations. In a statement re... Read More