The sudden resignation of Advocate Dipen Dewan, Minister for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, has once again placed hill politics at the center of national discussion. On June 1, he submitted his resignation letter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. According to government sources, he stepped down due to prolonged health complications and difficulties in carrying out ...more

A free Chinese language course program has been launched in Nagarkanda, Faridpur district under the guidance of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obayed Islam and the initiative of Nagarkanda Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Saiful Islam.This program is providing online Chinese language training to 175 students among them 150 from Nagarkanda and 25 from Saltha ...more

As part of developing an integrated and technology-based transportation system in Bangladesh, the country's first integrated cashless tolling service 'D-Toll' has been launched on Padma Bridge during this Eid Yatra. As a result of this initiative run by Aspire to Innovate (a2i), vehicle drivers no longer have to stop at toll plazas and pay cash. As ...more

Just as the government has taken a tough stance against extortion on the highways, especially from trucks loaded with cattle, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, allegations have been made that a section of the highway police, led by the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Hatikumrul Highway Police Station in Sirajganj district, has indulged in an extortion festival on the ...more

A group of armed miscreants allegedly attacked and partially bulldozed an under-construction RAB camp in Chattogram’s Jungle Salimpur early Monday, while digging up roads and culverts to obstruct law enforcement operations in the area.The attack took place around 2am in the Alinagar area of Sitakunda, where members of the notorious “Yasin Bahini” reportedly opened fire ...more

Thousands of city dwellers have started leaving the capital ahead of holy Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the festival with their families in native villages, increasing pressure at major bus terminals and railway stations.Deputy Commissioner of Mirpur Traffic Division Md Sanowar Hossain said pressure on long-distance bus terminals, particularly Gabtoli, had been rising since this morning."Police personnel ...more

The Daulatpur Jute Press and Baling Workers Union of Khulna has held a protest march and sit-in program demanding the lifting of the unconditional ban on raw jute by the Jute Ministry and compensation for the workers during the work stoppage without notice.Khulna City Corporation Administrator Nazrul Islam Manju went to the BJA building in ...more

Dhaka recorded the eighth worst air quality in the world on Sunday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 111 at 9:00 AM.An AQI reading between 101 and 150 is classified as “unhealthy for sensitive groups,” indicating that children, older adults and people suffering from respiratory conditions may face health risks from extended ...more

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said in the modern era, any information without data is merely a personal opinion or idea."In the absence of accurate data, any public relations or publicity strategy becomes baseless," he said. He called upon public relations officers to rely on specific and objective data in preparing any message.The ...more

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday pledged to ensure the highest punishment for the killer of the seven-year-old girl murdered in Dhaka’s Pallabi within one month, stating that the accused will face the death penalty. He made the remarks while inaugurating the 127th birth anniversary celebrations of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in Trishal, Mymensingh. Referring to ...more