1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (215+ words) The water level of the Padma River in Chapainawabganj fell by 6 centimetres in the 24 hours to 6:00am on Sunday, but the overall flood situation in the district has not improved significantly. Low-lying areas of five unions in Sadar and Shibganj upazilas…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (116+ words) United News of Bangladesh Fire at Dhanmondi Apex showroom brought under control A fire that broke out at an Apex footwear showroom in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on Thursday morning was brought under control around noon. The Fire Service received…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1036+ words) Parliament on Sunday passed three bills, including two important ones -- the National Human Rights Commission Bill, 2026 and the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Bill, 2026 -- amid protest from opposition lawmakers. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman piloted the National…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (450+ words) Police arrested nine members of an alleged robbery gang for robbing Tk 38 lakh from a man at gunpoint in the capital’s Dhanmondi area. Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md Faruk Hossain disclosed the information at a press…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) The High Court on Sunday upheld the death penalty of two convicts and acquitted five suspects in a case filed over the killing of a khadem of a shrine in Rangpur. The HC bench of Justice Zafar Ahmed and Justice…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (429+ words) Education Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon on Tuesday said the government has taken an initiative to distribute bicycles to secondary schoolgirls across the country to encourage female education. “An initiative has been undertaken to provide bicycles to encourage girls’ education at…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (487+ words) State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has directed the field administration to strengthen coordination in ensuring law and order, controlling corruption and drugs, and ensuring good governance, transparency and accountability in Kurigram, Gaibandha and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (166+ words) Police have recovered 4.33 kilograms of heroin worth around Tk 4 crore from a truck in Sirajganj and arrested its driver and helper. The arrestees are truck driver Abu Bakkar, 44, of Maharajpur village in Chapainawabganj, and helper Sohag Ali, 19, of Sultanganj village…...

3+ week, 12+ hour ago   (242+ words) Two people arrested in connection with the killing of four family members, including a former schoolteacher, at their home in Rangpur city confessed to the murders before a court. The accused, Mugdha Das, 23, and Siddhartha Das, 19, made their confessional statements…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (164+ words) Detectives arrested two armed drug dealers on Friday with a foreign pistol, ammunition, and a large quantity of narcotics during a raid in Savar. Saidul Islam, Dhaka District North Detective Branch (DB) Inspector, confirmed the drive in the Rajashon Palwanpara…...