Rainfall has improved Dhaka’s air quality, with the capital ranking 15th among cities with the worst air at 10:20am Friday, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 93. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department classified the air as “moderate,” posing a light

Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission, has said that several significant proposals were made by the Constitutional Reform Commission to ensure a balance of power, and political consensus has already been reached on some of them. He made the remarks at

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind across the country in the next 24 hours starting from 9am today. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely at most places in Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal

Gazipur police members have arrested five individuals in connection with the brutal killing of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, who was hacked to death in Gazipur. They were arrested in a day-long drive conducted by law enforcers on Friday (August 8), across different parts of the city.

Members of police recovered a dismembered, headless body packed into eight pieces from a travel bag in the Station Road area of Tongi, Gazipur, on Friday morning. The bag was found abandoned beside a shop near the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway.  Locals noticed the travel bag lying

The interim government, formed under the leadership of Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus following a mass student-people uprising, marks its first anniversary today. The uprising on August 5, 2024 led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s autocratic regime. Prior to the

A man was hacked to death by unknown assailants on Thursday night near Gopalpur Sugar Mills High School in Lalpur upazila of Natore district. The deceased was identified as Md Saidur Rahman, 35. He was son of the late Altaf Hossain of Bamngram in Veramara upazila of Kushtia district

Gazipur journalist Md Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, was hacked to death on Thursday night, reportedly for filming an assault involving a youth being beaten and chased with local weapons. The incident happened around 8pm in the Chandana Chowrasta area of Gazipur city. Tuhin, a journalist for

Election Commissioner (EC) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said that no one, including media outlets, will be allowed to operate drones during the upcoming national election. He said that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will also be prohibited throughout the election process.

A member of the Election Commission (EC) said the schedule for the upcoming national elections will be announced in the first half of December. Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah made the remark while speaking to reporters following the 9th meeting of the EC on Thursday

Eight individuals have been arrested in connection with the recent attack on students of Sylhet Engineering College,. The matter was confirmed by Shah Paran Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monir Hossain Molla to Banglanews on Thursday (August 7).  On Wednesday night,

The implementation rate of decisions taken by the interim government has reached 78.41 percent as of 31 July this year. The development was shared during a meeting of the Advisory Council held at the Secretariat on Thursday (August 7), chaired by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-14) arrested three individuals for allegedly gang-raping a garments worker in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh. The arrestees are Md Shakil Mia, 23, Md Momin Uddin, 23, and Jahangir Alam, 24. All of them are residents of Nandail upazila. Following

A Dhaka court today (August 7) rejected the bail petition of former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda in a case filed over alleged manipulation of national elections. Judge Abdullah Al Mamun of the 12th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court passed the order

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus attended a meeting of the Council of Advisers at the Bangladesh Secretariat today, marking his second visit to the Secretariat since assuming office. He arrived through Gate-5 at 9:25am under tight security. The meeting began around 10:30am with Prof

Memebrs of Detective Branch (DB) has arrested former Vice-Chancellor of Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Deputy Commissioner of Media and Public Relations Division,

A Dhaka court has granted a five-day remand for Sumaiya Zafrin, the wife of Major Sadik, who is accused in a case over guerrilla training of banned Awami League activists. Metropolitan Magistrate Sefat Ullah issued the remand order on Thursday (August 7). Earlier, a case was filed

Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque was sent to jail today (August 7) following the completion of his seven-day remand in a case filed over alleged verdict forgery. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed the order after hearing a petition submitted by Shahbagh Police

Malaysian immigration authorities have detained 306 Bangladeshi nationals and one Nepali citizen over alleged immigration offences, reports Malaysian state news agency Bernama. The arrests were made during a raid at a factory in Simpang Ampat, Penang, led by Immigration Department

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind across the country in the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am today. According to the met office bulletin issued this morning, rain or thundershowers