Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday claimed that three suspects had been identified in connection with the murders of USAID employee Xulhaz Mannan and his theatre activist friend Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy. However, top law enforcement officials told The Independent that they had no such information…

Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Nino have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy…

The Malaysian government will soon announce its decision on the recruitment of foreign workers saying the government understands the need for certain sectors who are in need of foreign workers, reports UNB. "An important decision on this will be announced in due course," Deputy Prime Minister…

The BNP has finally got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to hold its workers' rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to mark International Labour Day tomorrow (Sunday). BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will address the rally to be organised by the party's workers' front, the Jatiyatabadi…

Last-minute biometric SIM re-registration proved to be a source of sheer harassment for over 4 lakh subscribers yesterday. The NID server hung, possibly due to the overload. From 4pm to 6pm, subscribers were seen waiting in serpentine queues at various service points and re-registration centres across…

The Government will have a meeting on Monday with transport owners to re-fix fares following re-adjustment of fuel prices. Earlier, on April 25, the Government had reduced the prices of petrol-octane by Tk.10 per litre and diesel-kerosene by Tk.3. “Since fuel prices have been lowered, transport…