Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) today elected Shah Alam and Ruhin Hossain Prince as its president and general secretary respectively.

Police have arrested two Al-Badr leaders in Gopalpur upazila of Tangail for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity and genocide during the Liberation War.

There was a 30km long tailback on both sides of Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla this afternoon. It was taking three to four hours to cover a 20km to 30km distance.

The price of 12kg liquefied petroleum gas supplied by firms in cylinders has increased to Tk 1,391, up Tk 151 from its February price.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the researchers to ensure that the practical use of their research knowledge is for the wellbeing of the country’s people.

Bangladesh would face serious challenges due to climate change and the national economy might bear the burnt, suggested a report of the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Muslims in Bangladesh will observe the Shab-e-Barat on the night of March 18 because the Shaban moon was not sighted in the country yesterday.

Economics should be people-centric in order to support the marginalised sections of the society, said economists today.

The first UK-Bangladesh defence dialogue which is set to promote defence and military cooperation in the fields of global and regional security issues have been held in the capital.

The jute and textile ministry plans to honour 11 individuals and organisations for their contribution in increasing production and export of jute and jute products.

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is planning to introduce business continuity plan (BCP) in economic zones to protect investment from disaster related loses and develop institutional mechanism for promoting resilience in business.

Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Co-operatives Minister Md Tazul Islam today said as like before every person will have to take the approval of the structural and architectural plans from the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) to construct buildings in city corporation areas.

Investors from anywhere in the world can now to open an account at any branch of Sonali Bank through the one stop service portal of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida).

At least 657 new infections were recorded and five people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Chapainawabganj court today sentenced two people to life in prison for possessing drugs.

Be ready to shell out more for a cooking gas cylinder.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hit one-year low today while the index remained flat.

Officially reported food inflation figures are grossly underestimating the actual food inflation faced by financially marginalised households in Bangladesh, the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (Sanem) said in a study.

The government yesterday issued a gazette notification making chanting “Joy Bangla” slogan mandatory during all government programmes.

Administrative activities at different government offices at district and upazila levels are being disrupted as a section of staffers have been abstaining from work for two days demanding upgradation of their salary grades.