Bangladesh is keen to intensify political, trade, economic and cultural ties with the ASEAN countries, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib had contributed to taking right and timely political decisions for the country alongside managing her home and family.

Six people died and five were injured as a small truck fell into a roadside ditch in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore today.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted light to moderate rain across the country in next 24 hours, starting from 6am today.

An alleged mugger died after being hit by a covered-van, while fleeing after a mugging incident, in Dhaka’s Chawk Bazar area last night.

Influential people from different professions were in close contact with actor Pori Moni and some of the others arrested during recent drives, investigators said today.

The Supreme Court today extended -- till September 2 -- its earlier order that suspended the enrolment of Barrister Muhammad Ashraful Islam as a lawyer for demanding resignation of the chief justice through a Facebook post on July 14.

India’s Border Security Force (BSF) handed over five Bangladeshis, detained while entering Bangladesh illegally, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) last night.

The 91st birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed today in a befitting manner across the country.

Dhaka University Professor Emeritus Najma Chowdhury passed away while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital this morning. She was 79.

Bangladesh High Commission in Port Louis, Mauritius has distributed Bangladeshi food items among 35 underprivileged families, marking the month of mourning.

The ground floor and the playing field of Kajlarpar Government Primary School has practically become a pond as it remains under knee-deep water almost throughout the year.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over the newly-introduced "Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Award" to five women in recognition of their outstanding contributions to different sectors.

Fifteen people died of Covid-19 in Chattogram district in 24 hours till 8am today.

Eleven people died of Covid-19 and another with Covid-like symptoms in Kushtia in 24 hours till 8am today.

Eighteen people – 10 male and eight female -- died at the Covid unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) in 24 hours till 8am today.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will organise a virtual international conference to explore the country’s developments in different dimensions, including politics, economy, society and culture, as part of effort to celebrate the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.

It has a history stretching back millenniums. Emperors have patronised it, poets have romanticised it, monks have used its colour in their robes and worshippers have adored it. Popularly known as “Red Gold”, the crimson hued saffron has been used for culinary, medicinal and aesthetic purposes.

Bangladesh has gifted emergency Covid-19 medicines to Indonesia, which has become Asia’s new coronavirus epicenter reporting more than 3.57 million cases and more than 102,000 deaths as of yesterday.

A government scheme aiming at generating income and ensuring food security for the rural poor has plunged into corruption and irregularities in Natore.