Forty dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A man in Sadar upazila of Bagerhat reportedly raped a woman, threatening to kill her child.

The stock market index was in a swinging mood in the first two hours of trading today.

The entire regional government of East Pakistan headed by Dr AM Malik resigned today, disassociating itself from the central administration of Pakistan President Yahya Khan.

The sanctions imposed by the United States on seven officers, including the Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed, are undesirable and unexpected.

The entire Lalmonirhat was reeling from shock and horror after a brutal massacre on April 5, 1971.

Although the deadline for the renovation works on a two-kilometre stretch of the central road in Habiganj town has exceeded for five months, the works have yet to be completed, much to the sufferings of the people.

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), for the first time in its history, is going to arrange a conference to invite big and renowned companies of Bangladesh to be listed with the premier bourse.

The High Court today questioned the inclusion of alcohol in the category of narcotics under the law concerned.

Students protesting for safe roads have said that the gazette notification on half bus fare was “unrealistic” and demanded half fare on all modes of public transport across the country without any condition.

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, has said that the world must not forget the one million Rohingyas, who faced genocidal attacks in Myanmar and now are living in Bangladesh.

The High Court today refused to pass any order on a writ petition challenging the legality of Murad Hassan's parliamentary membership, observing that it was the responsibility of the Jatiya Sangsad Speaker.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has arranged the country’s first green zero-coupon bond for Sajida Foundation.

The High Court today granted anticipatory bail for eight weeks to actors Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria in a case filed against them over fraud -- for their involvement with e-commerce platform Evaly.

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 has recommended Covid-19 vaccine booster dose for frontline workers and those aged 60 and above, who have received the second jab at least six months ago.

The High Court today upheld the order of Bangladesh Copyright Office that granted copyright of 260 books of the popular spy thriller “Masud Rana Series” and 50 books of “Kuasha Series” to ghostwriter Sheikh Abdul Hakim.

The Covid-19 pandemic induced economic shutdown and lockdown made more than 60 per cent of employed people in the informal sector unemployed and they could not find jobs for 95 days, a study of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed today.

The stock market continued the downtrend of the previous day as the index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) fell in the first two hours of trading today.

The government should continue providing assistance to the people hit by the Covid-19 even if the health risk brought on by the pandemic gets diminished, said Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor at Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh.

The US has made no comment on media reports saying former Army Chief Gen Aziz Ahmed's US visa has been revoked.