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Bangladeshi arrested in US over 'police impersonation scam'

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A suspected member of an organised fraud ring has been arrested in the United States over allegations of extorting money by posing as a law enforcer over the phone. The expatriate B... Read More


Elderly woman hacked to death, teenage granddaughter 'raped' and killed in Pabna

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her teenage granddaughter from Pabna's Ishwardi Upazila. The 65-year-old grandmother's bloodied body was found in her home's courtyar... Read More


Coalition of NGOs unveils roadmap to overhaul schooling, exam systems

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE), a civil society network working to promote quality education for all, has proposed making education compulsory and tuition-free up to eigh... Read More


Drone attack at Kuwait airport injures Bangladeshi worker, embassy says

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- A Bangladeshi worker has been injured in a drone attack at Kuwait International Airport amid escalating tensions linked to the Iran conflict. The incident occurred on Saturday, and ... Read More


Bangladesh government provides accommodation for stranded passengers after Middle East flight cancellations

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- The government has announced emergency overnight accommodation for passengers whose flights from Bangladesh were cancelled due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Min... Read More


NCP to leverage local polls as 'stepping stone' for grassroots expansion

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has urged his party activists to take the electioneering opportunity for the upcoming local government elections to strengthen the p... Read More


50 injured as supporters of ex-UP chairman, member clash in Habiganj

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- More than 50 people, including policemen, have been injured in a clash between supporters of a former Union Parishad chairman and a sitting member in Habiganj's Ajmiriganj over a pre... Read More


Guterres invokes UN Charter to slam US-Israel strikes and Iranian retaliation

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recent military escalation in the Middle East, noting that US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's retaliatory attacks under... Read More


Sabur Khan joins global education leaders at ACE 2026 conference in Washington

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Md Sabur Khan, the founder and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Daffodil International University (DIU), has participated in the ACE 2026 Annual Conference held in Washington, DC... Read More


Mushfiqur Rahim stranded at Jeddah airport amid Middle East conflict

Dhaka, Feb. 28 -- Mushfiqur Rahim has been left stranded at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport while returning from Umrah following US and Israeli strikes on targets in Iran. The former na... Read More