Gold prices cut again, Tk 1.09 lakh per bhori

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to reduce the prices of gold again following a decrease in the price of pure gold in the local ...

Milton Samadder put on 3-day remand

A court in Dhaka has placed Child & Old Age Care chairman Milton Samadder on a three-day remand in a case filed for allegedly giving ...

PM wants people to elect representatives freely in upazila election

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wants a free, fair and neutral upazila election so people can elect their representatives of their choices. "I ...

Secondary schools to reopen on Saturday

All the secondary schools, madrasas and technical institutions which were closed due to heat wave condition will reopen across the country on Saturday. MA Khayer, Information ...

2 cases filed against Milton Samadder

Two separate cases were filed against ‘Child & Old Age Care’ founder and chairman Milton Samadder with Mirpur Model Police Station in Dhaka on Thursday. The ...

Dr Yunus gets bail in money embezzlement case

A Dhaka court has granted bail to Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed for allegedly ...

PM asks industry owners to prioritise labourers’ welfare

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the mills and factories owners to pay special attention to the labourers' welfare cutting some luxury in their ...

Heat wave may continue in parts of country

Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping in parts of the country and it may continue, said a met office forecast for the next 72 ...

Historic May Day today

The historic May Day is being observed on Wednesday in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner. The day is being observed ...

Gold price reduced by Tk 420 per bhori

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association has decided to reduce the price of gold by Tk 420 per bhori following a decrease in the price of pure ...

President urges political parties to prioritize public interest

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today called on all political parties to take consideration public interest while observing political programs as he addressed the Community Clinic's founding ...

Bangladesh sees prolonged heat wave

Bangladesh sees prolonged heat wave as the met office on Tuesday forecast that severe heat wave now sweeps over parts of the three divisions including ...

MV Abdullah leaves UAE for home

The Bangladeshi flagged vessel MV Abdullah, which was hijacked by Somali pirates and released after 32 days, is on its way to the country. The vessel ...

45 police inspectors promoted to ASP

A total of 45 police inspectors have been promoted to the posts of assistant police superintendent (ASP). The home ministry issued three separate notifications signed by ...

25 dead in Peru after bus plunges into ravine

At least 25 people died and more than a dozen were injured when a bus plunged into a ravine from a mountain road in northern ...

3 US law enforcement officials killed in shootout

Three US law enforcement officials were killed and five others injured in a shootout Monday as they carried out a warrant at a home in ...

Heatwave: Primary schools to remain closed until Thursday

The government has decided to keep its all primary schools shut until Thursday due to intense heatwave. The schools under the Children Welfare Trust and Learning ...

Chuadanga records season’s highest temperature at 43°C

Amid the scorching heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga recorded the highest temperature of this season at 43 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon. Jaminur ...

Myanmar records hottest ever April temperature of 48.2C

Myanmar recorded its hottest ever April temperature of 48.2 degrees Celsius (118.76 Fahrenheit), its weather department said on Monday, as the Southeast Asian nation bakes ...

PM returns home from Bangkok

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday returned home from Bangkok wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the ...

Tipu-Prity murder: Charges framed against 33 accused

A Dhaka court has framed charges against 33 people including Dhaka city south unit of Awami League (AL) Organizing Secretary Ashraf Talukder in the case ...