BNP has decided to reschedule the 32 meetings and rallies of the party which were scheduled to take place within January 22.

Five persons were arrested for raping a teenager in Natore last night.

Yusuf Mollah, the farmer from Rajshahi who founded Barendra Seed Bank to conserve rare and traditional varieties of paddy, died this morning.

The efforts to build the Bangladesh Army as a world-class force through realistic and up-to-date training will continue, said Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday renewed her call to the unvaccinated people to get the Covid-19 jab immediately to protect their lives from the new Omicron variant.

Although the pressure to become a doctor or an engineer is gradually dissipating, the two professions still rank on the top among the youths, found a first-of-its-kind study by the government.

Nearly 54 percent of the non-government organisations involved in relief programmes during the pandemic faced challenges in preparing a list of beneficiaries, found Transparency International Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is expected to become the 24th largest economy in the world by 2030 despite a rise in poverty, unemployment and income losses because of the severe impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a government report.

Bangladesh will for the first time import 9 million bales of cotton this year thanks to the sudden rise in demand for yarn and fabrics, said Mohammad Ali Khokon, president of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA).

Condemning the attack on a qawwali concert at Dhaka University’s TSC, Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) today demanded action against the perpetrators.

Bangladesh and Denmark have agreed to work together on climate change and infrastructural development issues for mutual benefits.

Three dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The Bangladesh Bank has fined National Bank Tk 55 lakh as it tried to conceal loan related information of 11 persons, which is a gross violation of the banking rules.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the educational institutions up to higher secondary level must assign their own staff to make sure their students cross roads safely.

The government has taken initiatives to scrap the passports of those engaged in anti-state activities and making anti-Bangladesh comments while living abroad.

The government has declared 1,743sqkm of the Bay of Bengal, including St Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar, a marine protected area.

Dhaka plans to strengthen its engagement with Washington to smoothen the strained relationship following the US measures taken to keep Bangladesh under scrutiny as far as democracy and human rights are concerned.

“Many people like you come to visit us with a promise to help us but they never keep their words,” they resented.

The Digital Commerce Cell (DCC) today asked Bangladesh Bank (BB) to start giving refunds of the money stuck in payment gateways since July 1 last year that was paid by the customers of Qcoom.

Due to the rise in Covid-19 infections, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) has suspended in-person classes from Saturday.