Seven Bangladeshi engineers, working for a mobile operating company in Kabul, are now stranded in the country. How will they be brought home, and when?

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki urged the Bangladesh government to provide cash incentives to the foreign investors in the country.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said they will prioritise ward-based development work in their 30-year master plan.

Swarms of people are desperately trying to leave Afghanistan as the Taliban took over the country. Seven Bangladeshi engineers, working for a mobile operator company, are now stranded in the worn torn country as the flight which was supposed to bring them home got cancelled at the last moment. How are they doing in these trying times?

A Dhaka court today granted bail to Hefajat-e-Islam's former assistant secretary general Monjurul Islam Afendi in seven cases, clearing the way for his release from jail.

There will be no Tazia procession or rally this year on the occasion of holy Ashura, considering the Covid-19 pandemic.

A demo-day and closing ceremony of Korea’s six-month-long mentoring programme for five Bangladesh startup teams were held virtually today with the presence of Ambassador Lee Jang-keun and ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak.

On this day, 16 years ago, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh attacked with a violent and deadly series of bombings all over Bangladesh. In the last 16 years, scores of the militant group's members were arrested, many of their top leaders were sentenced. However, has the threat truly been neutralized?

One more person has died of dengue while a record 329 more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00 am today indicating a fast-rising trend in the disease.

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

Workers of two Khulna jute mills which were earlier shut down today demonstrated demanding reopening of closed mills and payment of all dues.

The stock market continued to rise for the last four consecutive days, pushing the benchmark index to hit a new high today.

Biman Bangladesh has announced to resume flights to India from August 22, sources in the national airliner has said.

Few tragedies in the history of political assassinations were as brutal as the tragedy of August 15th, 1975, which also had a profound impact in reversing the course of the nation. The Founding Father of Bangladesh was gunned down along with most of his family members present at his residence. When the murderers accomplished their mission just before the call for Fajr prayers, there lay a man who through his courage, charisma, and unprecedented sacrifice inspired a long oppressed nation -- leading to the creation of Bangladesh. World knew him as the synonym to a nation, his people adored him and history loved him. When the killers left the house at Dhanmondi 32, the address of which is inexplicably intertwined with the birth of a nation, it was completely silent -- no one left to wail.

After more than three and a half months, the High Court is going to resume hearing and disposing of anticipatory bail petitions from August 22 following health safety rules.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to Helena Jahangir, a businessperson turned politician, in a case filed with Pallabi Police Station under the Telecommunications Act.

Activists of Adivasi Chhatra Sangram Parishad today demanded a separate human rights commission to prevent “oppression against indigenous women”.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) today requested the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to allow releasing the imported goods from the port directly instead of private inland container depots (ICDs) to save time and cost.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh will remain alert about Afghan-trained terrorists though they were “identified and uprooted”.

Anwar Galvanizing, a listed concern of Anwar Group, has decided to double its capacity to produce galvanised products within 2022.