Seven Bangladeshi and 204 other peacekeepers from different countries killed in the line of duty in different United Nations peacekeeping missions were remembered during the annual memorial service at the UN Secretariat on Wednesday. The annual ceremony to mark the “Memorial Service” to…

A high-powered seven-member Indian technical team arrived in Dhaka to discuss different aspects of the proposed Ganges barrage at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) yesterday. Abdul Hye Baki, additional director general of BWDB led the Bangladesh team, while Central Water…

A clash between hawkers and the police erupted when employees of the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) went for an eviction drive in an underground market of Gulistan yesterday. The DSCC started its eviction drive at Sundarban Market around 2pm yesterday. At one stage, hawkers tried to foil the drive,…

The ruling Awami League (AL) has called the first meeting of its newly elected presidium members today (Friday) at party president Sheikh Hasina’s official residence, Gonobhaban.  The meeting will be held around 7pm, with Sheikh Hasina in the chair, said a party press release signed by AL…

The Appellate Division chamber court yesterday stayed for four weeks a portion of a High Court (HC) verdict directing the withdrawal of certain officials to ensure a “fair investigation”.  The HC wanted the secretaries of public administration and home ministry and the inspector general…

Cyclone Kyant lost some of its steam and turned into a deep depression over the west-southwest Bay of Bengal yesterday (Thursday). It caused some showers in different parts of the country, including the city, that left many streets waterlogged, causing traffic congestion. The rain in the city in four…

A Chittagong court will hear on November 13 the charge-framing in an arms case filed over the killing of former Police Super Babul Akhter’s wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, reports UNB. Metropolitan Session’s Judge Md Shahe Nur fixed the date on Thursday, said Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Advocate…

Satir Ali, who was arrested in connection with the killing of his two sons in Chintamoni village in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet, confessed to his crime before a Sylhet court yesterday. Senior Judicial Magistrate M Nazrul Islam recorded the statement of Satir Ali, 40, under section 164 of the Code…