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Well-marked low weakens over Bay, warning lowered

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says the well-marked low located on the northwest Bay of Bengal near the coast of India's Odisha has weakened into a low-pressure area ... Read More


Police seek to keep ex-minister Latif Siddique, 15 others in jail

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Police have petitioned a court to keep former textiles and jute minister Abdul Latif Siddique and 15 others in jail in connection with a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The appli... Read More


Bangladesh moves to amend treaty with Pakistan

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh has moved to amend the double taxation avoidance treaty with Pakistan to boost bilateral trade and investment in the wake of the recent diplomatic correspondence between t... Read More


RU students block roads in protest

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Rajshahi University (RU) engineering students blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Thursday as part of their protest over the police 'attack' on engineering students' march in Dhaka... Read More


Engr students stage demo protesting police attacks

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The students of engineering universities continued their demonstration in the capital on Thursday, protesting police attacks and pressing for their three-point demand. Alongside BUE... Read More


Engr students stage demo

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The students of engineering universities continued their demonstration in the capital on Thursday, protesting police attacks and pressing for their three-point demand. Alongside BUE... Read More


Local signalling system in 7 city intersections from tomorrow

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Dhaka city is set to get a local-model signalling system at its seven busy intersections from Jahangir Gate to Hotel Intercontinental, which will be manually operated on an exper... Read More


1,500-2,000 people looted white stones from Bholaganj

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and the Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet on Thursday submitted two separate reports to the High Court on the looting of white stones ... Read More


Coastguards detain 122 Bangladeshis for fishing inside Myanmar waters

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Coastguards have detained 122 fishermen and boatmen, including 93 Rohingya, on charges of crossing the Naf River to fish inside Myanmar waters. Teknaf coastguards' Lt Commander Sala... Read More


Eco-friendly jute bags to hit market Sunday

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- Eco-friendly jute-made bags or Sonali bags will hit the market on Sunday next. According to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute, prices of the jute bags have been fixed between Tk 35 ... Read More