Seven people died of Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government is sincere to formulate a law for formation of the Election Commission (EC), but it would not be right to make it in a hurry.

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday told parliament that there was no scope under the law to allow BNP chief Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment.

Bangladesh would genuinely graduate from the least-developed country bracket only after attaining a certain level of global competitiveness, said noted economist Rehman Sobhan yesterday.

The government will enact a law to regulate the private practice of doctors across the country, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said in the parliament yesterday.

Indian external affairs minister Swaran Singh categorically rejected in Rajya Sabha today the reported American proposal to send a mission to India to study the Bangladesh problem.

The government is sincere about formulating a law for the formation of the Election Commission, but it does not want to do it in a hurry, said Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday

BNP MP Harunur Rashid today strongly protested the summoning of Dhaka University Professor Tasneem Siddiqui before a parliamentary standing committee for giving an interview to a newspaper.

The number of examinees for this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams has increased by 33,901 compared to last year.

Eight people, including two Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, were sentenced to life imprisonment today in a case filed over a murder in Gaibandha’s Palashbari upazila in 1999.

One hundred and twenty-nine dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

President M Abdul Hamid will deliver a memorial speech, during a special discussion at parliament, on November 24 -- marking the golden jubilee of the country’s independence.

China's iQiyi, the country's answer to Netflix, just can't catch a break. Amid disappointing revenue growth, the operating loss at the streaming service owned by search engine giant Baidu (9888.HK) widened to 1.4 billion yuan ($220 million) in the three months to September, from 1.2 billion yuan in the same period last year. Broader macroeconomic woes have hit advertising dollars, while tightening censorship rules and pandemic curbs are holding up the launch of new online shows and movies.

The Garo community in Sreemangal has celebrated their biggest annual festival -- offering prayers, music and dance to the God of grains, Misi Saljong.

BNP has said its chairperson Khaleda Zia is fighting for her life at Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital.

The Dhaka bourse continued to rise for the last four consecutive days as most of the investors were in a purchasing trend.

Ruling Awami League (AL) men have allegedly raised Tk 69 lakh from the grassroots of Kurigram’s Roumari upazila with fake promises of giving them houses in government-funded housing projects. The allegation of swindling poor people’s money has surfaced in Dantbhanga union of the upazila.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government rationally raised the fuel prices amid the price hike in the international market since a large amount of subsidy is provided to this sector.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has taken initiatives to set up multiple eco-parks by filling the Turag in the capital.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi turned down U Thant’s proposal that he help relieve tensions between India and Pakistan. She urged him to concentrate instead on ending the “civil war” in East Pakistan.