Falling debris has trapped a Bangladeshi construction worker at a site in Malaysia’s Petaling Jaya in an accident today.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen visited Bangladesh peacekeeping contingents in South Sudan on Thursday.

The Banani Building that was burning for over four hours has no minimum fire safety measures, fire officials said.

Detectives have arrested a convict in a case filed over the attack on motorcade of the then opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.

Chief of Army Staff of Bangladesh, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, met Turkey’s President of Defense Industries Ismail Demer, and Deputy Minister of National Defence Muhsin Dere on Thursday.

Major (retd) Muqtadir Ali, a valiant freedom fighter and former chairman of Petrobangla, died yesterday at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka. He was 69, said Retired Armed Forces Officers Welfare Association in its website.

Lakshmipur municipality councilor Mohammad Raihan died of Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka early today.

The Taliban will be accountable for its actions and will investigate reports of reprisals and atrocities carried out by members, an official of the Islamist militant group told Reuters on Saturday.

Horror of deadly grenade attacks on her rally Saturday still haunts the Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina.

Noted writer Hasan Azizul Haque (83) was being flown to Dhaka this morning for better treatment.

A fire broke out at a building in Dhaka’s Banani area this morning.

Three motorcycle riders were killed after a bus ran them over at Katakhali area on the Bogura-Rangpur highway under Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila around 9pm today.

A union parishad chairman in Sirajganj has been suspended for allegedly taking money from people on the pretext of giving them houses under the Ashrayan project in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj.

A ready-made garment factory worker was killed after a bus hit her in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir area yesterday evening.

Over 500 trucks laden with goods were stuck at the Paturia ferry ghat today due to suspension of ferry service on Shimulia-Banglabazar route.

At least 221 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today which is indicating a fast-rising trend of the disease.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said everyone will have to play their parts properly and not play the blame game to control Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of both the dengue and chikunguniya viruses.

Two dolphins washed ashore at Kuakata beach in Patuakhali and the coastal forest in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.

One hundred and forty-five people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The authorities have started the installation work of the gas pipeline along the Padma Bridge’s pillars at Jajira point in Shariatpur.