Bangladesh

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that all illegal arms across the country will be recovered before the upcoming national election. He made the statement while addressing journalists after visiting Narayanganj Police Lines. “Although not all weapons have been recovered yet, efforts are ongoing and we are confident that this task will be ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could pose a major challenge in the upcoming national, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday. “It is a modern threat, more dangerous than weapons.” CEC Nasir Uddin said this while speaking at a views-exchange meeting on the 13th general election held at the office of the Khulna regional election officer. He emphasised the need ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed grave concern over the current state of governance in Bangladesh, stating that law and order, particularly within the police force, remains unchanged and extortion is on the rise. He made these remarks at the launch and discussion of Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman’s book titled “Arthoneeti, Shashon O Khomota: Japito Jiboner Alekhya” ...

The death toll from the jet crash on Milestone School and College premises in the capital’s Uttara area rose to 35 with the death of an office assistant of the school whose 90 per cent body parts were burnt in the crash incident. Masuma, 38, an ayah (support staff) of the school, breathed her last at the ICU of National ...

Another student injured in Milestone School and College fighter jet crash has died, raising the official death toll to 33. Makin, 14, a seventh-grader at the school, succumbed to his injuries Friday afternoon while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, a resident physician at the institute, confirmed that Makin had sustained ...

The government has officially issued the gazette notification for the Voters’ List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, allowing greater flexibility in updating and publishing the electoral roll. According to the notification, Election Commission (EC) can now publish the voters’ list at any time of the year, if deemed necessary, even before the announcement of the election schedule. The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs ...

Aiman, 10, another student of Milestone School and College who was undergoing treatment after being severely burned in a plane crash at Milestone School and College on July 21, has died. Doctors at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery pronounced him dead around 9:30 AM on Friday. Dr. Shawon Bin Rahman, Residential Surgeon at the institute, confirmed that the ...

The body of Afsana Priya, 30, who went missing following the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, has been identified through DNA testing. The confirmation came on Thursday afternoon. Afsana had gone to the school on Monday morning to drop off her son, Afsan Ohi, 9, a third-grade student at the school. While the boy ...

A team of Chinese doctors and nurses has arrived in Dhaka to provide medical assistance to victims injured in the recent plane crash at Milestone School in Uttara. The delegation landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 11 PM on Thursday, July 24, the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka confirmed. According to the embassy, the team comprises two burn specialists ...

In a weeklong nationwide crackdown, joint forces arrested 262 individuals, including identified terrorists and perpetrators of mob violence, as part of a coordinated operation across the country. According to a statement from the Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) issued Thursday, units from several infantry divisions and independent brigades of the Bangladesh Army conducted the operations from July 17 to July ...