Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the publication of “Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation, Bangladesh: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman” will be excellent resources for researchers on Bangladesh’s politics and history as these unveiled how the Pakistani government snooped on Bangabandhu and his family.

The Santal people whose houses in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj were set on fire in 2016 are now facing homelessness again as they are among the nearly 1,500 families who might be evicted to make way for setting up an export processing zone.

China called on India and Pakistan today to find a peaceful solution to their frontier dispute, but warned that it would “resolutely support” Pakistan in the event of war.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday expressed optimism about adequate flow of funds to address climate change-related challenges, noting that Bangladesh has taken a very strong leadership role in COP26.

Commuters and businesses suffered heavily yesterday as buses and trucks stayed off the roads to protest the abrupt 23 percent hike in the prices of kerosene and diesel.

Election Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam yesterday sought cooperation from all the candidates to hold union parishad polls in Narayanganj in a peaceful manner.

A section of Santals today demanded that the authorities concerned stop the construction of Rangpur EPZ at a sugarcane farm immediately in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj.

The bodies of two Bangladeshis, who were shot dead reportedly by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday, was finally recovered from no man's land in Sylhet's Kanaighat border this afternoon.

Launch owners today submitted a proposal for doubling the launch fare after the government hiked prices of fuel in Bangladesh.

Opposition Leader Raushan Ershad reached Bangkok in Thailand for better medical treatment.

No one knows how the poor man dines, says a Russian proverb that now seems all too fitting in light of the government’s decision to hike the prices of diesel, kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a "reset" in Bangladesh-UK bilateral relations.

The number of new poor in August reached 3.24 crore, which is 19.54 percent of the population, after the second wave of the pandemic, according to a survey.

Nearly 44 percent of 45 female upazila nirbahi officers have faced challenges in taking steps against corruption, finds a study by Transparency International Bangladesh.

Five UN independent experts have requested the Bangladesh government to provide information on the legal basis of journalist Rozina Islam’s arrest in May and asked if the detention and charges against her are compatible with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

More than 350 scholars signed a statement urging US president Richard Nixon to withdraw his country’s support for Pakistan until there was a peaceful settlement of the India-Pakistan crisis.

The US-funded cultural preservation project for SM Sultan’s artworks was inaugurated at Bengal Shilpalay in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Tuesday.

With numerous potholes and cracks, around a 20km stretch on Kaliganj- Kushtia road has become a bumpy journey for commuters, thanks to the negligence of the authorities.

Nineteen businesses have been honoured with the “President's Award for Industrial Development 2019” in six categories today.

The government plans to form 5,500 farmer groups and invest on them to give a boost to the country’s livestock sector, speakers said at a workshop today.