Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Students and locals organised a human chain and mass procession in protest against the restrictions on tourists and the ban on overnight stays in Saint Martin's Island. The program ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A deep depression over the East Central Bay of Bengal has strengthened into a cyclonic storm named "Dana" as of 6:00 am today, according to a special weather bulletin issued by the B... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- India scrapped the export tax on parboiled rice, the government said in an official order on Tuesday, as inventories in the world's biggest exporter of the grain surged and the count... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- A new gas reserve has been found in another well in Sylhet Gas Field, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) Mizanur Rahman said on Tuesday. He said the new gas was f... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The boatmen of the Karnaphuli River withdrew their strike on Tuesday, a day after launching it for an indefinite period to meet their demands. Sources said the boatmen called off th... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Dhaka's air quality was categorised as "unhealthy for sensitive groups" this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 139 at 10:09 am, Dhaka ranked fifth on the list of cit... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Basit Khan Musa, who has been fighting for his life for the last 94 days, was sent to Singapore on Tuesday for better medical treatment. Seven-year-old Musa was shot in the head on ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has prosecuted former home minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir for allegedly embezzling Tk 88.6 million from Padma Bank, formerly known as Farmers... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, has urged all political parties to clarify their stance on the resignation of President Mohammed Shaha... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 23 -- Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) apprehended the former chairman of Sirajganj's Tarash Upazila, Md Moniruzzaman Moni from the capital's Dhanmondi area. Moniruzzaman was d... Read More