News items cannot be aired via IPTV and YouTube channels, said Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday citing the broadcast policy.

A man was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a Dhaka tribunal for making derogatory remarks about the prime minister on Facebook.

Dipali Sarkar passed away on Wednesday night. she was 79, said a press release.

A Manikganj court today sentenced a man to death for killing his brother over a land dispute in 2013

The proposed Peoples Bank has failed to manage the Bangladesh Bank’s approval to start its operation despite having star cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in the lender’s list of shareholders.

A Dhaka tribunal today accepted charges against nine members of the banned militant outfit, Ansar Al Islam, including Syed Ziaul Haque alias Major (sacked) Zia, in a case filed over the murder of blogger Nazim Uddin Samad in 2016.

For the first time in history, Bangladesh Bank today fixed minimum salary of entry level officials of banks in order to encourage talented young to take banking as a career and play role for the economic advancement of the nation.

Bangladesh Bank today extended the relaxed loan repayment facility for shipbuilders in a bid to help the industry tackle adversities derived from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Expatriate Bangladeshis will enjoy 2.5 per cent cash incentive if they remit five categories of service benefits in the form of remittance through formal channels, said the central bank today.

A total of 15,229 candidates have passed the preliminary test of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations.

Envoy Textiles has been given go-ahead by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to issue fully redeemable non-convertible cumulative preference shares.

A Chattogram court today sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a woman in 2017.

At least 10,888 new infections were recorded and four 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).

The High Court today granted anticipatory bail for six weeks to musician and actor Tahsan Khan in a case filed against him and others over fraud -- for their involvement with e-commerce platform Evaly.

The United Nations Department of Peace Operations should ban Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) from UN deployment, 12 organisations wrote in a letter to Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday told outgoing US Ambassador Earl R Miller that Bangladesh would remain open to foreign election observers in the next parliamentary polls due next year.

Qazi Anwar Husain, the creator of the popular book series “Masud Rana” and the man behind the teen detective series “Tin Goyenda” that engrossed generations, passed away yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said nobody can ignore Bangladesh anymore as the image of the country has brightened for its successes in ensuring socio-economic development and promoting global peace.

For many households and industries in Dhaka and its adjacent areas, gas supply has become as scarce as hen’s teeth for two months now.

Like the members of armed forces and law enforcement agencies, admin cadre officials now want to participate in the UN missions as well.