A boy who climbed onto the roof of a Dhaka Metro Rail train, prompting an hours-long suspension of services, did so after panicking when security staff spotted him standing between two carriages. CCTV footage from three stations shows the boy boarding a train at TSC, travelling to Agargaon, switch
Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said that not only Tarique Rahman, but anyone can become a voter after the election schedule is announced, provided they apply and the Commission approves it. He added that if the EC wishes, Tarique Rahman could also be enlisted as a voter
Hong Kong authorities said on Monday they had arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a probe into the city's deadliest fire in decades, pointing to substandard renovation materials for fuelling a blaze that has claimed at least 151 lives. Police continued to sweep the seven towers engulf
Law Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul has said he is unaware of any legal barrier preventing BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman from returning to Bangladesh. If any obstacles do exist, the government will extend full cooperation, including ensuring his security, he added. Speaking to reporters at the Secr
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep condolences to Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over the loss of lives and widespread destruction caused by recent floods in the Southern part of Thailand. "I have learnt with grave concern about the recent floods in the Southern par
Experts at an inception meeting laid emphasize on the need for coordinated GO-NGO efforts to improve maternal and newborn health (MNH) services because it is not possible for the government alone to do so. They viewed this at the divisional level event organised by the ‘Janani’ pro
Rescue teams in western Indonesia were battling on Monday to clear roads cut off by cyclone-induced landslides and floods, as improved weather revealed more of the scale of a disaster that has killed close to 700 people in Southeast Asia. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have seen large-scale deva
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will pay his first official visit to Ireland on Tuesday, the government said in a statement. His engagements are expected to include a meeting with Prime Minister Micheal Martin and the inauguration of the Ireland-Ukraine Economic Forum, alongside Ir
The government has given final approval to two separate projects involving Tk 21.06 billion to construct 2,364 residential flats for injured protesters who can no longer work and for the families of those killed during last year’s anti-discrimination student movement. The Executive Committee
German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Rüdiger Lotz has visited the Sundarbans, highlighting Germany’s commitment to protecting the world’s largest mangrove forest and supporting Bangladesh’s long-term biodiversity conservation efforts. Ambassador Lotz, accompanied by the Embass
BNP today (Monday) requested the media not to use any source other than the statement from her personal physician and party Standing Committee Member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain for any information regarding the health condition of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. BNP me
The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing "something irreversible" about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said. As court-ordered prison visits stay blocked
