Police have recovered the body of six-year-old Muntaha, who went missing near her house on November 3, from a pond in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila. Muntaha Aktar Jerin was daughter of Shamim Ahmed, resident of Bharafoud village under Birdal union. Kanaighat Police Station’s OC Md Abdul Awal confirmed that the body was retrieved from the pond near her house around 4AM ...

The admission tests date of MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) for the 2024-2025 academic year have been announced. MBBS exam will be held on January 17, while the BDS will be held on February 28. Prof Dr Md Mohiuddin Matubbar, Director of Medical Education at the Directorate of Health Education, confirmed ...

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office on Sunday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at his Tejgaon office, said the CA’s press wing. However, no additional details about the meeting were provided by the time this report was filed around 2:20 pm

Police arrested three people including a union parishad chairman from Joychandi  union area under Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district on Saturday night. The arrested men are Abdur Rab Mahbub, chairman of Joychandi union; Awami League leaders Delawer Hossain Lebu and Lokman Miah. Police conducted a raid in the union and arrested them, said Md Golam Afsar, officer-in-charge of  Kulaura Police ...

The authorities have deployed 191 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) across the country to maintain law and order across the country on Sunday. Shariful islam, public relations officer of BGB, confirmed the information. Alongside the BGB, members of police, Rapid Action Battalion and other forces have been kept vigilant across the country. Tension has mounted after the Anti-Discrimination Student ...

Singapore’s non-resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Derek Loh, met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues related to bilateral relations, trade and investment. The hour-long meeting, which began around 9:30PM, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s office in Gulshan. BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, party leaders Dr Enamul Haque Chowdhury and Shama Obed, ...

On the occasion of Noor Hossain Day, several political organisations including the National Democratic Front of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Workers Federation, Left Democratic Alliance, and Socialist Students’ Front, have paid tributes to the martyr. The leaders and activists of the parties gathered at Noor Hossain Square (Zero Point) in Gulistan on Saturday evening and placed wreaths there. Noor Hossain, a political ...

Police have arrested 10 people from different parts of the city on charge of trying to harm relations between Bangladesh and the United States. The raids came after deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently urged her Awami League leaders and activists to hold processions carrying the US flag and photos of US president-elect Donald Trump. Hasina has been living in ...

Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 68 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series 1-1 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Saturday. Opting to bat first, skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s composed 76 and Jaker’s stormy 37 helped Bangladesh to post a competitive 252-7. With Bangladesh needing a win to keep the series alive after a 92-run defeat ...

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend while she recovers from a chest infection, Buckingham Palace has said. A statement said Queen Camilla was “following doctors’ guidance to ensure a full recovery from a seasonal chest infection, and to protect others from any potential risk”. The Queen, who is 77, will “mark the occasion privately at home and hopes ...