Tunisian authorities on Thursday rescued 267 migrants, most of them Bangladeshis, who tried to sail from neighbouring Libya to Italy across the Mediterranean, reports AFP quoting the International Organization for Migration.

Border Guard of Bangladesh has arrested an alleged member of an international organ smuggling racket from Benapole check-post area.

A writ petition was filed with the High Court today seeking its directive on the government to immediately stop all kinds of online games and apps like TikTok, Likee, Bigo Live, PUBG and FreeFire from social media to save children and adolescents from social degradation.

An accused in Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case has surrendered before a Cox’s Bazar court and was sent to jail today.

Travellers arriving from South Asian countries of Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will now have to undergo 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Malaysia, in light of the spread of variants of concern (VOC).

E-commerce marketplace Evaly has welcomed the commerce ministry's today's decision of clearing payments to the local e-commerce companies once the goods are delivered to the buyers.

The commerce ministry today agreed in principles that the local e-commerce companies will not get the payment until and unless the goods are delivered to the buyers.

Police arrested three youths on charge of raping a 16-year-old at Savar last night.

The High Court today rejected a bail petition filed by suspended Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ co-pilot, Sabbir Enam, in a case filed for planning to hit the residence of the prime minister with an aircraft in 2017.

Khulna is going through its worst Covid-19 phase till date during this one and a half year of pandemic.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed agreements with Bangladesh to give $940 million in loans to purchase safe and effective vaccines against Covid-19.

A BSF Jawan was injured in a gang attack when at least 20 miscreants were trying to smuggle a consignment of banned phensedyl cough syrup to Bangladesh via Malda district of West Bengal today.

Customs officials seized a consignment of Viagra (weighing 26kg), valued at Tk 50 lakh, that had been imported under false declaration through Benapole land port last night, reports our local correspondent quoting the port’s deputy director.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said buses will run under a single company on the proposed Kanchpur Bridge-Ghatarchar pilot route in Dhaka from September 7.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said many people think that the government's food stocks has decreased which is not correct.

Two people were detained and fined Tk 5,000 each by a mobile court over capturing two dolphins in the Brahmaputra river at Chilmari upazila in Kurigram.

US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (Democrat-Texas) has said Bangladesh will receive a fair share of Covid-19 vaccines.

He was released after serving 22 years in jail in a murder case.

Dhaka Bank has joined the foray of cancelling card based transactions with 10 e-commerce platforms, including Evaly and Alesha Mart, according to text messages sent by the private bank to its clients today.

The High Court adjourned the hearing on death reference and appeals in the case filed for the 2001 Ramna Batamul bomb blasts till October 24. The blast left 10 people dead at the Pahela Baishakh celebrations.