Bangladesh announced the discovery of its 28th gas field in Sylhet’s Zakiganj yesterday on the occasion of the National Energy Security Day. 

The Supreme Court buildings, most of which were constructed in the beginning of the 20th century, stand still with an eerie calm hanging all over the premises.

UN Secretary General U Thant warned today that the trial of Bangladeshi leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman would “inevitably have repercussions outside the borders of Pakistan”.

Mired in land settlement claims, the Tk 500-crore modern river port project on the Jamuna river -- in Pabna’s Nagarbari under Bera upazila -- has missed its initial deadline two months ago, with only 25 percent of its work completed. 

The holy Ashura will be observed across the country on August 20, as the moon for the month of Muharram was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh yesterday.

A ferry bound for Munshiganj’s Shimulia ghat hit pillar no. 10 of the Padma bridge this evening, damaging the pillar’s pile cap.

A light earthquake jolted the port city and adjoining areas this evening.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi showcased the 2014 resolution with Bangladesh as a model for peaceful maritime dispute settlement across the world.

Faced with widespread criticism, the parliamentary body on liberation war affairs ministry has dropped its recommendation to bar female officials from representing the state during freedom fighters’ funerals.

Police recovered a decomposed body of a five-year-old boy named Jisanul Islam Akaid from the capital’s Khilgaon area today.

The holy Ashura will be observed across the country on August 20, as the moon for the month of Muharram was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh today.

The worst Covid-19 wave in this country is still far from passing. Even as the medical system is on the brink of being overburdened, and with thousands dying of Covid each week, the government is planning to withdraw movement restrictions from August 11.

Police have arrested a man in a case filed over raping a 10-year-old child in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj.

A Dhaka court placed physician Ishrat Rafique Ishita and her associate Shohidul Islam Dinar on a two-day remand each in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

When the government has ensured that Covid-19 vaccines are free, some people are complaining that they were being charged to get vaccines at a centre in Radda, Mirpur.

Local traders started importing green chilli from India thanks to the permission given by the commerce ministry to cool down the skyrocketing prices of the widely used spice in Bangladesh.

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

The Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty of four convicts in three separate cases of rape and murder. 

At least 218 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8 am today, of which only 29 are from outside Dhaka.

Rapid Action Battalion wants to investigate 10 cases they filed following the recent arrests of actress Pori Moni, sacked Awami League leader Helena Jahangir and others.