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Government to restore khaki in phased overhaul of police uniform after two decades

Dhaka, May 4 -- The government has decided to change the Bangladesh Police uniform, bringing khaki back into service after around 22 years. Under the revised design, shirt colours for metropolitan an... Read More


Government moves to install CCTV on highways to curb road accidents

Dhaka, May 4 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said the government has initiated a phased plan to install CCTV cameras across national, regional, and district highways to b... Read More


Pro-Awami League lawyers allege obstruction in CDBA election nomination

Dhaka, May 4 -- Tensions have flared at the Chittagong District Bar Association (CDBA) following alleged prevention of a section of lawyers from buying nomination forms for the executive committee ele... Read More


Eastern University hosts workshop on human trafficking, migrant smuggling

Dhaka, May 4 -- Eastern University, in association with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, has organised a day-long workshop on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) ... Read More


Bangladesh reports 17 more 'measles' deaths in a day as toll climbs to 311

Dhaka, May 4 -- Bangladesh has recorded 17 more deaths of children from measles and related symptoms in the last 24 hours, bringing the toll from the outbreak to 311. According to the Directorate Gen... Read More


Police detain 40 suspected brokers in DMCH drive

Dhaka, May 4 -- Police have detained 40 people from Dhaka Medical College Hospital on suspicion of acting as brokers. Shahbagh Police chief Md Moniruzzaman said an anti-broker drive was carried out f... Read More


'Can't find a bed': As measles spreads, families wait at hospital doors

Dhaka, May 4 -- Eight-month-old Alif has been receiving oxygen through a tube. He lies in his grandfather's lap, barely moving. Measles rashes have spread across his body, leaving him exhausted. His ... Read More


Water levels in 7 rivers above danger level, flooding persists in Netrokona, Habiganj

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Water Development Board (WDB) has said water levels in seven rivers in northeastern Bangladesh are above their danger marks due t... Read More


Daffodil International University to host IAUP Global Conference 2026

Dhaka, May 4 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has been chosen to host the 2026 semi-annual meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP) in a first for South Asia.... Read More


Limon, killed while studying in the US, to be laid to rest next to grandparents in Jamalpur

Dhaka, May 4 -- A pall of mourning has descended on the Laldoba area of Jamalpur's Madarganj Upazila, the ancestral home of Zahid Ahamed Limon, the Bangladeshi student killed while pursuing higher stu... Read More