A team of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday arrested the acting chief engineer of the Department of Shipping (DoS) for taking bribes at a city restaurant. SM Najmul Haq, acting chief engineer and ship surveyor at the department under the Ministry of Shipping, was detained from city’s…

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Asaduzaman Miah yesterday said all out security measures have been taken to ensure foolproof security of Pahela Baisakh celebration in the capital, reports UNB. "Strong and co-ordinated security measures have been taken as people can celebrate Pahela…

US-based ride-sharing company Uber, which is operating in Bangladesh without government licence, yesterday announced the launch of its services in Chattogram,…

The United Nations is concerned about the current political situation as well as the political space in Bangladesh. The global body also reiterated its call to the government of Myanmar to implement the Annan commission’s recommendations which provide a guideline to solution to the problems including…

The world's chemical arms watchdog yesterday said it had confirmed Britain's findings that a nerve agent used in an attack on a former spy and his daughter in England last month originally came from Russia, reports AFP from London. Samples tested by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical…

A violent storm has destroyed two ancient pillars at the entryways to the Taj Mahal, an official said Thursday, underscoring the fragility of the centuries-old marble monument to love, reports AFP from Agra. The four-metre high sandstone minarets topped by ornate spires were left in chunks after being…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it will not be possible to continue the country's current development trend if there is any change in power, reports UNB. "If the BNP-Jamaat alliance or anyone else comes to power, I have doubt whether they can continue the ongoing development pace.…