Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said all waste of sacrificial animals will be cleared within 24 hours.

India’s top anti-terrorism organisation National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the assault and gang-rape of a Bangladeshi woman in India's Bengaluru in May.

Mohammad Azgar Ali was excited when he came to Dhupkhola cattle market in Dhaka with his 16 bulls -- hoping to make good profit like last year. But that excitement dissipated as he had to incur loss when selling most of the animals and some remain unsold.

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated today as the Delta variant of Covid-19 is wreaking havoc across the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of British journalist and a true friend of Bangladesh Simon Dring.

Businesses in Kolkata's New Market, other shopping outlets and budget hotels have been struggling to survive through the pandemic as Coronavirus-induced lockdown and ban on flights, passenger train and bus movement have kept the Bangladeshi shoppers at bay ahead of the Eid festivals.

Five poverty-stricken day labourers of a remote village in Kurigram, instead of the promised Covid-19 financial aid, are now burdened with accusation of embezzlement of nearly 25 million taka. Four of them are now behind bars.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has donated emergency medical equipment and face masks to Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC) Dedicated Covid-19 Hospital to meet the health needs of patients and help save lives.

At a time when the pandemic has left scores of people without jobs and livelihoods, making it difficult to earn even daily wages, a group of youths in Rangpur have come forward to spread the joy of Eid among the impoverished people of Rangpur city. 

Two hundred people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) today announced postponement of undergraduate admission tests for 2020-21 academic year. 

Dozens of drivers in Dhaka's Sayedabad bus terminal left their buses, leaving passengers on board stranded, after a BRTA (Bangladesh Road Transport Authority) mobile court appeared today.

At least 65 people with dengue fever were admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours till 8:00am today.

Fifty-five-year-old Zamila Begum lost vision in her right eye three years ago. She has been experiencing pain, redness, watering in the other eye over the last six months. Her doctor has advised her to replace the cornea in the functioning eye as soon as possible. She has been waiting for the cornea transplantation for last six months.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh must win the fight against Covid-19, urging all to follow health guidelines accordingly to check the deadly virus.

Three members of a family died and two others were injured as a three-wheeler turned upside down after being hit by a truck on Kushtia-Rajbari regional road during the early hours of today.

Hundreds of vehicles heading for 21 southern and western districts of the country are waiting at Paturia and Aricha ferry ghats to cross Padma and Jamuna rivers today as a large number of people are leaving Dhaka on the last day before Eid-ul-Azha.

Bhasan Char has taken a festive hue after the arrival of cows for Eid sacrifice. Over 200 cows have been provided for the Eid celebration of the Rohingyas staying there. Both the government and aid agencies of foreign and domestic origin have given the cows as gifts. Arrangements have also been made for Rohingyas staying in Cox’s Bazar.

Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) seized 14kg gold in paste form and detained three persons from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.

Thirteen more patients died while undergoing treatment at Covid units of five Khulna hospitals in 24 hours, till 8 am today.