A crackdown across Dubai unearthed an illegal money transfer racket run by 25 shops, the Department of Economic Development (DED) revealed on Saturday, reports the Gulf News. The shop operators lured Bangladeshi expatriates with the offer of cheaper money transfers to their home country. The transactions…

Two tragic incidents involving killing of policemen took place in Myanmar, Bangladesh’s second neighbour, in the span of two months. On October 9, 2016, nine policemen were killed when assailants launched attacks on three outposts in Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh. These attacks, according…

The second phase of the 52nd Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after Hajj, concluded yesterday with "Akheri Munajat"…

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Md Omar Faruk Talukder, former assistant personal secretary (APS) to ex- Railways Minister Suranjit Sengupta, to five years in prison in a graft case for acquiring wealth beyond known income sources. Dhaka's Special Judge Mohammad Ataur Rahman also fined the accused…

National team cricketer Arafat Sunny was placed on a one-day remand by a Dhaka court after being arrested by police from his Aminbazar residence in Savar…

Donald Trump’s White House came under fire yesterday for falsely accusing media of misreporting inaugural crowd numbers, after millions took to…

The police brass is likely to request the Prime Minister to create a separate division for the men in uniform under the home ministry. The request would be made during the inauguration of “Police Week 2017” today, inspector general of police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque told a private TV channel.…