A Dhaka court on Monday showed former lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jakob arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the order after police submitted an application seeking to show him arrested in the case. Earlier, Investigation Officer of the case and Sub-Inspector Md Ashraful Doula of Mirpur Model Police Station ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that ex-army officer Mozaffar Hossain will be tried at a military court for his conviction in the Ziaur Rahman murder case. The minister made the remark after visiting the BGB headquarters in the capital. Mozaffar’s accomplices were also tried at court-martials for their involvement in the assassination almost 45 years ago, Salahuddin told ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : Andy Burnham became British prime minister Monday after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and was set to set out his vision for the country after taking over from Keir Starmer. Starmer departed Downing Street on Monday morning, insisting in a farewell speech his two years in office had made Britain a better place. The ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday carried out an inventory operation at the eight-storey residence of former National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Director General and dismissed Major General Ziaul Ahsan in Jalsiri, following a court order. The operation was led by ACC Deputy Director Md Hafizul Islam. Confirming the development, ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam said the inventory was ...

Mohammad Shahed, the controversial chairman of Regent Hospital, has been arrested in connection with a case filed with Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka. He was arrested by Cantonment Police Station officers from the ECB Chattar area around 12:30PM on Monday Mohammad Osman Gani, Additional Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (Estate, Development and ICT) confirmed the arrest. He said Shahed ...

India has re-introduced visas for Bangladeshis after a long time. However, this has not brought the desired momentum to tourism and business in Kolkata. Especially in areas like New Market, Marquis Street and Sadar Street – which were once crowded with Bangladeshi tourists – the previous picture is still not visible. Kolkata’s businessmen and hoteliers had hoped that the visas ...

Three more children have died of measles symptoms in Sylhet division in the last 24 hours. With this, the number of measles symptoms and confirmed measles deaths in the division since January 1 this year has increased to 103. This information was provided in the latest report on measles and rubella patients published by the Sylhet Divisional Health Director’s Office ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights, improving workplace safety and implementing international labour standards during a meeting with International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo. The courtesy meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Bangladesh Secretariat, said a press release issued by the Prime Minister’s Press Wing. During ...

A worsening gas shortage, caused by reduced liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and ageing infrastructure, has disrupted household cooking, slowed industrial production and created long queues at CNG filling stations across the country. In many parts of Dhaka, residents reported having no gas, while elsewhere pressure remained too low for cooking. Industry leaders said production in the ceramic, steel and ...

FIFA has released the full prize money list for the World Cup 2026, with champions Spain pocketing $50 million after edging Argentina 1-0 in a fiery final. Ferran Torres struck the winner in the 106th minute (Monday early morning in Bangladesh), a goal NDTV called the strike of his life, with Argentina down to 10 men after Enzo Fernandez saw ...