Rab claims to have arrested a man who allegedly embezzled Tk 10 crore Titas gas bill, instead of depositing to national treasury after collecting the money from customers.

The Jatiya Sangsad today passed the supplementary budget of Tk 13,987.27 crore for 2020-21 fiscal to meet the increased expenditures under 19 different ministries and divisions.

Three Bangladeshis returned home through Benapole check point after serving in Indian prison for two years.

The authorities have imposed restrictions on movement and activities in Kushtia district from June 6 midnight till June 16 midnight to check transmission of Covid-19.

Pipeline work of an underground and river water treatment plant has started in Manikganj today. The Department of Public Health Engineering’s project will supply clean water in 37 districts.

Nazma Begum Shopna was weeping outside the Sattola slum and trying to go to her shanty for her belongings -- all burnt in the fire at Dhaka’s Mohakhali this morning.

A 33-member new committee of Hefajat-e-Islam was announced today, dropping all leaders involved in violent protests at different parts of the country from March 25 to 28.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) must now prioritise climate change, while continuing to support economic recovery and the Covid-19 vaccination programme in Bangladesh, says a report released by ADB’s Independent Evaluation Department (IED).

Over 500 shanties were gutted as a fire broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali area early today.

“One of my eardrums was ruptured due to the torture. Now a special device has been placed in that ear. I still can't walk properly due to pain in my legs. I had an eye surgery recently... Not just signs of torture, I'm living with the pain of a monstrous blow,” says Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore.

The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) today demanded the formation of a long-term fund with a low-interest rate in the proposed budget so that the people can afford their own dwelling place at the equivalent of house rent.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested 12 members of a local youth gang for their alleged involvement in an attack on two families in Tongi of Gazipur.

The owner of a four storied building and a hosiery factory mischievously asked for government aid meant for the poor, which prompted the UNO Arifa Zahura to take prompt action against him. He was given the choice of feeding 100 helpless people or getting jailed for three months. Initially, the news was just like that.

Police claimed to have arrested nine members of a bike-stealing gang along with 11 stolen motorcycles from different parts of Brahmanbaria’s Sadar upazila.

Only 2 per cent of garment workers had received the Covid-19 vaccine in Bangladesh until April this year, according to a study.

Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to keep their doors open from 10am to 3pm for customers until June 16.

The government has decided to send Tk 25,000 as “subsidy” for the hotel quarantine fee for Saudi Arabia-bound migrant workers to their bank accounts.

The government needs to ensure vaccination for 70 percent of Bangladeshis as soon as possible but it has not prioritised vaccination in the proposed budget, said former Bangladesh Bank governor Atiur Rahman.

The government has revoked the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

A Dhaka court today rejected bail petitions of five university students and sent them to jail in connection with a case filed for possessing the hallucinogenic drug LSD.