The Parents Maintenance Act, 2013, makes a legal obligation for every son and daughter to ensure the maintenance of their parents, keeping provision  a fine of up to Taka 100,000 or in default up to three months impriso...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today reviewed the progress of key infrastructure projects designed to ease traffic congestion in the capital. The projects include development of a circular road network and effective use ...

Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu, MP, said a safer and more liveable Rajshahi Metropolitan City would be built in the coming days. “The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) is working tirelessly to make the city more s...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 2,314 people during a month-long special drive conducted across different areas of the capital in June as part of its efforts to maintain law and order and ensure public safety. ...

The government on Wednesday (1 July) officially launched the seventh batch of a three-month nationwide freelancing training programme aimed at equipping educated unemployed youth with marketable digital skills and expand...

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said optimum importance will be given to research, innovation, modern technology, infrastructure development and technical education aimi...

The Purbachal New Town Project will ultimately come under the jurisdiction of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) as a separate division to ensure effective law enforcement in the fast-growing township, said Inspector Ge...

The Nationalist ICT Forum (NICTF) has officially reconstituted its 101-member executive committee following an emergency general meeting held on Monday (29 June) at the auditorium of Club Notre Damians Bangladesh Limited...

Energypac Power Generation PLC recently organized a Fire Safety Awareness Campaign at Dhanua High School in Sreepur, Gazipur, to strengthen fire safety awareness among students, teachers, parents, and school staff. As p...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today expressed deep shock at the death of Ekushey Padak-winning painter and cultural personality Mustafa Monwar. In a condolence message, he said Mustafa Monwar'...

Dhaka, 28 June 2026: A forward-looking Professional Development Programme for economic journalists, jointly organized by Robi, the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF), and the British Council Bangladesh, has successfully con...

Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee has said that the feasibility study for the Teesta mega project will be completed as quickly as possible so that work on the project can begin. The minister made t...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today convicted and sentenced three former police officers, including sacked Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, to death in a case lodged over crimes ag...

Phoenix Summit 2026, one of Bangladesh's largest cybersecurity convergence platforms, concluded on Saturday with a closing ceremony held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre (BCFCC) in Dhaka. The five-day...

Bangladesh’s cybersecurity capacity-building and digital resilience efforts received a major boost today with the official inauguration of Phoenix Summit 2026, one of the country’s largest cybersecurity convergence p...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave in-principle approval to seven work packages under the "Canal Restoration, Renovation and Aesthetic Environment Creation (1st Revised)" project being implemente...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives State Minister Mir Shahe Alam today said the national task force formed to prevent dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases will intensify regular drives and monitorin...

Walton Plaza, the country's leading electronics retail and service networks, has launched a dedicated healthcare hotline and organised free medical camps across more than 700 outlets nationwide to provide healthcare serv...

A series of commemorative events dedicated to the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow were organized by the Russian House in Dhaka to honor the millions of victims of the Great Patriotic War and to mark the anniversary of the ...

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken extensive and comprehensive security measures to ensure the peaceful, orderly and solemn observance of holy Ashura, including the Tazia processions and mourning programmes in...