A case has been filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others in a case filed over the death of garment worker Md Fazlu, who was killed during mass uprising at Mirpur-14 on August 5. Suraiya, wife of the deceased, filed a complaint on Monday against with the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate ...

Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association has announced half bus fare for students in all metropolitan areas, including Dhaka, seven days a week. Saiful Alam, general secretary of the association, came up with the announcement at a seminar at the Engineering Institution auditorium in Dhaka on Monday (September 23). The title of the seminar is ‘Our Pledge for Safe Roads for ...

China has said, with its visiting medical team, they will help Bangladesh assess the injuries and provide emergency humanitarian medical assistance based on Bangladesh’s needs, including sending more emergency medical teams to treat patients on-site and providing necessary medical supplies. This is the first emergency medical team from China to Bangladesh since the establishment of the Interim Government, which highlights ...

More than 50 people were injured in a clash over a football match at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Monday. According to locals, a tension arose between the supporters of current East Birgaon Union Parishad chairman Riazul Islam Raizul and former chairman Noor Kalam at Birgaon Bazar area on Sunday afternoon over a football match. At one stage it ...

After witnessing a downward trend in the last session, stocks Monday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues. After witnessing volatility, DSEX, the prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), went up by 25.42 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at 5,760.39. Two other indices also ended higher with the ...

Former vice-president of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), renowned politician and businessman Tabith Awal will contest for the hot seat of BFF president in the upcoming election scheduled for October 26. Tabith Awal made this announcement officially at a press conference at a local hotel Monday afternoon. This time Tabith Awal is keen to contest for the presidential post as the ...

Former law minister Anisul Huq and IGP Abdullah Al Mamun have been shown arrested in new murder cases. Anisul was shown arrested in a murder case filed with Khilgaon Police Station, while Mamun was shown arrested in two separate murder cases. Around 8AM on Monday, they were produced before a Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court from jail. Then investigation officer ...

Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus departed for New York on Monday morning to attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A Qatar Airways QR-643 flight, carrying Prof Yunus, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at about 5:05AM. He will stay in New York for three days and depart for Bangladesh on September 27 after delivering his ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday told BNP leaders that his country wants to further strengthen its relations with Bangladesh. He also said India is also working to strengthen the relations of Indian political parties with BNP. The Indian envoy met BNP leaders, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, at BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan Office ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former state minister for Water Resources Colonel (Retd) Zahid Faruk Shamim from Baridhara in Dhaka on Sunday evening. RAB media and legal wing director Lt Col Munim Ferdous said the arrestee was handed over to Detective Branch (DB) of police. Zahid Faruk is accused in several murder cases with different police stations, the official said, ...