Roumari: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained 44 people, including eight pushed-in Bangladeshi nationals, from Roumari and Bhurungamari borders of the district today. BGB suspected that 36 of the detainees may be Rohingya and they are trying to conf…
Dhaka: A joint team from the Department of Environment’s (DoE) Monitoring and Enforcement Wing, Dhaka Laboratory, and Dhaka Metropolitan Office carried out an inspection in the Shyamnagar Kadamtali industrial area today. At the outset of the drive, th…
Rajshahi: The government has, for the first time, declared two ecologically significant wetlands in Rajshahi district as ‘Wetland-Dependent Wildlife Sanctuaries’. The declaration was made today through two separate gazette notifications issued by the …
Munshiganj: A team of district Detective Branch (DB) Police today detained an accused, who along with another one escaped from police custody last week, from the Launch Terminal area under Munshiganj district. The fugitive, Anowar Hossain, had fled wh…
Sylhet: A Sylhet court sentenced a man to death and four others to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case in Gopalganj upazila of the district in 2021. Sylhet Additional Sessions Judge Mahmudul Hasan announced the verdict, bringing closure…
Dhaka: BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today extended thanks and congratulations to people including party leaders and workers for thronging Dhaka streets in thousands to welcome party chief and three-time Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
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Cox’s Bazar: Thirty-four members of Myanmar’s military and Border Guard Police (BGP), who had taken refuge in Bangladesh a few months ago, were repatriated to Myanmar today. Alongside them, six Myanmar civilians-five detained in Cox’s Bazar jail and o…
Dhaka: A total of 2,248 pilgrims departed from Dhaka to Saudi Arabia today to perform this year’s Hajj. Among them, 1,446 pilgrims boarded flights operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, while 802 pilgrims traveled via Saudia Airlines.
According to B…
Dhaka: Education Adviser Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar today emphasized the need to translate higher education books into Bangla to enhance education and research. He made this remark while unveiling the cover of a book titled ‘Public Administ…