Two children drowned in a pond at Dhaka’s AzimpurGovernment Staff Quarter this afternoon.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to film actress Pori Moni in a case filed under Narcotics Control Act.

Despite some challenges, the economy has been showing some signs of recovery in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a quarterly analysis of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) today.

Noted nuclear engineer and reactor physicist Dr Muhammad Ahsan recently passed away at the age of 81.

Forty more ambulances gifted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bangladesh this morning.

The High Court has observed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has no authority to freeze anyone’s property without permission from the court concerned.

Seven persons were burnt in a fire, following an explosion ‘due to gas leakage’ at a house in Dhaka’s Mirpur area.

The commerce ministry today suggested Bangladesh Bank take step directing banks of not accepting deposits of money made by online shoppers to the accounts of e-commerce companies.

Sales of hard rock at Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL) have come to a standstill due to snail pace ofrock production as uncertainty starts looming over the renewal of the contract with the present contract holding company, which is scheduled to be ended on September 2 this year.

Bangladesh’s civil bureaucracy is growing fatter and fatter at the top as its lower tiers remain remarkably slim, creating an imbalance, affecting performance and fomenting frustration among non-admin cadre officials.

Sampadak Parishad (Editors’ Council) yesterday accepted the resignation of Naem Nizam from the position of secretary general and made its Assistant Secretary General Dewan Hanif Mahmud the acting secretary general of the organisation as per its constitution.

The government, following a study, has primarily estimated that it will need at least $90 million to implement a recovery plan for an education sector hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Citing what he termed as a “cruel policy of repression”, Senator Edward Kennedy today called on US President Richard Nixon to cut off all American aid to West Pakistan.

The Editors’ Council (Sampadak Parishad) today accepted the resignation of Naem Nizam from the position of secretary general and appointed assistant secretary general Dewan Hanif Mahmud as its acting secretary general as per the council’s constitution.

The finance ministry has recently handed over Tk 200 crore to the SME Foundation for disbursement among small and medium enterprises.

The Bangladesh Bank today said that the highest monthly transaction limit of Tk 2 lakh from person to person through mobile financial services (MFS) would remain unchanged.

The University Grants Commission today finalised a draft of policy on hybrid learning for universities.

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka today extended the period for filling up online forms of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination 2021.

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) minister Md Tazul Islam urged city dwellers to be careful so that rooftop gardens do not become breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes.

The garment makers have demanded 10 per cent incentive on export on garment items made from non-cotton fibre to encourage investment in manmade fibre (MMF).