A total of 27 fishermen went missing as three trawlers with 40 fishermen on board capsized after being caught in a storm in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday. Police said Monir Majhi along with 16 fishermen of Char Madraj area went to deep sea for fishing on July 2. On Saturday night, their trawler was…

A total of 105 Supreme Court lawyers have been appointed as Assistant Attorneys General of the state as per the Law Officers Order, 1972. A press release of the Law Ministry confirmed the matter yesterday. Meanwhile, 27 Assistant Attorneys General who were appointed on June 12, 2017 and 25 Assistant…

A Bangladeshi cattle trader was killed by Indian Boarder Security forces (BSF) at Burimari frontier under Patgram upazila of the district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Ershadul Islam (35), son of late  Ehsanul Haque of Islampur village under Burimari union of Patgram. Local…

Enam Ahmed Chowdhury, who joined Awami League in December last parting his ways with BNP, has been made an advisory council member of the ruling party. Prime Minister and AL President Sheikh Hasina made the appointment exercising power bestowed upon her at the party's last national council held…

Zaker Party Women’s Front observed its 23rd founding anniversary through different events across the country. As part of the founding anniversary programmes, the Dhaka city unit of the front held a discussion meeting in its Banani office yesterday. Zaker Party Chairman Pirzada Mostafa Amir Faisal,…

Bangabir Kader Siddique-led Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Janata League (BKSJL) is likely to quit the Opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront barely nine months after its formation, because of what its leaders described as the alliance leaders’ failure to remove inconsistencies in its decisions. BKSJL…

The government is taking necessary preparations for the visit of Russian foreign minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov. According to foreign ministry officials, Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is likely to visit Bangladesh soon. The foreign affairs ministry has recently held a meeting with the secretaries of…

A Bangladeshi cattle trader was killed by Indian Boarder Security forces (BSF) at Burimari frontier under Patgram upazila of the district on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Ershadul Islam (35), son of late  Ehsanul Haque of Islampur village under Burimari union of Patgram. Local…