The High Court has banned battery-powered rickshaws from the Dhaka metropolitan area.
Justice Fatema Najib and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi's bench passed the order on Tuesday (November 19).
The bench said this ban has to be implemented by the next three days.
More than one million battery-driven rickshaws are operating nationwide, with the number in Dhaka growing rapidly each day.
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday (January 12, 2026) said they recognise the significance of the UN Security Council decision to establish the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza and understand that some Muslim countries are interested in participating in the force.
A 17-year-old schoolgirl was found murdered at her residence in Banasree of the capital on Saturday (January 10), police said.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday (January 08, 2026) confirmed that they have asked its three key diplomatic missions in India to keep their visa sections closed for a time being on security grounds.
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 12th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 153 at 9:21 am this morning (January 06, 2026).
Nine international flights have failed to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka, due to dense fog, and these have been diverted to Chattogram, Kolkata, and Bangkok.
Election Commission Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today said the delegation of the United States is satisfied with the overall preparations of the Election Commission (EC) and very optimistic about successful elections in Bangladesh.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed on gearing up the technological advancement in the country to roll with the rapidly changing world, saying this sector will shape the future.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said that the police will be able to prove their professionalism, impartiality and sense of responsibility in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The government has promoted 118 officials from the posts of Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary in the administration. All the promoted officials are from the 20th batch of the BCS administration cadre.
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman said, you have seen in the newspapers - a political party, which is now using the language of the escaped dictatorship and speaking against BNP. They claim that BNP was a champion in corruption. My question is, from 2001 to 2006, there were two members (ministers) of that party in the BNP government. If BNP was so bad, why didn't they resign and leave then?
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has said that 100 percent safety of women will be ensured if they come to power.
A fire broke out at a raw market in Sector 11 of Uttara in the capital. Five units of the fire service are working to control the fire.
More than 50 leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami in Kalai Union of Kahalu Upazila in Bogra. The leaders and activists joined Jamaat-e-Islami under the inspiration of the party’s nominated parliamentary candidate, Dr. Mustafa Faisal Parvez.
Md. Touhid Hossain, the foreign affairs advisor to the interim government, cannot find a reason to withdraw the family members of diplomats from the Indian mission in Bangladesh.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to launch a bigger attack on Iran than ever before. On Wednesday (January 28), Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social that if Iran wants to prevent an attack, it must make a deal with them and that Iran will not be able to develop any type of nuclear weapon.
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today said that the United States is ready to work with any government elected in accordance with the will of the Bangladeshi people, reiterating that Washington will not take sides in the country's upcoming national elections.
