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IUB seminar sheds light on resource mobilisation, budget implementation

Dhaka, June 27 -- Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has hosted a seminar on the national budget, focusing on resource mobilisation, prioritisation and implementation challenges. The Department... Read More


Ex-Jamalpur MP Noor Mohammed arrested in Dhaka's Gulshan

Dhaka, June 27 -- Former Jamalpur-1 member of parliament Nur Mohammed has been arrested by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). He was arrested from a house in Dhaka's Gulsha... Read More


Parliament hears proposal for anti-drug tribunals, use of firearms and dog squads

Dhaka, June 27 -- A narcotics control amendment bill has been introduced in parliament to form a separate tribunal to speed up the trials of drug-related crimes, the formation of a dog squad, and allo... Read More


6 children die of measles symptoms in a day, 45 new cases recorded

Dhaka, June 27 -- Bangladesh has recorded six more child deaths linked to measles in a single day, with 45 new cases confirmed in the same period. In its regular measles bulletin on Wednesday, the Di... Read More


BUET will get residential hall named after Abrar Fahad, says education minister

Dhaka, June 27 -- The government will construct a residential hall at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and name it after slain student Abrar Fahad, Education Minister ANM Ehs... Read More


BUET will get a dormitory named after Abrar Fahad, says education minister

Dhaka, June 27 -- The government will construct a hostel at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and name it after slain student Abrar Fahad, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque... Read More


Reports of 7 bodies floating in Turag River are 'baseless': Police Headquarters

Dhaka, June 27 -- Police Headquarters has claimed that reports spreading on social media that the bodies of seven activists of the banned Awami League and its student front Chhatra League have been fo... Read More


No head of government carries a 'begging bowl', foreign minister says on PM's China visit

Dhaka, June 27 -- Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman says that he has felt embarrassed by questions raised over financial assistance during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's official visit to China. Stat... Read More


2 killed in fire at 14-storey building in Dhaka's Katabon

Dhaka, June 27 -- A fire at a high-rise building in Dhaka's Katabon has killed two people, according to Fire Service and Civil Defence. The blaze erupted on the 12th floor of the 14-storey building a... Read More


Italian police identify suspect in triple Bangladeshi murder in Rome

Dhaka, June 27 -- Italian police have identified and released a photo of the prime suspect in the murders of three members of a Bangladeshi family in Rome. The suspect was identified as 43-year-old S... Read More