The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) today (Dec 23) decided to scrap the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park project in Moulvibazar, citing the need to preserve the biodiversity of the Lathitila forest. Planning Adviser Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud informed the

The bodies of five people were recovered from a stationary vessel named MV Al-Bakhera in the Meghna River, near Harina Ferry Ghat in Chandpur. Chandpur River Police Superintendent Syed Mushfiqur Rahman confirmed the matter. He said that the bodies were recovered around 3:15 pm.

A seven-member commission has been formed to investigate the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) carnage in Pilkhana.  Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury made the announcement during an event at the BGB headquarters in Dhaka on Monday (Dec 23). The adviser said

Bangladesh has sent a formal letter requesting India to send back Awami League president and former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled due to student uprisings. Foreign affairs adviser to the interim government Md. Touhid Hossain shared this information with reporters on Monday

A Dhaka court placed former Narsingdi-2 lawmaker Kamrul Ashraf Khan (Poton) on a three-day remand in connection with the murder of Juba Dal leader Shamim.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter issued the remand order after the police requested a 10-day remand for Poton, who

Libya has expressed interest in recruiting more Bangladeshi professionals and skilled workers to support its development efforts. Libyan Ambassador to Bangladesh, Abdulmutalib S. M. Suliman, shared this during a courtesy visit to Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin at the Ministry of

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted dry weather across the country for the next 24 hours, starting from this morning (Dec 23). The forecast, issued at 9 am today, indicates that the weather will remain dry with a partly cloudy sky over most regions. The

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a formal letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to initiate the extradition process of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. He made the remark while responding to a question from journalists

The death toll from the fire at a button manufacturing factory in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila rose to three, with one more body recovered from the wreckage on Monday morning (Dec 23). Sreepur police station’s Officer-in-Charge Joynal Abedin Mondal confirmed the recovery,

AF Hassan Ariff, adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, was laid to rest at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Mirpur today (Dec 23).  The senior lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court was buried at 10:30 am. His son, Muazz Ariff,

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank SK Sur Chowdhury, along with his wife Suparna Sur Chowdhury, and daughter Nandita Sur Chowdhury for failing to submit their asset declarations within the stipulated timeframe. ACC

Three teenagers were killed early Monday (Dec 23) when their motorcycle crashed into a roadside pillar in Cumilla's Sadar upazila while returning from a wedding ceremony. The accident occurred around 1 am in the Araiora area, according to police and local sources. The victims

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has issued special traffic guidelines to ensure smooth traffic flow during the BPL T20 Music Fest slated to be held today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.  The measures will be in effect from 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm, targeting areas

Tulip Siddiq, a Labour minister of the UK and a niece of former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, has been interviewed by Cabinet Office officials over allegations of embezzlement by her family. She is being investigated over claims that she and four family members embezzled

The government has renamed the country’s largest rail bridge over the Jamuna River as the ‘Jamuna Rail Bridge.’ Previously, the bridge was named the "Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Rail Bridge." Bangladesh Railway Director General

Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, Chief of the Election Reform Commission, said that people in the country are seeking free, fair, and impartial election. He made the remark while speaking at a discussion on election reforms held at the Chattogram District Administration office on Sunday (Dec

The Press Wing of the Chief Adviser has criticized a news report from the Indian news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) regarding the killing of a Hindu man at a crematorium in Natore, labeling it as "misleading and exaggerated." In a statement shared on its verified Facebook

Bangladesh has urged Myanmar to resolve the ongoing border and Rakhine issues, saying that it cannot negotiate with non-state entities like the Arakan Army regarding border control. Bangladesh’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain conveyed this message to Myanmar during an

Inquilab Mancha, a non-political cultural organisation comprising former and current students of Dhaka University (DU), blocked Kakrail Mosque intersection in the capital on Sunday (December 22) to press for their three-point demand, including the cancellation of the Awami League’s

Former MP of Khulna-4 and industrialist Abdus Salam Murshedi was sent to jail today after two separate courts in Khulna rejected his bail petition.  Murshedi faces charges in four cases related to killings, attacks, and violence. Senior Judicial Magistrate Takiya Sultana and