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Vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz before Iran war reach Chattogram with LNG, LPG

Dhaka, March 7 -- A fleet of 15 vessels that crossed the Strait of Hormuz just before the outbreak of the Iran-Israel war has begun arriving at Chattogram Port, providing a temporary reprieve for the ... Read More


UPDF claims member 'shot dead' by JSS in Khagrachhari

Dhaka, March 7 -- A member of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF) has allegedly been shot dead in the Panchari Upazila of Khagrachhari. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Apon Trip... Read More


5-member probe committee formed to investigate IU teacher Runa's murder

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Islamic University (IU) administration has formed a five-member committee to investigate the murder of Asma Sadia Runa, the social welfare department chairman who was stabbed to ... Read More


5-member committee formed to investigate IU teacher Runa's murder

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Islamic University (IU) administration has formed a five-member committee to investigate the murder of Asma Sadia Runa, the social welfare department chairman who was stabbed to ... Read More


Narsingdi girl was murdered by stepfather after 'gang-rape', police say

Dhaka, March 7 -- The stepfather of a teenage girl, whose body was found in a mustard field in Narsingdi's Madhabdi, has confessed in court to murdering her to cover up a previous gang-rape, according... Read More


Power minister says no fuel shortage despite Middle East war, two oil tankers due on Mar 9

Dhaka, March 7 -- Bangladesh has sufficient fuel reserves and there is no reason for public concern despite the ongoing war in the Middle East, according to Power Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood. Speak... Read More


Khelafat Majlis chief Mamunul alleged 'election engineering', demands judicial probe

Dhaka, March 7 -- Khelafat Majlis chief Mamunul Haque has called for a judicial inquiry into what he called "planned engineering" in last month's parliamentary polls. Speaking at a regular meeting of... Read More


Health minister finds half the doctors absent during surprise visit to Narsingdi hospital

Dhaka, March 7 -- Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain has made a surprise visit to the Palash Upazila Health Complex in Narsingdi, where he found more than half of the doctors and staff absent. T... Read More


Four held under anti-terror law during march to Dhanmondi 32

Dhaka, March 7 -- Police have detained four people and sent them to court in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act after they attempted to pay tribute at Dhanmondi Road No. 32 to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh... Read More


BAT posts lowest dividends in its history as its profits plummet

Dhaka, March 7 -- British American Tobacco (BAT), the country's largest tobacco company, is paying only 30 percent cash dividends to shareholders after a collapse in profits. This means shareholders ... Read More