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Two women returning from Eid break 'robbed' outside Mohammadpur home

Dhaka, June 1 -- Two women have allegedly been robbed outside their home in Mohammadpur upon returning to Dhaka after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. A video of the reported incident around 3am on Saturday... Read More


High Court employee found hanging inside Supreme Court complex

Dhaka, June 1 -- The body of a High Court employee has been recovered hanging inside the Supreme Court's Bijoy Ekattor Building in Dhaka. Shahbagh Police chief Moniruzzaman Khan said the body was fou... Read More


Diesel price kept unchanged to 'reduce pressure' on public: Amit

Dhaka, June 1 -- Despite the rise in fuel oil prices in the international market due to the West Asia crisis, the government has kept the price of diesel unchanged to reduce pressure on the public pur... Read More


Met Office warns hot, humid weather will persist until at least Thursday

Bangladesh, June 1 -- A mild heatwave sweeping across large parts of Bangladesh is expected to persist for another two to three days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Mete... Read More


Hindu idol vandalised as attackers torch temple, steal valuables

Dhaka, June 1 -- The Kali Temple of the Pirojpur Municipal Crematorium has been set on fire and vandalised, with its donation box and some items used for cremation stolen, stirring resentment in the a... Read More


'I just dismembered the child's body, Dollar raped and killed her': Sohel tells court

Dhaka, June 1 -- Sohel Rana, the main suspect in the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi is now pinning the blame for the gruesome incident on a man named Doll... Read More


Measles: 3 more children die of suspected measles, 45 new cases identified

Dhaka, June 1 -- Three more children have died of suspected measles cases across Bangladesh in a 24-hour count. During this period, 45 new cases of measles have been confirmed. The regular measles bu... Read More


Awami League stalwart, Liberation War veteran Tofail Ahmed dies

Dhaka, June 1 -- Awami League stalwart Tofail Ahmed, a rising star of student politics in the 1960s, a key figure in the 1969 Mass Uprising and the 1971 Liberation War, and a former minister, has died... Read More


Fuel price hike inevitable if Bangladesh remains dependent on imports: minister

Dhaka, June 1 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon says that due to Bangladesh's import dependence on fuel oil, prices been increased to keep pace with the ongoing international... Read More


Police recover bodies of 'couple' from hotel in Chattogram

Dhaka, June 1 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a "couple" from a hotel in the Foy's Lake area of Chattogram. The bodies were recovered from the Royal Park hotel adjacent to the Chattogram Zoo i... Read More