The prime minister of Bangladesh, Tajuddin Ahmad, today said the proposal to send UN observers to Bangladesh was nothing but a “planned conspiracy” and “a foul attempt to protect the military regime from the back door”.

At least 10 people have been injured as two rival Awami League factions clashed after the Union Parishad elections at the Charkur area of Lokhmikunda union in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila.

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director Md Masud Biswas has been appointed as the head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) in status of deputy governor on a contractual basis.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) today extended the deadline for income tax return submission by a month.

The government will administer Covid-19 booster doses to senior citizens (aged 60 and above), but the date for the campaign has not yet been decided, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.

The stock market regulator has approved an open-ended mutual fund named Ekush Growth Fund.

Three frauds -- referring to themselves as “Jiner Badsha” (master of Jinn) and luring people with promises of secret wealth -- were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life in a case filed over raping a mother and her daughter in 2018 in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila.

Dubai-based multinational logistics company DP World will invest $1 billion in Bangladesh’s supply chain infrastructure, including ports, rail network and inland container terminals.

Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) will go for election on January 16, Election Commission (EC) announced today.

Rash Purnima -- one of the major festivals of the Manipuri community -- is celebrated during the full moon of autumn. According to legend, In 1779, Maharaja Bhagya Chandra, on the day of Shukla Purnima in the Bangla month of Agrahayan, began this tradition.

One person has died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The stocks failed to maintain the previous day's rising trend today as it again fell 1.35 per cent due to a confidence crisis among investors.

Sea Pearl Hotel, owner of Royal Tulip Hotel at Cox’s Bazar, is going to operate another hotel on a rental agreement basis.

The government has selected 57 non-resident Bangladeshis to honour them with commercially important person (CIP) status for their contribution to the south Asian country’s economy.

The tragic road accident and the unfortunate death of Nayeem Hasan, a student of Notre Dame College, on November 24, sparked protests as fellow students took to the streets of Dhaka yet again. They demanded a speedy trial of the accused, compensation for the family, strict traffic laws, etc.

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the government to explain in a week why it should not be directed to re-fix the tariff of petroleum products including kerosene and diesel as per relevant provisions of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Act, 2013.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi today suggested straightway withdrawal of Pakistani troops from Bangladesh as a gesture of peace . The presence of troops in Bangladesh is a “threat to our security”, she claimed.

A school playground in Tarakanda upazila was leased out to a construction firm in September 2020 and the lease has been extended till March 2022.

The two-day investment summit, which concluded yesterday, received investment proposals of $2.7 billion from domestic and international companies in different sectors. 

Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who made history by becoming Bangladesh’s first-ever transgender woman news presenter on a television channel, has been featured in the prestigious Time Magazine’s top 100 best photos of 2021.