Members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested two suspected operatives of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in the capital’s Turag area. Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.

Rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of the country resumed, eight hours after the derailment of six compartments of an intercity train in the capital. Rubayet Islam, signal engineer of the Bangladesh Railway, said all the derailed bogies have been salvaged. As the incident

The government has appointed five new prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), bringing the total number of prosecutors to nine.   The newly-appointed five prosecutors are-- SM Moinul Karim, Md Nure Ershad Siddiqui, Shaikh Mahdi, Tarek Abdullah and Tanvir Hasan Joha.

Three Bangladeshi girls and two Indians were arrested in Tripura’s Sepahijala district for their alleged involvement in human trafficking, police said on Thursday. While the three Bangladeshi girls were arrested from Bhabhanipur and Kalikrishnanagar under Jatrapura police station

The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway will transport agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from tomorrow (October 26). Growers and traders can avail the scopes of transporting various perishable goods, including fish,

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasano Thursday (Oct 24) said the demand for President Mohammed Shahabuddin’s resignation is getting stronger but any decision on the matter would be reached through political consensus.   “What the President

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has condemned the recent threats against several media outlets in Bangladesh. A statement was issued in this regard on Thursday (Oct 24). According to statement, the ministry reiterated that the current interim government firmly believes

Efforts are underway to publish the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) circular in November to fill-up 3,460 posts, official familiar with the process said.     “We have started paper work for publishing the circular in November as the Ministry of Public

Mohammed Shahabuddin will remain as president or not will be determined after discussing with the political parties, said Rizwana Hasan, Forest, Environment and Climate Adviser. She made the remark saying this issue was discussed at the advisory council meeting headed by Chief Adviser

A Dhaka court today (Oct 24) sent 26 students to jail for creating trouble inside the secretariat yesterday while demanding cancellation of ‘discriminatory HSC result’.   Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order as police produced them before the

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on 5 August following mass anti-government protests, has been living in a government-arranged safe house in New Delhi’s Lutyens Bungalow Zone for over two months, according to a report by The Print. The Indian

The Commissioner for Indo-Pacific, South Asia & Afghanistan of the German Federal Foreign Office, Ambassador Erik Kurzweil, has visited Dhaka on an official trip from October 23 to 24 to gauge the opportunities to intensify cooperation and exchanges with Bangladesh. In a meeting

The age limit for entering government jobs has been approved at 32 years. This age limit was decided at the Advisory Council meeting on Thursday (Oct 24). The ordinance was approved following discussions in the advisory council meeting. The maximum age limit for entry into all

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Thursday (Oct 24), arrested 21 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set November 17 for the hearing of three review petitions concerning the cancellation of the caretaker government system, which was abolished by the 16th amendment to the constitution. Initially scheduled for Thursday, the hearing was

The severe cyclonic storm Dana over East-central Bay and adjoining West-central Bay of Bengal moved North-Northwestwards and now lies over West-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining Northwest Bay and it is likely to intensify further over the time. The cyclone was centered at 6 am today

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (October 24) predicted rain at most places over the country for the next 24 hours from this morning as the cyclonic storm Dana over southeast Bay and adjoining west central Bay intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and lies over Northwest Bay

The Daily Sun celebrates its 14th anniversary today with a festive mood and a reaffirmed commitment to promoting democracy, justice, and socioeconomic progress. The newspaper, under the East West Media Group Limited (EWMGL), has emerged as a trusted source of news despite shifting

The primary registration for Hajj will continue till November 30. The Ministry of Religious Affairs today issued a special notification to this end. As per the notification issued on August 25 last, pre-registered individuals wishing to go for Hajj have been requested to deposit

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma reiterated that New Delhi would continue to seek a stable, positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh built upon interdependencies, in which people of both countries remain the main stakeholders. He made the remark while