Category: General

Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced a driver to death for killing his employer Afroza Sultana in Dhaka’s Maddhya Badda area in 2022. The condemned convict is Hridoy Bepari alias Hridoy Mia. Judge of Dhaka Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge…

Dhaka: Police in a drive arrested four people including alleged top criminal of Chattogram, Mobarak Hossain Emon alias David Emon, from Jhumjhumpur area in Jashore district town early Wednesday during their reported bid to flee to India. The other arr…

Dhaka: State Minister for Housing and Public Works Ahmmad Sohel Monzoor on Wednesday warned that contracts of the firms concerned will be cancelled if they fail to complete project work with honesty within the stipulated time, or if any irregularity i…

Dhaka: Bangladesh currently has a total of 189 tigers in the Sundarbans, the country’s only tiger habitat, and in zoos across the country which is not sufficient to protect the species from extinction, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan…

Dhaka: Acclaimed Kolkata-based vocalist Sumana Chatterjee, currently in Bangladesh for the Nazrul Festival 2026 organized by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will perform at a special musical evening hosted by Artist Club on Thursday. During the pro…

Dhaka: More than 10,000 ultra-poor and climate-vulnerable women across 12 districts have received support to build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen their economic resilience, and move towards a life free from poverty through a joint initiative of t…

Dhaka: The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has given the green light to two significant infrastructure contracts valued at approximately Tk 335.13 crore. These contracts are part of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) initia…

Dhaka: Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof ABM Obaidul Islam on Wednesday called on students to seize the opportunities for higher education and research in Japan, emphasizing the importance of bolstering Bangladesh-Japan cooperation in these f…