Bangladesh

A murder case has been filed against 11 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over the death of Md Abdur Rahim, a former deputy assistant director (DAD) of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), who died in prison. Advocate Abdul Aziz, son of Abdur Rahim, filed the case on Sunday with the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Akhtaruzzaman. Other accused ...

Cumilla’s Brahmanpara upazila is now submerged by flood water. At least 30 villages of the upazila have been flooded since Saturday evening to Sunday morning as the embankment of the Gumti River has broke down. The water began to rise on Saturday afternoon and the houses in the upazila were completely submerged by evening. According to the upazila administration, around ...

Former Textile and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi was arrested from a house in the capital’s Shantinagar area early Sunday. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him at about 3AM from a house of Dastagir’s relative. Confirming the arrest news, Paltan Police Station OC Mollah Mohammad Khalid Hussain said Golam Dastagir Gazi, also the chairman of Gazi ...

Sixteen gates of the spillway of Kaptai Dam in Rangamati have been opened at a height of six inches at 8:10AM on Sunday. Now the water, which has reached near the danger level, is being released through these 16 gates. The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) confirmed the matter this morning. ATM Abduzzaher, manager of Kaptai Hydropower Plant, said it ...

Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has urged the country’s people to come forward to addressing the ongoing devastating flood. “With the initiatives and encouragement of the youth, the country’s people should jump into addressing the flood together. We must tackle the flood unitedly,” he said after a meeting with the representatives of non-government organisations (NGOs) ...

Bangladesh is carrying out “fundamental, philosophical” reforms to bring back the country on the path of growth after living through years of entrenched corruption under the now ousted Awami League government led by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, adviser for social welfare told NDTV in an exclusive interview. Sharmeen Murshid, who is one of the top advisers assisting chief adviser ...

Three more deaths were reported from floods created in 11 districts due to heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream water from India. With the three, the death toll rose to 18. KM Ali Reza, additional secretary of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, stated it at a press conference on the overall flood situation held at the secretariat on Saturday ...

As many as 40,000 individuals were made accused in a case filed over an attack on Chattogram Kotwali Police Station, looting arms and torching police station on August 5. Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) inspector (investigation) Ripon Kumar Das filed the case under Special Powers Act and Explosive Substances Act on Friday night. Officer-in-charge of the police station SM Obaidul Haque ...

There has been no heavy rain in Noakhali in the last 24 hours and there is no sign of heavy rain in the next 24 hours. Hoping that, the flood situation may improve in Noakhali district. The water receded three to four inches in the city and nearby upazilas. Besides, the water is receding through a regulator connected to the ...

Three murder cases were filed in connection with the deaths of three leaders and activists of Jubo Dal and Chhatra Dal during the student movement in Sirajganj. The cases name 463 individuals, including two former Members of Parliament (MPs) and a former Cabinet Secretary, along with 450 unidentified persons. Sirajganj Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Humayun Kabir confirmed the information on ...