Staff Reporter

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed relevant ministries and divisions to speed up construction of the proposed Inner Circular Road to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.

BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Misti met Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed on Thursday, but it could not be confirmed whether she submitted a resignation letter amid allegations of her involvement in an attack, vandalism and looting at the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur. Multiple officials at the Speak

BNP reserved-seat Member of Parliament Ferdousi Ahmed Misti has been instructed to resign over allegations of involvement in an attack, looting and vandalism at the Radda MCH-FP health centre in Mirpur, Dhaka. She may submit her resignation to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed at any time, according to Atiq

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has requested bank account information and transaction records of social media personality Salman Mohammad Muktadir from banks across the country, directing them to provide the details urgently.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India was “100% confirmed”, but no discussions had yet taken place on its date or timing.

Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said there was no urgency over Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India, stating that discussions remained positive and a meeting between the two countries’ leaders would be held at a mutually convenient time.

Two youths were shot in the legs during a police raid in Dhaka’s Adabor early on Monday, September 28, in connection with a case over an alleged house grab attempt, vandalism and extortion, police said. Four people were arrested during the operation, while police said a total of 10 people had been a

Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said the proposed Cyber Security (Amendment) Act, 2026, would not be allowed to become a repressive law, adding that the government was taking maximum precautions to ensure that journalists and media outlets were not subjected to its misuse.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has warned that bus companies operating in Dhaka must improve passenger services, safety and discipline within a specified period or risk being replaced, having their routes cancelled, or facing government-run bus operations. The minister made

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon said verification of the addresses and required information of 817 candidates recommended for assistant teacher posts at government primary schools remains pending. The verification process will continue until October 1,

Bangladesh has decided to increase bus fares by Tk0.17 per kilometre for both long-distance and metropolitan services following a Tk20-per-litre rise in fuel prices. The revised fares will formally take effect after the government issues a notification, expected on Tuesday.

A Dhaka court on Monday, 21 September, granted four days’ remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and one day for his first wife, Maksuda Begum, for questioning in a case over allegedly abetting the suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Isl

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday sentenced seven fugitive political leaders, including banned Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, to death for crimes against humanity over killings during the July-August 2024 anti-discrimination student movement.

Bangladesh’s Election Commission has announced possible dates for seven phases of Union Parishad elections, but State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam said on Tuesday that the government had no prior knowledge of the move. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat, Mir Shahe Alam said

Bangladesh’s Election Commission plans to begin Union Parishad elections in mid-November, with the local government polls to be conducted in phases, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said on Monday.

The High Court on Sunday, September 13, declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court judgment or order illegal and directed action against bus owners’ associations and labour organisations responsible for such calls. A High Court bench comprising Justice Shashank Kumar Sarkar and