At least seven people were dead when a microbus fell into a pond around 10am today, after the driver lost control over the wheels while trying to save a pedestrian on Cox’s Bazar-Chattogram road.

A man died under the wheels of a train in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area this morning.

People across the country are observing the National Mourning Day today, the darkest chapter in the history of independent Bangladesh.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has urged all to remain alert about conspirators at home and abroad so that brutal incidents like August 15 can never take place in Bangladesh.

The rumble of truck engines of the 2nd Field Regiment disturbed the evening quietness at Dhaka cantonment. Loaded with 105mm cannons, the heavy-duty trucks began heading from the southern end of the cantonment to the under-construction airport on the capital’s edge.

Bangladesh and Bangalees have many heroes. But Bangabandhu shines far above all. While our other heroes may be matchless examples of excellence in their own respective fields, or a multiple of them, Bangabandhu’s achievement is that he led us to having a country that we could call our own.

The life and works of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be screened on the famous Times Square billboard in New York for 24 hours beginning from midnight until 11:59 pm today as part of the celebrations for Bangabandhu’s birth centenary.

Bangladeshi naval commandos launched their first attack today. In the night, they attacked simultaneously the ports of Mongla, Chittagong, Chandpur, Narayanganj, and sunk 26 gunboats of the Pak army carrying commodities, arms and ammunitions.

A fire broke out in a room next to the emergency department on the ground floor of Cumilla Medical College Hospital's Covid unit today, at around 2:15 pm, when an oxygen cylinder leaked while being replaced.

A police officer in Habiganj’s Ajmiriganj upazila today claimed that he received his second dose of Covid-19 vaccine, Sinopharm, which differed from the first jab.

People can now take loans up to 80 per cent of their investment in the stock market if the benchmark index crosses past 7,000 points and stays in between 8,000.

One hundred and seventy-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).

More than 20 Rohingyas are reportedly missing after a boat carrying 30 Rohingyas capsized in the Bay of Bengal early today while fleeing from Bhasan Char.

At least 257 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals in the country in 24 hours till 8am today.

The High Court in a full verdict has declared the government’s decision of allowing homeopathy, unani and ayurvedic healthcare professionals to use "Dr" before their names "illegal".

A Panchagarh court has ordered the Officer-in-Charge of Debiganj Police Station to thoroughly investigate a couple's sufferings after they refused to follow a hilla marriage fatwa imposed by local influential people.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has requested global apparel buyers to nominate more shipping liners and off-docks to facilitate timely shipment of export containers.

Waterway movement through Shimulia-Banglabazar route resumed this morning, nine hours after suspension due to strong current in the Padma river.

Rab today arrested six alleged members of a garment cargo robbery gang and recovered goods worth around Tk 6 crore from Narayanganj’s Bandar area.

Detectives have pressed charges against Uttara Club Limited's former president Nasir Uddin Mahmud and his associate Tuhin Siddique Omi in a case filed with Airport Police Station under the Narcotics Control Act.