Bangladesh

A court in Dhaka has ordered police to confiscate 119 more properties in the names of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, his wife, and daughters, and four flats in his name at Gulshan in the capital. At the same time, the court ordered to confiscate the shares in their names at different companies and family savings certificates ...

Nayeb Ali Joarder, who was elected unopposed in the by-polls to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, on Sunday took oath of office as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS). JS Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to Joarder at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital, a press release said. JS Secretariat senior secretary KM Abdus Salam ...

A three-member team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police went to India on Sunday (May 26) morning. DB chief Harun Or Rashid is leading the delegation. Other two members are Wari division DC Muhammad Abdul Ahad and ADC Shahidur Rahman. Earlier, the team left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 10am and reached Kolkata at 11am (Bangladesh time). ...

Cyclone Remal is likely to hit southern districts of Bangladesh by Sunday (May 26) evening, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Saturday night. “Under the influence of cyclone, Bangladesh, particularly its southern and southeastern regions may witness heavy to very heavy rainfall,” said Director General of Department of Disaster Management Mizanur Rahman. Referring to the data of ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has asked to hoist danger signal no 7 for Mongla and Payra ports due to cyclonic storm Remal in the Bay of Bengal. At the same time, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ports were advised to show danger signal no 6. The Met Office published the forecast on its website on Saturday night. The deep depression over the ...

The first round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Dhaka from May 19 to 23. The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Taketani Atsushi, Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from other relevant ministries, said a press release issued ...

West Bengal’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) started their second day operation to find out the severed body parts of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar. Besides CID police, Polerhat Police Station members also joined this search operation started after 12pm on Saturday. Disaster response team is searching the body parts at Jirongachha canal at village Krishnamati of Bhangar in South 24 Pargana ...

A total of 604 shelters have been kept ready in Khulna to deal with Cyclone Remal. Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna Khandaker Yasir Arefin confirmed the information and said that the government has opened 604 cyclone shelters in the district so that people can take shelter, if needed. He said that at least 3,15,180 people can take shelter in the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that the Awami League government has taken significant measures to shut down arms smuggling routes through Bangladesh to India, fostering peace in India’s northeastern states. “Since coming to power, the Awami League has closed down the routes used for arms smuggling through Bangladesh,” she stated. The Prime Minister made these remarks during a ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated construction of the 10-storey Bangabazar Nagar Wholesale Market. The new market comes after a devastating fire on April 4, 2023, which destroyed over 2,931 shops in Dhaka’s Bangabazar Shopping Complex, severely impacting the livelihoods of thousands of traders just weeks before Eid, reports UNB. The planned 10-storey building will occupy 106.28 katha of ...