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IRI delegation meets BNP, discusses upcoming election

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A visiting delegation of the International Republican Institute (IRI) held a meeting with a BNP delegation on Tuesday and discussed various issues relating to Bangladesh's upcoming n... Read More


5 get death penalty for double murder in Cox's Bazar

, Oct. 21 -- A Cox's Bazar court on Tuesday sentenced five people to death and four others to life imprisonment for killing two minor siblings after kidnapping in 2016. Judge of the Cox's Bazar Woman... Read More


BNP delegation set to meet Chief Adviser at 6pm

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is set to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this (Tuesday) evening. The meeting is scheduled fo... Read More


GED's Bangladesh Economic Outlook shows cautious optimism

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Bangladesh's latest Economic Update & Outlook by General Economics Division (GED) indicates cautious optimism for the coming months, with inflation showing signs of moderation even a... Read More


Govt further raises house rent allowance for MPO teachers, staff

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has further raised the house rent allowance for teachers and staff of non-government educational institutions enlisted under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) with effect fr... Read More


Death after drinking 'toxic spirit': 4 bodies exhumed in Chuadanga

, Oct. 21 -- The bodies of four people, who died allegedly after drinking toxic spirit, were exhumed on Tuesday for autopsy. The bodies were exhumed in presence of assistant commissioner and executiv... Read More


Teenage boy hospitalised after co-workers insert air through rectum at Kamrangirchar

, Oct. 21 -- year-old boy was hospitalised on Monday night as two co-workers reportedly compressed air into his rectum. The victim was identified as Tanvir, 14, son of Manik Mia of Kachua upazila of ... Read More


Bollywood veteran actor-comedian Asrani dies at 84

, Oct. 21 -- Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Govardhan Asrani, popularly known as Asrani, passed away on Monday at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He had been hospitalized for five days ... Read More


Man killed in Jhenaidah road crash

Jhenaidah, Oct. 21 -- A man was killed and three others were injured when a bus hit a stationary truck on Jhenaidah-Magura highway at Panchmile area of Sadar upazila of Jhenaidah district early Tuesda... Read More


Stocks witness early gains at Bangladesh's both bourses

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges witnessed an upward trend in the first hour of trading on Tuesday, with most companies seeing price gains. During the first ... Read More