The Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested Masum Mridha, the alleged ringleader of a tourist abduction gang in the Sundarbans. It also recovered firearms, sharp weapons and ammunition during the operation. Masum, 23, was detained on Wednesday in Dhanakhali, Terokhada upazila, Khulna, following intell
The interim government has amended an ordinance to include a retired chief justice as a member of the Supreme Court Secretariat Commission. The announcement was made on Thursday at the Foreign Service Academy by Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, who briefed the media on decision
Special assistant to the Chief Adviser Professor Ali Riaz said on Thursday that the upcoming referendum, set to be held on the same day as the 13th parliamentary election, is designed to ensure that future leaders of the country cannot become fascist. Speaking at a workshop titled “Upcoming
A total of 469 aspirants have filed appeal petitions with the Election Commission till Thursday, a day before the expiry of deadline, challenging returning officers’ decisions on the rejection and acceptance of nomination papers for the February 12 national election. Among them, 174 petition
A fire has erupted at a “jhut” or waste fabric warehouse in Gazipur city, prompting a large response from the Fire Service to bring the blaze under control. The incident occurred around 4:15pm on Thursday in Kathaltala of Dewaliabari in the city, said Saiful Islam, warehouse inspector
