To improve investigation capacity and ensure accuracy, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to set up a digital forensic lab.

Leaders of a fraction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) yesterday expressed concern on the framing of charges against five people, including Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman.

Authorities yesterday fined 87 people Tk 21,500 in a total of 85 cases for not using face masks in and outside Dhaka city.

The government is constantly working to increase the capacity of fire service, and it has already taken steps to set up fire stations in all upazilas, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday.

TikTok is now allowing parents more privacy and nanny options over what content their ward will view. Parents can now restrict who will see the videos uploaded by their children.

The government yesterday signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank. The fund will be used to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services, and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and surrounding host communities.

The Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogtam sealed off four warehouses and three shops for storing and selling illegal polythene at Riazuddin Bazar in Chattogram city yesterday.

Department of Environment (DoE) of Chattogram metro sealed off four godowns for hoarding and three shops for selling banned polythene at Riazuddin Bazar in the port city today.

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A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced Md Majnu to life-term imprisonment for raping a Dhaka University student in the capital's Kurmitola area in January of this year.

To enjoy Mexican food in Dhaka, a food festival has been launched, called ‘A Week in Mexico,’ on Sunday evening at Six Seasons Hotel, Dhaka. A much-needed small getaway from the chaos and regular city-life!

Today is the 26th death anniversary of ATM Walie Ashraf, freedom fighter and former member of parliament from Brahmanbaria-6.

Even in 2020, one in four people around the world does not have a toilet. For Bangladesh, while 48 percent of the population has access to basic sanitation facilities, the rest only have access to limited and unimproved sanitation, a WaterAid Global Report has found.

Ambassador of Bangladesh in Qatar, Jashim Uddin, has emphasised on recruitment of more skilled workers and professionals in the Gulf country from Bangladesh.

The verdict in the case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in the capital’s Kurmitola on January 5 will be given today.Judge Begum Mosammat Quamrunnahar of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka is scheduled to read out the judgement in presence of the lone accused Md Majnu around noon, court sources said.

Workers of A-One BD Ltd, a closed factory of Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) have been staging a sit-in programme demanding arrears of 10 months.

The Police Cyber Support for Women, a special cell formed on November 16 to contain the rising trend of online harassment against women, has received around 691 complaints in the last two days.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh yesterday urged all shopkeepers and owners of business establishments to close by 8pm daily, to reduce traffic congestion.

After eight years of embargo, the Italian government will allow hiring workers from Bangladesh both in “seasonal” and “non-seasonal” categories starting from this year.

Bangladesh can never budge from its founding principle of secularism, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ICT advisor and CRI chairperson Sajeeb Wazed Joy.