Bangladesh

Bangladesh

RU to suspend teacher Mustak Ahmed over sexual harassment, other allegations

He will also not be allowed to work at any other institution or engage in part-time teaching

2w ago

AL leader Gazi Mozammel Hossain arrested in Netrokona

According to police, he is an accused in two cases filed under the explosive substances act

2w ago

BR test runs passenger train on new Jamuna railway bridge

The longest dedicated railway bridge of the country will be inaugurated formally on March 18

2m ago

BNP launches nationwide rallies for election roadmap

Today, rallies will be held in Lalmonirhat, Khulna, Brahmanbaria, Patuakhali, and Sunamganj

2m ago

Disturbing accounts of ‘police abuse’

The night of July 27, 2024, still haunts her. A first-year law student of a private university, she still cannot forget how detectives surrounded her in a small room and groped her. On a table in front of her lay a blank paper for her to confess, according to her accounts to the International Crimes Tribunal and The Daily Star.

2m ago

Indian arrested with 18 gold bars

Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian national along with 18 gold bars at the Mujibnagar border in Meherpur yesterday.

2m ago

Countrywide gas supply to be disrupted for 72 hours from tomorrow

People across the country will experience low pressure of gas due to suspension of LNG station operation

3m ago

Priyanka leads Congress demo against alleged torture on minorities in Bangladesh

MPs staged a protest in parliament demanding justice

3m ago

Ex-MP of Ctg-15 Nadwi arrested in Uttara

Former lawmaker Abu Reza Mohammad Nadwi for Chattogram-15 was arrested from Dhaka’s Uttara area yesterday

3m ago

5 injured as fire breaks out at kitchen in Kafrul

The incident occurred around 9:00pm on the ground floor of a two-story house in the New Bazar Steel Bridge area of Mirpur 13

5m ago

191 BGB platoons deployed to maintain law and order

A total of 191 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) was deployed to maintain law and order across the country today

5m ago

Workers' protest causes long tailback at Gazipur

Following the strike, heavy traffic congestion was seen on the Dhaka-Mymensingh, Dhaka-Kishoreganj, Dhaka-Tangail, and Dhaka-Sylhet highways

5m ago

Three killed in Satkhira road accident

Three people were killed as a truck hit a motorcycle on Satkhira-Khulna highway in Satkhira Sadar upazila early today

5m ago

NBR withdraws airfare excise duty, VAT for hajj pilgrims

National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax (VAT) on three types of service charges for reducing overall hajj expenses

5m ago

Gono Bhaban will be turned into mass revolution memorial museum

The government has decided to turn the Gono Bhaban, the former official residence of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, into a museum to preserve the memories of the July mass revolution

7m ago

Regent Group Chairman Shahed out of jail after getting bail in 96 cases

Mohammad Shahed, chairman of Regent Group and Regent Hospital, was yesterday released from Dhaka Central Jail on bail in 96 cases

7m ago

One month of Hasina's fall: 'Shaheedi March' begins from Raju Sculpture

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has started the "Shaheedi March" to mark one month of the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime

7m ago

BNP's Khandaker Mosharraf acquitted in money laundering case

In the judgment, the judge said the amount of money which was mentioned in the case was earned through legal means. So, Mosharraf can return that money from the United Kingdom, he said.

7m ago