Stop smuggling, human trafficking: PM to BGB

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged the members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to stop trespassing, smuggling of drugs and other goods, and human trafficking by performing their duties properly...

Golam Arif Tipu sends letters to 3 ministries

Chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Golam Arif Tipu has sent three letters to three ministries seeking removal of his name from the newly published list of Pakistani occupation force's collaborators...

Journalist wins #Me Too rape case

A Japanese court has ordered a high-profile TV reporter to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000; £22,917) in damages to a journalist who accused him of rape, reports BBC. Shiori Ito alleged that Noriyuki Yamaguchi raped her in 2015 while she was unconscious. Prosecutors said there was not enough evidence for a criminal case, so Ms Ito brought a civil case...

49 journalists were murdered in 2019

‘Where had been AL leaders when Bangabandhu assassinated’? PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is still looking for an answer where all the leaders of Awami League had been when Bangabandhu was assassinated and why no-one of them came forward to play a courageous role against the killing...

PM's Military Secretary Zainul Abedin dies

Prime Minister's Military Secretary Major General Mia Mohammad Zainul Abedin passed away on Tuesday evening. He breathed his last at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore around 5:13pm (Bangladesh time) while undergoing treatment.

Stones, tear gas, bottles in Delhi protests over Citizenship law

The police on Tuesday fired tear gas shells on a crowd protesting against the amended Indian citizenship law in Seelampur area of the country's capital Delhi...

Khulna Tigers beat Royals chasing 190-run target

Mushfiqur Rahim's 96 runs guided Khulna Tigers secure victory over Rajshahi Royal by chasing a big target in the ninth match of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier Leauge’s special edition - Bangabandhu BPL...

VP Nur's anti-NRC rally comes under attack

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president Nurul Haque Nur has come under attack allegedly by Muktijoddha Mancha, a platform comprising descendants of freedom fighters. The attack was carried out on him while addressing a rally in front of the Teacher-Student center (TSC) protesting Indian Citizenship (Amended) Bill...

Fast unto death seeking job entry age limit to 35

Job seekers on Tuesday went on a fast unto death seeking extension of age limit to 35 from 30 for entering government jobs, after their 10-day mass hunger strike with same demand. Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Sadharon Chhatra Parishad began the hunger strike in front of Jatiya Press Club from this morning...

Razakar list should have been scrutinised properly: Minister

“The Liberation War Affairs Ministry didn’t scrutinise the list before publishing it… it should have been scrutinised,“ Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Tuesday while speaking at a programme organised by Bangladesh Krishak League at Bangabandhu Avenue...

Pakistan court hands death penalty to Pervez Musharraf

A Special court of Pakistan hearing the high treason case against former president General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday handed the former ruler a death sentence. A three-member bench of the special court headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad announced the decision...

2 Destiny officials denied bail

The Appellate Division on Tuesday rejected the bail petitions filed by Destiny Group managing director Rafiqul Amin and Destiny-2000 chairman Mohammad Hossain in two money-laundering cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission...

UK makes visa process for Bangladeshis more modern, efficient

UK Visas and Immigration made the UK visa process for Bangladeshis safer, more modern and efficient by introducing the option to use card and online transactions to pay for a UK visa application effective from Tuesday...

Dhaka ranks second worst in Air Quality Index

Bangladesh’s capital city ranked the second worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning. Dhaka had a score of 210 at 10:17am, which means the air quality was ‘very unhealthy’. Afghanistan’s Kabul and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the first and third slots with scores of 383 and 208 respectively...

N’ganj metro, district BNP secys arrested

Police arrested the general secretaries of Narayanganj metropolitan and district unit BNP ATM Kamal and Mamun Mahmud in the wee hours of Tuesday...

14 dead in southwest China coal and gas outburst

Fourteen miners were found dead and two others remained trapped underground after a coal and gas outburst happened at a coal mine in southwest China's Guizhou Province early Tuesday, local authorities said...

Lebanon delays nomination of new PM amid protests, divisions

The nomination of Lebanon's next prime minister has been postponed after major Christian parties said they would not support the candidacy of caretaker Prime Minister Saad Hariri, presenting a new impasse after weeks of political wrangling...

Boeing to suspend 737 MAX production in January amid safety woes

Boeing Co said on Monday it would temporarily halt the production of its 737 MAX aircraft, which has been grounded since March following two fatal crashes...

“Ekla chalo re”: Mamata invokes Tagore at Citizenship Act rally

Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of Bengal, led a massive protest march through the heart of Kolkata on Monday, against the citizenship law. Hundreds of her party leaders and supporters walked with her carrying posters and flags against the controversial law...