A taskforce should be formed to identify the challenges and explore the potential of the promising plastic sector along with maintaining the environmental standards, Prime Minister’s Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the development partners to increase their contributions and vaccines to Covax Advance Market Commitment (AMC) for helping all countries reach vaccination targets.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to increase their contributions to help some countries, which are still far from vaccination targets, reach the target.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh's commitment to ensure maximum use of the talents of people with autism and their full participation in society.

No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A woman and her daughter were killed as a trawler capsized in Gajaria river of Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila this morning.

Two motorcyclists were killed in separate road accidents in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh.

Workers of Savar and Ashulia industrial areas today demanded end of acute gas crisis.

The survivors of the Rana Plaza building collapse -- the deadliest industrial disaster in the country's history—demonstrated in Savar this morning to press home their six-point demands including life term compensation for the injured workers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to pay more attention to digital security in every sector of the country.

Though the Digital Security Act has been formulated to prevent cybercrimes, it has been misused to some extent, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.

Poor maintenance of an explosive detection system (EDS) at the Dhaka airport has repeatedly been putting exporters in trouble.

Two siblings in were sent to jail by a local court after a rape case was filed against them in Bogura’s Adamdighi upazila.

Police have arrested five accused in a case filed over murder of a Jubo League activist in Mongla of Bagerhat.

Four directors of the country’s largest drug maker Square Pharma today said they wanted to buy 900,000 shares of the company at prevailing market prices, indicating that sponsors have confidence over long-term prospect of the company.

The Digital Security Act was formulated to prevent cybercrimes but it was misused to some extent, Law Minister Anisul Huq told US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter D Haas today, (April 7, 2022).

Bangladesh Bank today warned banks not to show any unrealised interest gained from the rescheduled loans as their income.

A fraudulent group was selling fake certificates, transcripts and other documents by establishing a fake university from where hundreds of people bought certificates.

Police detained a staff of a government primary school today over attempted rape of a fifth-grade student in Pirojpur’s Bhandaria upazila.

Chattogram Customs House has seized a consignment of Sagar Jute Diversified Industries, as the Narayanganj-based export-oriented company has been trying to shipped goods 16 times lower goods than declaration.