The ruling Awami League has cancelled the nominations for disaster management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya and Mohammed Shamsul Haque Bhuiyan of Chandpur as both of them were found loan defaulters. Nurul Amin Ruhul, vice-president of Dhaka city unit Awami League (south) has replaced Maya…

The Election Commission has directed the Public Security Division to withdraw Narayanganj Superintendent of Police (SP) Anisur Rahman on specific allegations. "The decision to withdraw the SP has been taken on specific allegations," EC Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed said at a press briefing yesterday…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former deputy secretary of Bangladesh government Niyamatullah from his Dhanmondi residence in the city on early Tuesday. Contacted, Director (Legal and Media wing) of the Rab headquarters Mufti Mahmood Khan said Rab-2 detained Niyamatullah on specific allegation.…

At least four people, including a child, were killed and four others injured as a train smashed into a bus at an unmanned level crossing at Sharishadi in Sadar upazila yesterday evening. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Towfique Ahmed, station officer of Feni Fire Service, said Mymensingh-bound…

The Embassy of Bangladesh in The Hague has organised screening of a Liberation War documentary titled ‘Blockade’ as the month of Victory knocks the door. The documentary is based on true storyof nonviolent protest to stop the shipment of arms from the US to Pakistan during the 1971 Bangladesh…

Amid dry weather persisting for long, it may continue to remain tinder dry with remote chance of rain. The rain may allow the winter setting in slowly from the first half of December, Met Office sources said. In its forecast for today, the met office said, weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky…