Dhaka: Bangladesh national hockey team secured an overwhelming 7-1 victory over the Bangladesh Under-20 side in a practice match on Monday as preparations continued for the upcoming Asian Games. The senior team, made up of players selected for the Asi…
Khulna: Bangladesh will conduct its first-ever nationwide boat census from August 20 to 29 to create a comprehensive database of all engine-powered vessels operating in the country’s maritime, coastal, and inland waterways. The census will be a joint …
Dhaka: Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in separate drives filed 1,592 cases against motorists for violating traffic rules in different parts of the capital on Sunday. DMP filed 114 cases in the Ramna zone, 136 in the Lalbagh zone, …
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today sought UN Women’s support for Bangladesh’s proposal to establish a Global Platform to Address Digital Harassment against Women, stating that international cooperation is essential to ta…
Dhaka: The country’s foreign exchange market is facing renewed pressure due to a sudden rise in the demand for US dollars to settle import payments, affecting interbank rates, commercial banks, and the kerb (open) market. As a result, the exchange rat…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) today distributed grant cheques worth Tk 1.03 crore among 25 families of people killed or injured in road accidents in Rangpur as part of its rehabilitation and assistance programme. Additional Dis…
Chattogram: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle approximately 1.5 kg of gold through Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram, securing a consignment valued at an estimat…
Dhaka: Police have arrested the alleged mastermind and one of the main accused in the high-profile Kakon murder case in Purbadhala upazila of Netrokona district. The suspect, Abdur Rashid, 33, was apprehended from the Bashundhara Residential Area in t…
Dhaka: Three people died of dengue and 580 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 59 in the country this year, according to the Directora…