Leaders of Ahingsa Gana-Abhyutthan Bangladesh, a civil rights organisation, on Wednesday demanded withdrawal of ‘false and harassing’ cases, mostly filed over luring people with loan promises and involvement in sabotage...
The Appellate Division on Thursday refused to intervene in the Dhaka South City Corporation mayoral dispute and left the matter to the Election Commission, reaffirming that the commission must discharge its constitutional responsibilities...
Army personnel detained a known extortionist named Liton during a raid in the Purana Paltan area of the capital on Wednesday night, while he was allegedly engaged in extortion activities...
Operations at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital were suspended Wednesday morning following clashes involving hospital doctors and staff, patients injured during the July movement, and general patients...
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Wednesday locked all the entrances to the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters Nagar Bhaban and its zonal offices for the 12th straight day, demanding his swearing-in as mayor...
A man and his wife were brutally murdered allegedly by the woman’s extramarital lover in the capital’s Pallabi area on Wednesday afternoon.
A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent three traders of Chandni Chowk to jail after end of their one-day remand in a case lodged for assaulting and attempting to kill two students of Dhaka University for protesting eve-teasing at the market.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reiterated that a general election will be held in Bangladesh by June next year under any circumstances to carry forward the reform initiatives taken by the current interim government...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday afternoon in Japan on a four-day official visit.
Three associate bodies of Bangladesh Nationalist Party — Juba Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal — will hold a ‘massive’ youth rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday, with the participation of at least ‘15 lakh young people’...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Tokyo in the early hours of Wednesday on a four-day official visit to Japan to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to boost bilateral cooperation.
A woman faced harrasment on Tuesday when she protested against her photos taken without permission on Green Road in the capital.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Tuesday said that eight more suspects were arrested in a case filed over the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on May 13...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three individuals on one-day remand each in a case filed over assaulting two Dhaka University students who reportedly protested at stalking their female fellow...
A two-day ‘Career Fest’ began under the initiative of Dhaka University Career Club on DU campus on Tuesday...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday sought unconditional forgiveness from those who have been hurt or harmed by actions or words of any members of the party.
Bangladesh ECD Network organised two-day National ECD Conference at Brac University in Dhaka on Monday and Tuesday, says a press release.
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed three individuals on one-day remand each in a case filed over assaulting two Dhaka University students who reportedly protested at stalking their female fellow.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave Dhaka early Wednesday on a four-day official visit to Japan to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum and hold talks with Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba to boost bilateral cooperation.
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on Tuesday said that it had been awaiting a court order regarding the swearing-in of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday expressed concerns over the widespread rumour campaigns during the post-July uprising by vested quarters...
After spending crores of taka, the lavish plan for constructing an underground metro rail network or subway system, to be known as the Dhaka Subway, is likely to be dropped...
After spending crores of taka, the lavish plan for constructing an underground metro rail network or subway system, to be known as the Dhaka Subway, is likely to be dropped.
Stephen Schneck, chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, met Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday.
A four-day non-fiction storytelling workshop for Bangladeshi women filmmakers concluded at Bengal Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Sunday.
The committee formed to probe the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo on the campus submitted its report to vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Monday...
Assistant teachers of different government primary schools across the country from Monday began a staging an indefinite whole-day strike, pressing for an increase in the entry-level pay scale as well as promotion...
A seven-year-old schoolgirl died after being hit by a BRTC bus while crossing the road at Kamalapur intersection in the capital’s Motijheel area on Monday morning...
Unidentified assailants shot a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to death at Gudaragat of the Madhya Badda area in the capital Sunday night.
City dwellers have been suffering as all operations at Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of the Dhaka South City Corporation, and other zonal offices remained suspended for the ninth consecutive day on Sunday, with Ishraque’s supporters demanding his swearing-in as the city mayor. ..
