Locals block railway in Rajshahi for over 2hrs, demand train stop at Charghat

The blockade began around 6:30am when locals, under the banner of "People of Charghat from All Walks of Life"

1h ago

Airbus, Menzies Aviation keen to forge long-term partnership with Bangladesh

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and British aviation giant Menzies Aviation yesterday expressed their interest in establishing a long-term partnership with Bangladesh..The two companies presented their offers during separate meetings with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in

1h ago

Supreme Court scraps JS power to remove judges

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that the sixteenth amendment to the constitution, which had empowered the parliament to remove the SC judges for incapacity or misbehavior, is a colourable legislation and is violative of separation of powers among the three organs of the state -- executive, legislature and judiciary, and independence of the judiciary.

8h ago

Eid evening at Pongu Hospital / Of overflowing emergency and lingering waits

Sufia Begum, a 55-year-old woman from Munshiganj’s Sreenagar, suffered severe injuries to her right hand when a motorcycle struck her on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (Saturday) when she was crossing a road near her home.

8h ago

First return Hajj flight lands in Dhaka

The first return Hajj flight, carrying 369 Bangladeshi pilgrims, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka yesterday morning, according to a statement from airport authorities.

8h ago

Yunus-Starmer meet uncertain

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer remains uncertain, as the latter is believed to be visiting Canada, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser.

9h ago

Holidays: Dhaka’s air remains ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality yesterday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 135 at 9:40am.

9h ago

Yunus, Tarique will decide what they'll discuss, says Shafiqul

The CA's press secretary says there is no specific format for the meeting but anything, including the current political situation, election timeline announced by the chief adviser, reforms, and July Charter can be discussed

9h ago

BGB fires blanks as crowd tries to snatch detainee

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) fired blank shots in Teknaf on Monday to disperse a mob that allegedly tried to snatch a yaba smuggler from their custody, the force said in a press release.

Woman dies of electrocution

A woman died after being electrocuted in Netrokona’s Barhatta upazila yesterday.

25 hurt in BNP factional clash Hatia

Police deployed to maintain law and order

Locals block railway in Rajshahi for over 2hrs, demand train stop at Charghat

The blockade began around 6:30am when locals, under the banner of "People of Charghat from All Walks of Life"

1h ago

Airbus, Menzies Aviation keen to forge long-term partnership with Bangladesh

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and British aviation giant Menzies Aviation yesterday expressed their interest in establishing a long-term partnership with Bangladesh..The two companies presented their offers during separate meetings with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in

1h ago

Supreme Court scraps JS power to remove judges

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the full text of a verdict has observed that the sixteenth amendment to the constitution, which had empowered the parliament to remove the SC judges for incapacity or misbehavior, is a colourable legislation and is violative of separation of powers among the three organs of the state -- executive, legislature and judiciary, and independence of the judiciary.

8h ago

Of overflowing emergency and lingering waits

Sufia Begum, a 55-year-old woman from Munshiganj’s Sreenagar, suffered severe injuries to her right hand when a motorcycle struck her on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (Saturday) when she was crossing a road near her home.

8h ago

First return Hajj flight lands in Dhaka

The first return Hajj flight, carrying 369 Bangladeshi pilgrims, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka yesterday morning, according to a statement from airport authorities.

8h ago

Yunus-Starmer meet uncertain

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus' meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer remains uncertain, as the latter is believed to be visiting Canada, said Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser.

9h ago

Holidays: Dhaka’s air remains ‘unhealthy’

Dhaka ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality yesterday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 135 at 9:40am.

9h ago

Yunus, Tarique will decide what they'll discuss, says Shafiqul

The CA's press secretary says there is no specific format for the meeting but anything, including the current political situation, election timeline announced by the chief adviser, reforms, and July Charter can be discussed

9h ago

BGB fires blanks as crowd tries to snatch detainee

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) fired blank shots in Teknaf on Monday to disperse a mob that allegedly tried to snatch a yaba smuggler from their custody, the force said in a press release.

9h ago

Woman dies of electrocution

A woman died after being electrocuted in Netrokona’s Barhatta upazila yesterday.

9h ago