Bangladesh

More 1,250 Rohingyas on Friday left different camps at Teknaf and Ukhia in Cox’s Bazar district for Bhasan Char in Noakhali district. Rohingyas who intended to go to Bhasan Char voluntarily were taken to Ukhia Degree College ground by buses from different camps at about 11:30pm on Thursday (February 29). It was confirmed by 14 Armed Police Battalion (APBn) commander ...

The death toll from Thursday night’s devastating fire that tore through a commercial building in the capital’s Bailey Road reached 46 on Friday morning. And it may rise further, according to the health minister. “None of the admitted 12 patients are out of danger, ” Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said while talking to the media at the Shaikh ...

  An education conference on "How effective is the new curriculum in building smart Bangladesh & quot; was held in Noakhali. The school organized the conference on the premises of Chashirhat Nurul Haque High School in Sonaimuri Upazila on Thursday morning. The government of Bangladesh has launched the National Curriculum Outline-2021' across the country with the promise of building a ...

The practice of the Bangla language is decreasing due to the invasion of foreign languages: Hossain Mohammad Selim. A discussion meeting and cultural function on 'Our role to protect the quality of the Bangla language' was held on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. Hridoy Bangladesh Sangskritik Parishad organized the event at Kochi-Kachar Mela Hall in Segunbagicha in the ...

Syed Mubarak, an expatriate Banglafeshi living in Italy, had come to dine at a biriyani restaurant on Bailey Road in the capital along with other members of his family, just like many others. They might have finished their meal or not. What is now confirmed that they would return home alive, UNB reports. Five members of his family including Mubarak ...

At least 43 people died after a massive fire raced through a restaurant in Bailey Road of the capital on Thursday night. Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen confirmed the matter early Friday. Among the victims, 33 bodies were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and the remaining ten bodies were kept at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said new crimes are emerging with the advent of advanced technology, asking the police personnel to take necessary preparations to thwart the diversified crimes. “As the technology advances, new types of crime are emerging. So, our police force should be prepared to deal with them properly,” she said while addressing the police officers of ...

The High Court (HC) on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to BNP leader Ishraque Hossain in 12 separate cases filed with different police stations in Dhaka over the subversive acts centering the party’s grand rally on October 28. The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Kazi Ibadat Hossain gave him six-week anticipatory bail on Thursday after a hearing. ...

BNP joint secretary genera Moazzem Hossain Alal was barred at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka from going India on Thursday. Around 11am, immigration department kept him sitting keeping his passport and importnat papers in their custody, said the BNP leader’s personal secretary Jahangir Hawlader. He said Moazzem Hossain Alal has been suffering from kidney problem for a long time. He ...

Today is the last day of the two-day election of Dhaka Bar Association. The balloting began at 9am and will go on till 5pm with one hour recess from 1pm to 2pm. After that, the result will be announced. Earlier on Wednesday, the voting was held from 9am-5pm. A total of 4,230 voters cast their votes on the first day. ...