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DHAKA : A fifth earthquake within a time span of four days today jolted the capital and adjacent areas with met office measuring its magnitude to be 3.6 on Richter scale and locating the epicenter at Ghorashal of Narsingdi...

DHAKA : The government today approved the draft of the RAJUK Ordinance 2025, while Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus directed concerned authorities to create a separate authority to oversee the approval of buildings and construction works nationwide. The Council of...

DHAKA : A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment in three cases lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating 30-katha plots in the Rajuk New Town Project in Purbachal. Judge Mohammad Abdullah...

DHAKA : A view-exchange and pre-preparatory meeting between the Election Commission (EC) and representatives of law enforcement agencies has commenced ahead of the 13th National Parliament elections. The session began at 10:45 am today in a conference room at the...

DHAKA : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Dhaka's lower court area ahead of the verdict in three plot-scam cases filed against 47 individuals, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and...

DHAKA : Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today urged the young generation to focus on innovation and production rather than corruption to make wealth for themselves and the nation. "We all want to create wealth...

DHAKA : The Council of Advisers today held a meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in the city's Tejgaon area. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting.

DHAKA : A court here today convicted and sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seven-year and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy to five-year imprisonment each in a case lodged over alleged irregularities in allocating a 10-katha plot in...

DHAKA : A process is underway to serve Interpol notice against Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, fugitive death sentence awarded accused in a case of crime against humanity. Officials at the Police Headquarters confirmed the development saying that the...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today reaffirmed the Election Commission's commitment to ensuring a free, fair and neutral 13th national election, asserting that any attempts to resist the polls would be met with firm action...