Sunamganj: Police have arrested three women, including the suspected leader of the notorious criminal gang ‘Lady Kanta,’ during a special overnight operation in Sunamganj district town. The detainees include Kanta Begum, widely known as ‘Lady Kanta,’ …
Dhaka: The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), in partnership with the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), has announced the 12 winners of the second cohort of the Hindu Kush Himalaya Innovation Challenge for Entreprene…
Dhaka: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit announced that the government is committed to reducing fuel prices in the domestic market as soon as international prices decline, ensuring that consumers will benefit fr…
Dhaka: The Power Division has directed all markets and shopping malls across Bangladesh to close by 7:00pm as part of efforts to ensure efficient electricity use and maintain a stable power supply during the ongoing summer season. In an official lette…
Gazipur: Gazipur Deputy Commissioner Md. Nurul Karim Bhuiyan today announced that the government is actively working to alleviate the disruptions caused by the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway. The district council is co…
Dhaka: Government and private offices, including banks, insurance companies, and capital market institutions, resumed operations across the country today after a seven-day holiday on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha. The government had declared public…
Dinajpur: The bustling litchi season has begun in Dinajpur, with all major varieties, including the district’s renowned GI-tagged Badana litchi, arriving in local markets. Wholesale and retail markets across the district are witnessing heavy trading a…
Jashore: Two young men were killed as a motorbike crashed into a roadside tree at Taltala in Manirampur upazila of Jashore on Sunday night. The deceased were identified as Rakib, 27, son of Ismail, and Mehedi Hasan, 25, son of Kamruzzaman. Both were r…
Dhaka: Veteran Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed passed away at a hospital in the capital on Monday. He was 82. Tofail Ahmed, a key figure in Bangladesh’s Liberation War and the 1969 mass uprising, breathed his last around 4 pm at Square Hospital, acco…