A court in Dhaka on Tuesday ordered to send Awami League Advisory Council Member Amir Hossain Amu to prison after remand in trader Abdul Wadud murder case. Earlier this morning, investigation officer DB police’s Romna zonal team police inspector Jahangir Arif prayed to keep Amu inside jail for proper investigation. Later, after hearing Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman sent him ...

Rapid Action Battalion have arrested former lawmaker for the Sylhet-2 constituency Yahya Chowdhury from Uttara area in the capital. A joint team of RAB-1 and RAB-9 conducted a drive and arrested him from the area on Monday night, RAB legal and media wing director Lt Col Munim Ferdous confirmed. The former lawmaker was shown arrested in a case filed over ...

Bangladesh National Sports Council (NSC) has officially issued 32 cheques, disbursing the promised Tk 1 crore reward to the Bangladesh women’s football team and support staff for their triumphant victory in the SAFF Championship. The team secured the regional football title for the second consecutive time by defeating Nepal 2-1 in the final held in Kathmandu on October 30. Sports ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reached Baku, Azerbaijan on Monday evening (local time) to attend the UN’s biggest climate conference, COP29, which is seen as a “pivotal opportunity” to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11am (local time). Prof Yunus ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized illegal Indian goods worth over Tk 50 lakh from Tahirpur and Bishwambharpur border areas in Sunamganj district. The operation details were confirmed on Monday by Lieutenant Colonel AKM Zakaria Kadir, commander of BGB Battalion-28. According to BGB reports, the seized goods were confiscated from various locations, including the Lau’r Garh, Chinakandi, Chanpur, and Charagaon ...

New Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar has said the government has taken measures to import rice to counter the recent Aman crop losses caused by recent flood. The adviser disclosed the decision while talking to reporters at the secretariat after joining office on Monday. He said Aman crops suffered losses, prompting the government to take necessary measures. “I have been ...

Sheikh Bashir Uddin, the newly appointed Commerce Adviser, has pledged to address economic challenges and improve the standard of living for citizens. Speaking at a meeting with officials at the Ministry of Commerce on Monday, he outlined his commitment to tackling inflation and enhancing the country’s trade efficiency. The meeting, held in the ministry’s conference room, marked Bashir Uddin’s first ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday inaugurated a special lounge for the country’s migrant workers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital. “Our migrant workers are nation builders. In the July-August mass uprising, they played a big role. We will always be grateful to them,” he said, reports BSS. “We believe this lounge will make their travel ...

Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter, reports AFP. The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist, best live, best ...

A court in Sylhet has granted a five-day remand for four suspects in connection with the brutal murder of six-year-old Muntaha Akhtar Zerin in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. The decision was made by Sylhet Senior Judicial Magistrate Court-4 Judge Kazi Md. Abu Zaher Badol at around 3 PM on Monday. Earlier, the suspects were presented in court at 1:30 PM, where ...