Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized seven cows smuggled from India at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday. Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion conducted a drive at Mokamchora border area under Bangalabazar union in the upazila around 2 AM and seized the cows. According to a press briefing, Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion commander Lt Col AKM Zakaria Kadir led the team during the ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced the ticket prices for workers traveling to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism introduced the initiative. A press release issued in this regard confirmed this on Thursday. Under the new pricing, the national flag carrier has lowered fares for employees flying from Dhaka to Jeddah, Riyadh, Madinah, and Dammam in ...

The holy Shab-e-Barat observes across the country on Friday night with due religious fervour and devotion. Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and believe that on this night Almighty Allah decides the fate of all human beings, fixing their ‘rizq’ (livelihood) for the next year. Muslims of the country will offer prayers at mosques and ...

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury reaffirmed Wednesday that the nationwide ‘Operation Devil Hunt,’ conducted by joint forces, will persist as long as there are threats posed by devils. He made this statement after attending the 45th National Assembly of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP at the Ansar-VDP Academy in Safipur, Gazipur. In response to a question regarding ...

A Dhaka court has placed former state minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr. Enamur Rahman, on a 5-day remand in connection with the murder of a Comilla University (CoU) student during the anti-discrimination students movement in Savar. Dhaka Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate KM Mohiuddin granted the police’s plea to show Dr. Enam arrested in seven cases filed with Savar ...

Chief Advisor to the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus visited the Aynaghar along with local and foreign media personnel and family members of the victims. He visited three Aynaghars at Agargaon, Kachukhet and Uttara in the capital on Wednesday (February 12) morning. Responsible sources in the Chief Advisor’s office confirmed this information. It has been reported that during the visit ...

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Tuesday said that verdicts in 3-4 cases related to crimes against humanity during the July mass uprising are expected to be delivered by October this year by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) and announced that 1,214 ghost cases filed during the Awami League government’s tenure are being withdrawn. Speaking at a press briefing at the ...

The nationwide security drive ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ gained momentum on its third day, with joint forces arresting 607 people across the country. This brings the total number of arrests since the operation began to 2,258 as of Tuesday afternoon, according to sources at police headquarters. Of those arrested, 1,168 individuals were taken into custody in connection with existing cases. During ...

Jordan’s King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president’s controversial Gaza takeover plan. The talks come a day after Trump said he could “conceivably” halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt if they refuse to take in ...

Thirteen policemen of Companiganj Police Station have been closed to the Sylhet Police Lines on charges of extortion, irregularities and corruption. The punitive action was taken as per the order of Additional Superintendent of Sylhet Police Md Russelur Rahman on Monday. Two sub-inspectors, two assistant sub-inspectors and nine constables were among those closed in the police lines, Sylhet Superintendent of ...