Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali has said the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India will further be strengthened under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The High Commissioner made the remark while addressing the 19th Global Female Folk Dance Competition…

Police arrested a kabiraj (herbal medicine practitioner) on charge of raping a minor girl from Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district yesterday afternoon. The arrestee was identified as Nur Islam Gazi, 34, son of Chand Mia of Bohalgachia village in sadar upazila of Patuakhali district. The arrestee used…

A female admission seeker to Jagannath University (JnU) was killed when a pick-up van ran over her near Postagola Bridge in Shyampur last night. The deceased was identified as Afroza Akhter, 25, daughter of Rabiul Islam of Jurain area in the city. The accident took place when a speeding pick-up van…

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has congratulated the Awami League Central Working Committee on its victory in the 11th parliamentary election. The greetings came through a letter issued by the Central Committee of CPC on Friday. "Delighted upon hearing the victory of the Awami League in the…

Former Dhaka district unit of Awami League (AL) organizing secretary Abu Siddique, 52, was seriously injured as criminals indiscriminately hacked him at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of the capital city, yesterday afternoon. “A gang of criminals chopped Abu Siddique soon after he reached at Modhu…

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad congratulated Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on her election as leader of the House for the third consecutive term. “Such achievement of Sheikh Hasina is not only extraordinary in the history of Bangladesh but also in the democratic world. It is also…

Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday said all the temporary election camps set up during the 11th national polls will be removed within the quickest possible time. The Mayor said this while inaugurating removal work of makeshift election camps at Segunbagicha in the city yesterday.…

Bicycle sharing service, Jobike, started its operation in the city yesterday just one year after its introduction in the tourist city of Cox's Bazar…

The UN human rights body has urged the authorities in Bangladesh to carry out "prompt, independent, impartial and effective" investigations into all alleged acts of violence and human rights violations related to the December 30 elections. The rights body also laid emphasis on holding accountable…