Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said the security arrangements at the country’s airports, including the one in Dhaka, are better compared to those in 10 developed countries, reports UNB. The minister said this after a meeting over airport security following the…

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said those involved in attacks on Hindu community members in Nasirnagar upazila will be hunted down and brought to justice, reports UNB. “There’s no other option but to hunt down the perpetrators and bring them to justice,” he told a rally at…

At least 37 more Bangladeshis, who tried to reach Italy from Libya crossing the Mediterranean, were detained yesterday by the Libyan coast guard. With this, the tally of Bangladeshi fortune seekers detained and rescued from human traffickers in Libya in the last couple of weeks stood at 102. The 37…

Police yesterday submitted a charge-sheet against Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Badrul Alamin a case filed for trying to kill college girl Khadija Akter, reports UNB. Harunur Rashid, sub-inspector of Shahparan Police Station, also the investigation officer (IO) of the case, submitted the charge…

The BNP is still firm on holding its rally either at Suhrawardy Udyan or in front of the party's central office at Naya Paltan, to mark its “National Revolution and Solidarity Day”, according to party sources. The police announced in a press statement yesterday afternoon that the BNP…

In an extraordinary step to tackle the scourge of black money in the country, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes will no longer be legal from midnight Tuesday. He explained that the currency notes will be just paper with no value, reports Deccan Chronicle. …

Bangladesh has been able to maintain equally robust relationships with the Unites States, China, India, Japan, Russia and the European Union because all these big powers respect Bangladesh’s stance for friendship with all and malice towards none, Ambassador to Washington Mohammad Ziauddin has…

Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists’ Syrian stronghold Raqa, reports AFP. Capturing Bashiqa was one of the final steps in securing the eastern approaches to…

A little known Mehedi Maruf hogged the limelight by making a mockery with Barisal Bulls bowlers as Dhaka Dynamites avenged last season’s three straight defeats against the same opponent with a thumping eight-wicket victory yesterday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital. Maruf…

Bangladesh is willing to invest US$ 1 billion in the 1125-MW Dorjilung hydropower project under trilateral cooperation with India and Bhutan, said Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday, reports UNB. The foreign minister put particular emphasis on joint development of hydropower projects and operationalisation…