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PM orders removal of sacrificial waste within 12 hours during Eid

Dhaka, May 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday directed the authorities concerned to ensure that sacrificial waste generated during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha is removed within 12 hours, aiming... Read More


Bangladesh braces for several heatwaves, severe thunderstorms in May

, May 4 -- Bangladesh is likely to experience 1-3 heatwaves including one severe heatwave (40degC-41.9degC) and thunderstorms in the current month. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has ... Read More


Customers can get BDT 200 instant cashback receiving remittance via Ria during Eid-ul-Adha

Dhaka, May 4 -- By receiving remittances directly to bKash account through 'Ria', an international money transfer operator (MTO), customers can enjoy BDT 200 instant cashback during the Eid-ul-Adha. R... Read More


Man found dead with throat slit in Natore

Natore, May 4 -- Police recovered the body of a fish farmer with his throat and hands slit from his home in Singra upazila of Natore district early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Rafiqul Isla... Read More


Independent media ensures accountable governance: Information Minister

JU, May 4 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zaher Uddin Swapan MP, on Monday said that an independent media plays the most crucial role in ensuring a government's accountability. He made the r... Read More


Farmers in tears as flash floods inundate Boro crop in Chhatak haors

Sunamganj, May 4 -- An early wave of flash floods, triggered by upstream hill runoff and days of relentless rain, has inundated vast stretches of haor land in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj, leaving tho... Read More


Two killed on the spot as CNG gets crushed under bus in Sunamganj

Sunamganj, May 4 -- Two passengers of a CNG were killed in a head-on collision between an inter-district bus and a CNG-run autorickshaw on the Sunamganj-Sylhet highway in Jalalpur area on Monday. The... Read More


Javed Akhtar backs 'Dhurandhar', defends filmmakers' right to express ideas

Dhaka, May 4 -- Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Sunday said that everyone has the right to promote their ideas through creative works, responding to debates over films being labelled... Read More


Dhaka's air quality slips to 4th worst globally

Dhaka, May 4 -- Dhaka ranked fourth among the world's most polluted cities on Monday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 137 at 08:55 am. The air quality was classified as 'unhealthy for... Read More


PIO of Shahjadpur arrested in Pabna in graft case

Pabna, May 4 -- The Project Implementation Officer (PIO) of Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj was arrested in Pabna on Sunday night in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). A... Read More