The government can seek bank account details of anybody for any reason, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said yesterday.

The Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh announced today the composition and names of the members of the Bangladesh delegation to the United Nations General Assembly.

The cyber tribunal of Rajshahi suggested Facebook adopt policies that are compatible with Bangladesh’s social system, said Ismat Ara, the public prosecutor of the court.

Eighty-five girl students out of 345 of Baravita Girls High School in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila have been married off during the closure of the school amid the pandemic.

Renewing her call for strict implementation of the Paris Agreement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked global leaders to take stronger steps urgently to address the planetary emergency of climate change.

A man, who has stolen ready-made garment products from thousands of trucks in the last two and a half decades, was arrested with 10 of his gang members, detectives told a press conference yesterday.

Bangladesh’s ranking in the Global Innovation Index has remained unchanged at 116th out of 132 countries.

The commerce ministry today gave go-ahead to 52 companies to export 2,080 tonnes of hilsa fish to India by October 10 this year, as the Indian government wanted this special variety of fish from Bangladesh ahead of the Durga Puja, a religious festival for Hindu people.

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih said Bangladesh has an investment-friendly climate and there is potential for more Saudi investment in the south Asian country.

Thirty-seven Bangladeshis returned through Benapole check post this afternoon after serving three years in jail in India.

The Bangladesh Bank today unveiled a guideline on non-banking assets to allow lenders to deal with the properties put up as collateral after borrowers default.

Turnover at the Dhaka bourse hit an 18-day low today although its index bounced back adding 14 points.

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Police arrested eight people in connection with a case filed over robbing two gold jewellery shops in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila.

Purba Satunama Aminpara Government Primary School, situated at remote Satunama shoal area along the Tessta river in Dimla upazila, had no physical existence since it was washed away in the last year’s flood.

Schools in the country have recently been reopened following a long break due to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Ramnagar Poshchimpara Primary School in Kushtia’s Mirpur upazila is still off limits to its students.

The Bangladesh cabinet met today and discussed the budget of the Ministry of Defence. The acute shortage of winter clothing and other necessary items for the fighting forces and the youth camp trainees was brought to focus.

The UN is concerned over signs of shrinking civic space, growing inequality, and violence against women in Bangladesh.

Journalist associations will demonstrate across the country on Thursday, demanding that the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit stop summoning the bank account details of 11 journalist leaders.

The government is forging ahead with its plan to set up the country’s largest export processing zone on 1,842 acres of farmland under the Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district that the local santal community says belongs to them.