Dhaka: A total of 48,227 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have successfully reached Saudi Arabia through 123 Hajj flights, as confirmed by Md Lokman Hossain, Director of the Bangladesh Hajj Office. These flights have been landing in Jeddah, with the latest c…
Dinajpur: Truck owners and workers in Dinajpur have announced an indefinite strike from May 12, demanding an end to alleged extortion in the name of collecting toll on roads. The decision was announced by the Dinajpur Truck Owners’ and Workers’ Joint …
London: The United Kingdom has announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russia’s drone production network and groups, including a Bangladeshi travel agency, accused of exploiting vulnerable migrants to support Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
Accordin…
Mymensingh: The body of a madrasha student who went missing after a boat capsized in a waterbody in Valuka municipality of Mymensingh was recovered on Thursday morning, nearly 18 hours after the incident.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the …
Khulna: A tribunal here today sentenced a young man to 17 years’ rigorous imprisonment in an arms case. Judge of the Khulna Tribunal for Prevention of Crimes Disrupting Public Security Sabera Sultana Khanam delivered the verdict against convict Md. Me…
Paba: A ‘Farmers’ Partner Congress’ meeting with the theme ‘Agriculture is Prosperity’ for the 2025-26 fiscal year was held in Paba Upazila of the district. The meeting took place today in the Upazila Parishad conference room, with Advocate Shafiqul H…
Satkhira: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 has arrested the prime accused in the murder case of Jatiyatabadi Tantidal leader Sonamia. The arrested was Md Ohidul Islam, 45, the son of Khondokar Sultan Ahmed of Goalkhali area under Khulna city’s Khalishpu…
Dhaka: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called for increasing use of modern water and wastewater treatment technologies for sustainable development. He said this in a meeting with Shailesh…
Dhaka: Acting Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Mohammad Sarwar on Thursday directed police officials to remain on highest alert to maintain law and order and prevent crimes ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. He instructed all officers concerned to stay vi…