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11 Jamaat MPs challenge district assignments of ministers, whips in HC

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Eleven opposition lawmakers have filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) challenging the government's decision to assign ministers, state ministers and whips to oversee and co... Read More


Mirza Abbas returning home Wednesday after five months of treatment

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister's Political Adviser Mirza Abbas will return home on September 2 after nearly five months of treatment abroad, his wife Afroza Abbas s... Read More


Mirza Abbas to return home Sept 2 after treatment

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister's Adviser Mirza Abbas will return home on September 2 following treatment in Singapore and Malaysia for a prolonged period. Confirmi... Read More


Beanibazar ex-upazila chairman arrested in Dhaka

Abul Kashem Pallob, Aug. 30 -- time former chairman of Beanibazar Upazila Parishad and joint secretary of Beanibazar upazila unit of Awami League, was arrested in the capital on Saturday night in conn... Read More


Kaptai Dam gates opened to 1 foot as lake water rises

Chattogram, Aug. 30 -- Authorities have further opened the spillway gates of Kaptai Dam as the water level of Kaptai Lake continues to rise rapidly. The 16 spillway gates were opened to one foot from... Read More


Malaysia to begin recruiting 2 lakh Bangladeshi workers by end-Sept: Shahe Alam

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Malaysia will begin the process of recruiting 200,000 Bangladeshi workers by the end of September, with the process expected to be completed within six months, State Minister for Loc... Read More


Two-year-old girl drowns in Satkhira pond

Satkhira, Aug. 30 -- year-old girl drowned after falling into a pond in Tala upazila of Satkhira district on Sunday morning. The deceased, Maria, was the daughter of Sheikh Riazul Islam of Baruihati ... Read More


Mugger caught red-handed in Mirpur

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A traffic sergeant chased and detained a mugger with stolen belongings in the capital's Mirpur-12 area on Saturday afternoon. The detainee was identified as Jasim. According to sou... Read More


Beanibazar AL leader arrested in Dhaka

Sylhet, Aug. 30 -- Police have arrested Abul Kashem Pallab, former chairman of Beanibazar Upazila Parishad and joint general secretary of the upazila Awami League, in connection with multiple cases. ... Read More


OIC SG emphasises priority of enhancing institutional performance

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Saturday assumed his duties at the General Secretariat headquarters. He held a number of interna... Read More