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Two BPC directors made "OSDs"

Dhaka, March 6 -- Two directors of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have been made Officers on Special Duty (OSDs) for "negligence of duty". They were transferred and attached to the Minist... Read More


Two BPC directors transferred

Dhaka, March 6 -- Two directors of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have been transferred with immediate effect. They were attached to the Ministry of Public Administration in separate orde... Read More


Lawyer held after wife's burnt body found at Jamalpur home

Dhaka, March 6 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has been detained after his wife was allegedly killed and her body set on fire at their home in Jamalpur. The incident occurred in the early hours of Friday i... Read More


10 injured in Uttara gas explosion

Dhaka, March 6 -- Ten people, including women and children, have suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion at a house in Dhaka's Uttara. The explosion occurred around 4am on Friday at a building on t... Read More


Bangladesh embassy in Bahrain urges expats to stay alert amid Middle East tensions

Dhaka, March 6 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain has advised expatriates to stay cautious amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. On Thursday, the embassy said in a notice that the security situati... Read More


BGB on high alert as Middle East crisis triggers oil smuggling fears

Dhaka, March 6 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified patrols and surveillance along the Jashore border to prevent fuel smuggling amid rising global oil prices triggered by the escalating co... Read More


Wave of explosions reverberate over Tel Aviv

Dhaka, March 6 -- Iranian missiles triggered a series of explosions across Tel Aviv on Friday, The Guardian reports. Israel's emergency services say they visited several damaged sites but reported no... Read More


Comilla University teacher assaulted, robbed of Tk 100,000, dumped on roadside

Dhaka, March 6 -- Abdur Razzak Sohel, a teacher in Comilla University's Department of Mass Communication, has been assaulted and robbed by a group of people while waiting to travel to Dhaka. Cumilla ... Read More


PM Tarique talks of cooperation at iftar with diplomats

Dhaka, March 6 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has expressed the hope that Bangladesh and the international community will move forward together on a "path of peace, development and prosperity" throu... Read More


Ramadan demand drives beef, broiler prices as traders take advantage

Dhaka, March 6 -- Despite steady supply, the prices of beef and broiler chicken remain high in Dhaka's kitchen markets as Ramadan enters its second week. On the other hand, the prices of several vege... Read More