An activist of Bangladesh Chatra League (BCL) was arrested while trying to snatch arms from police members in Tongi. The incident took place when a police team intercepted a group collecting illegal toll from road-side vendors in Tongi area immediate after Akheri Munajat of Bishwa Ijtema, said police.…

Facebook has appointed translator to interpret Bangla status posted by users on the popular social networking site. Facebook took the move to filter the objectionable contents being posted in Bangla language which is socially derogatory in Bangladesh. Confirming the appointment of Bangla translator,…

The Secretary Committee on Administrative Improvement Affairs has recommended to upgrade the posts of chiefs of Bangladesh Navy (BN) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for better coordination between operational, administrative and command wings among the armed forces with a view to implementing the forces'…

Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz International Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, is scheduled to arrive Dhaka today to attend the handover ceremony of the 2nd batch of completed school-cum-cyclone shelter buildings.…

A Bangladeshi youth has been jailed for more than ten years’ imprisonment for drug dealing in the UK, reports The Evening Standard. Shipu Miah, 23, was arrested on Jun 10 last year from an apartment on Prince Meridian Walk of London W14, with heroin, cocaine and cash. Police recovered 2kg of heroin,…

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi accused Tehran of “provocative acts” as top Arab diplomats met yesterday for talks on Saudi Arabia’s diplomatic row with Iran, reports AFP from Cairo. Arabi was addressing Arab League foreign ministers gathered in Cairo for emergency talks requested…

Francis describes himself as “a sinner” in need of God’s mercy, in an upcoming book where he also urges the Catholic Church to focus…