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Security Cooperation: Bangladesh receives five patrol boats from Japan

Dhaka, July 3 -- Japan has handed over five patrol boats to the Bangladesh Navy under the Official Security Assistance (OSA) as part of efforts to strengthen security cooperation between the two count... Read More


5 children die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours

Dhaka, July 3 -- Five children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Friday, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths... Read More


Army chief returns home after Czech Republic, Slovakia visit

Dhaka, July 3 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman returned home on Friday after completing his official visit to the Czech Republic and Slovakia. During the visit, he held meetings and exch... Read More


Mushroom farming transforms fortunes of Jhenaidah youth

Jhenaidah, July 3 -- A young entrepreneur from Jhenaidah has transformed his fortunes through mushroom farming after quitting a private-sector job, building a thriving business that now also provides ... Read More


DMP arrests 424 in 24-hour drive across Dhaka

Dhaka, July 3 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 424 people in connection with various criminal offences during its routine drives across the capital over the past 24 hours till 6:00am on... Read More


Speaker conveys Bangladesh's solidarity with Iran during national mourning

Dhaka, July 3 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Friday expressed his profound condolences at the tragic demise of Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and condemned his brutal killing. He conv... Read More


Ex-ASP Fazlur Rahman arrested over abduction of Sukharanjan Bali from ICT

Dhaka, July 3 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fazlur Rahman over his alleged involvement in the 2012 abduction of... Read More


DNC seizes 65.9kg shisha in biggest-ever haul; 3 arrested

Dhaka, July 3 -- The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has seized 65.9 kg of shisha, claiming it to be the largest single seizure of the item in the country's history, and arrested three alleged m... Read More


Two held with 1,320 Yaba tablets in stomachs in Dhaka

, July 3 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested two alleged drug peddlers along with 1,320 Yaba tablets in their stomachs in the Shahbag... Read More


Two friends killed as truck hits their bike in Gazipur

Gazipur, July 3 -- Two young friends were killed after a truck hit their motorcycle in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur while they were travelling to Mymensingh to visit another friend early Friday. The de... Read More