At least 502 people were killed and 964 injured in 504 road crashes across Bangladesh in September, with motorcycles accounting for nearly 40% of deaths, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan ...

Based on information they provided during preliminary questioning, two more suspects were later arrested from the Kakrail area of Dhaka.

The growth projection remains close to the latest updates from other global watchdogs. The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have projected GDP growth of 4.8% and 5%, respectively, in ...

Advocate Amir Hossain, the state‑appointed counsel for fugitives Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, cross‑examined the witnesses ...

A Dhaka court has sentenced an individual to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a ninth‑grade student of Viquarunnisa Noon School and College in the city's Kamrangirchar area in 2017. Dhaka ...

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The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting with law enforcement agencies on 20 October ahead of the 13th parliamentary election. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed disclosed this to reporters at ...

Earlier, following the roadmap announced by the Saudi government, the original deadline for Hajj registration was set for 12 October 2025.

According to case documents, CID Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Enamul Haque filed the sedition case against 73 people, including Sheikh Hasina, on 27 March.

Yunus wished a speedy recovery for those injured in the incident and directed the authorities concerned to investigate the cause of the fire and provide necessary assistance to the victims.

He made the remarks when he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today at a hotel in the Italian capital, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing ...

According to the case statement, on 19 July 2024, during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, the victim's husband Bulbul Sikder and their son were injured when police and the then ruling party ...