A Narayanganj court has sentenced four people to life imprisonment for the murder of auto-rickshaw driver Daud in Rupganj.  The court also fined each convict Tk 50,000. Judge of the Narayanganj Second Additional District and Sessions Court Humayra Tabassum passed the order on

The posthumous Independence Award given to late President Ziaur Rahman in 2003 will remain valid, the Cabinet Division announced in a press release on Tuesday (March 11). The Awami League-led government had canceled the award in 2016, citing a Supreme Court verdict.  However,

A group of leftist students held a protest march in Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. They protesters also called for the formation of a speedy trial tribunal to ensure justice for all rape victims, including a recent case in

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Ishaq Dar is expected to visit Bangladesh by end of April. An official on condition of anonymity from Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka confirmed the matter to Banglanews on Tuesday (March 11). However, there was a speculation

The National Fitra Committee has set the minimum Fitra at Tk110 per head and the maximum at Tk2,805 for this year.  The decision was made during a meeting held on Tuesday at the Baitul Mukarram conference hall of the Islamic Foundation. The meeting was chaired by Mufti Mawlana

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Md Titon Islam, 36, the truck driver responsible for running over two female garment workers in the Banani area on Monday morning. A team from the Cyber and Special Crime unit arrested Islam in the Kolatia area

Garment workers staged a protest by blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Tuesday morning (March 11) demanding their overdue salaries. As a result, traffic came to a standstill, causing severe inconvenience to thousands of commuters, according to the Gazipur Industrial Police.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted dry weather across the country for the next 24 hours, beginning this morning.  The weather is expected to remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky, according to the BMD. The department also mentioned that the

Police are investigating the murder of former vice-principal of Habibullah Bahar University College, Saifur Rahman Bhuiyan, who was found dead in a rented flat in the capital’s Uttarkhan area. A case is being processed, and authorities are searching for two individuals—a

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has discovered Tk 635 crore taka in 124 frozen bank accounts associated with former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family following their escape to India.  This information was disclosed in a high-level meeting titled

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a chargesheet against 23 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after evidence was found of their involvement in the allocation of a 60-katha plot in capital’s Purbachal. The charge sheet was approved on Monday (March

The Police Headquarters has launched a special hotline service to prevent violence against women, including assault, harassment, eve-teasing, and sexual abuse. In a press release on Monday (March 10), AIG (Media and Public Relations) of Police Headquarters, Inamul Haque Sagar,

Dr. Anisuzzaman Choudhury has been appointed as the Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (CA) with the rank of a State Minister. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Monday (March 10). According to the notification, the CA has appointed Dr. Anisuzzaman

The National Consensus Commission is working to engage political parties in discussions promptly, aiming to reach an agreement quickly to draft a "National Charter." Vice President of the commission, Prof. Ali Riaz, shared this during a press conference at the LD Hall of the

The Election Commission (EC) has invited applications from political parties seeking registration to contest the upcoming parliamentary elections with their own symbols.  The deadline for submission is April 20. EC Secretary Akhter Ahmed issued a notification in this regard on

The Bangladesh Army has responded to comments made by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk regarding its role in last year’s student protests. In a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army said that while it values

Professor Dr. M Aminul Islam, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser and in charge of the Education Ministry, has resigned from his post. He confirmed the matter to journalists on Monday (March 10) at the Education Ministry corridor in the Secretariat. “I do not want to say

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday (March 10) said electoral train has taken off targeting December for voting after Chief Adviser whistled. CEC made the remark in response to journalists’ questions after talking to British High Commissioner Sarah Cook in

For the second consecutive day, students in Magura staged a protest outside the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court, demanding the death penalty for those involved in the rape of an eight-year-old girl. Chanting slogans such as “In my golden Bengal, there is no place for

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted mainly dry weather across the country for the next 24 hours, starting from Monday morning (March 10). According to the latest bulletin issued at 9 am, the weather is expected to remain dry with a temporarily partly cloudy