Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has stepped up surveillance in Benapole Land Port area to prevent possible smuggling of diesel through the port.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) today placed the final draft of the law -- “Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners’ Appointment Act 2021” at a webinar today.

The Bangladesh Bank today sought explanation from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) due to its alleged involvement in leaking question papers of preliminary tests of five state-owned banks.

A shortage of ferries on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has disrupted service for the last two weeks.

The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2021 begins tomorrow at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.

Uber today announced that it will provide 50,000 free rides -- worth Tk 1 crore -- for citizens travelling to and from vaccination centres across the greater Dhaka area.

A technician of Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) has leaked questions of preliminary tests of five state-owned banks and passed those on to a syndicate.

Two people have 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 fourth phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on December 23, the Election Commission announced today.

A man who was handcuffed by police after his arrest has drowned in a river in Narsingdi.

Long queues, mismanagement at the vaccination centres and difficulties in registrations make the Covid-19 vaccination programme for schoolchildren complicated and risky.

The stock market rose in the first two hours of trading today and ended the day on an increasing trend as buoyant investors went for buying stocks.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue today recommended that the government should reinstate the earlier prices of diesel and kerosene immediately to help the country recover from the pandemic induced economic downfall.

Alif Industries, a listed textile company, has decided to raise a fund of Tk 300 crore by issuing convertible bonds in order to purchase land, machinery and retrofitting existing factory.

The stock market rose in the first two hours of trading today as buoyant investors went for buying stocks.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh will soon receive around 5 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses from Poland and Saudi Arabia as gift.

A nine-day national conference titled “Consultation on the American Response to events in East Pakistan” began today in Washington DC.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was given a rousing reception at the Élysée Palace on the first day of her visit to France.

The owners of private inland container depots (ICDs) here today announced to raise different types service charges in handling import and export goods and containers with an increase of 23 per cent due to increase in diesel price.

The High Court today summoned the former chief judicial magistrate of Chandpur Md Nure Alam to appear before it on November 22 for not giving “satisfactory explanation” over recording a confessional statement from a murder accused who made the confession after being physically tortured and fearing remand.