Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen yesterday said the government will bring back Bangladeshi citizens, willing to return from China, after at least 14 days as the Chinese government will not allow anybody to leave before that. "The government has made all arrangements and arranged an lC-130 flight.…

Three schoolgirls were gang-raped by a group of 5-6 miscreants at Satkura in Ghatail upazila of Tangail on Sunday. Police yesterday arrested two of the suspects. However, they did not disclose their names for the sake of investigation. Father of one of the victims filed a case with Ghatail Police Station…

Radwan Mujib Siddiq, grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, made a surprise visit to the campaign office of Awami League mayoral candidate in the DNCC election Atiqul Islam yesterday night and stressed on an intensive last-minute door-to-door campaign to secure victory for…

The government has extended the duration of Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2020 by four more days following the elections to the two Dhaka city corporations billed for February 1.  The decision was taken in response to a request made by businessmen, Mohammad Abdur Rouf, deputy director (Finance)…

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday said chanting provocative slogans during electioneering is also a violation of the electoral code of conduct.  He came up with the remarks while talking to reporters at the secretariat yesterday morning.  Referring to Sunday's clash between…

Various cold-related diseases affected 4110 people across the country in the last 24 hours, the government said yesterday.  Data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room showed that 644 of the patients received treatment for acute respiratory infection (ARI).  Another…

US Defense Department confirmed yesterday that a military jet crashed in Ghazni province in Afghanistan, but rejected Taliban suggestions that it was shot down. Afghanistan US Forces spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett confirmed in a statement that the aircraft was a US Bombardier E-11A, a type of jet used…