16 killed in road accidents

At least 16 people were killed in separate road accidents in Feni, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Sirajganj and Tangail on Thursday.

PM pays homage to Sheikh Mujib

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning paid tributes to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, at his mazar in Tungipara on the occasion of his 44th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day.

Canada, US keep decisions on fugitive Mujib killers pending

The government has renewed engagements with Canada and the United States to bring back SHMB Noor Chowdhury and MA Rashed Chowdhury, two of the six fugitives convicted of the murder of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

National Mourning Day today

The nation observes National Mourning Day today marking the 44th death anniversary of the country’s founding president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Two die of dengue in Dhaka, Chandpur

Two people, including a madrassah student, died of dengue in Chandpur and Dhaka on Wednesday and Thursday.

Five more die of dengue, 1,200 hospitalised

Five more people died of dengue at hospitals in Dhaka, Khulna and Lakshmipur between Monday evening and Tuesday evening as hospitalisation and death caused by the viral infection continued across Bangladesh.

JCD national council session on September 14

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday rescheduled for September 14 the national council session of its student wing Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.

DMP commissioner Asaduzzaman to continue until Sep 13

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia, who was scheduled for Wednesday to go on post-retirement leave, was appointed on Tuesday as the metropolitan police commissioner for one more month on contract.

PM vows to uphold dignity of people’s trust

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to uphold the trust and confidence of the country’s people for ‘giving her party the opportunity to form the government for the third consecutive time’.

Mizanur Rahman Shelley passes away

Political analyst, academician and writer Mizanur Rahman Shelley died of brain haemorrhage at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Monday. He was 76.