The starting date of admission tests of Rajshahi University (RU) for the academic session 2020-2021 has been rescheduled to October 4 by the university authorities.

The High Court today (Tuesday) directed the authorities concerned to conduct an inquiry into the corruption allegations against Southeast Bank Chairman Alamgir Kabir.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur in several parts of the country, a met office release said.

Two army personnel were dead and three were injured when a truck hit an army pick-up van in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district last night.

After 139 days of closure, tourist attractions in Kuakata will reopen on Thursday (August 19).

BNP activists and police personnel clashed at Dhaka’s Chandrima Udyan this morning, leaving several injured.

In the context of Covid-19, International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest in the pharmaceutical industry, including vaccine production in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

Two men were killed in a "gunfight" with members of Rab in Dhaka’s Keraniganj area early today.

A no-confidence petition was filed today against the final report clearing Bashundhara Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir from the charges in the case filed over abetting the suicide of a college student.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has imposed new restrictions on air travel from 11 countries.

The Bangladesh High Commission in London hosted a commemorative event to mark the 46th anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s martyrdom and the National Mourning Day on Sunday at a venue in East London.

Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin was said to have told Pakistan President Yahya Khan that any war with India will be suicidal for Pakistan. Kosygin conveyed this in a message which the new Soviet Ambassador to Pakistan AA Rodinov delivered at Rawalpindi today.

A man and his son died after inhaling toxic gas inside a septic tank in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore yesterday.

 Deserted village of Mongolpur under Elangi union in Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah is again seen human habitation thanks to the prime minister’s housing project for the homeless marking Mujib Borsho.

Bangladesh rejected a request from the US to give temporary shelter to a certain number of people from Afghanistan, saying Bangladesh is already facing huge challenges by giving shelter to over 1.1 million Rohingyas.

Nearly 600 people have been forcibly disappeared by security forces since 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday. Many turned up dead, some came back alive, and at least 86 still remain missing.

Amid the worsening situation in Afghanistan, where Taliban and Afghan forces have been fighting for the past few weeks in the wake of the US military’s exit, foreigners and locals alike have been fleeing the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the masterminds behind the August 15 massacre would also be gradually exposed in the near future.

The High Court yesterday directed the telecom regulator to ban for three months online games PUBG, FreeFire and others that it deemed destructive.

With a view to making the recruitment of constables transparent and free of corruption, the Police Headquarters has overhauled the recruitment procedure ahead of hiring 5,000 individuals in the posts in 64 districts.