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Tahsif death: Police get 3 more days to question Disha

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- A Dhaka court has placed Jerika Tasnim Disha in custody for three more days for questioning in a case following the recovery of the body of former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif ... Read More


Journalist Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury detained

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Police have detained Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, a journalist and former information advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He was detained from the offices of broadcaster DBC i... Read More


'Ramayana' fever grips London's Trafalgar Square

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- With just a day left before the release of Nitesh Tiwari's "Ramayana" during Diwali, excitement surrounding the film has reached a fever pitch, with celebrations inspired by the mytho... Read More


10,000 police deployed in Mirpur: DMP

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- More than 10,000 police officers have been deployed across Mirpur to maintain order amid garment workers' protests, with the streets now clear of demonstrators, a senior Dhaka Metropo... Read More


SAU students clear Agargaon road, rally outside PWD office

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) have cleared a blockade of an Agargaon road and moved to the front of the Public Works Department. They had taken to the road ... Read More


PM meets senior Chinese Communist Party official

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Chinese Communist Party official Liu Haixing has met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka to discuss economic cooperation, the Rohingya crisis and political ties. Liu, minister of ... Read More


Workers take to streets by example as unions stay 'absent'

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Garment workers across industrial hubs have taken to the streets over low wages and rising living costs, often without union direction. Protests have spread from Mirpur and Gazipur t... Read More


BNP brings out several processions in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Police remain on alert in the capital's Mirpur area amid protests in different parts of the country by garment workers demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Meanwhile, BNP l... Read More


Summit LNG terminal shut, gas supply falls by 491mmcfd

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Gas supply across the country has fallen by 491 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) as the Summit LNG terminal in Moheshkhali remains shut for maintenance. Petrobangla had earlier sai... Read More


'250,000 ballots' hit by NY scanner glitch

Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The Big Questions Q1: Which national issues are having the greatest influence on competitive races? Answer: Rising living costs, inflation, housing, healthcare, food and fuel prices... Read More