Two people including a three-year-old child were killed in two separate road accidents in Ukhia upazila of Cox's Bazar district today. Three others were also injured, reports our Cox’s Bazar correspondent quoting police.

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has announced a Tk 13.5 crore strategic action plan for 2021 to support healthcare and immediate assistance, restore livelihoods and catalyse long-term growth.

The stock market experienced a fall today just a day after hitting a three-and-a-half-year high, as investors went for booking profits.

University Grants Commission today suggested that all public universities cut down the duration of the academic year and vacations to make up for academic losses due to the Covid-19 situation.

Bangladesh Railway (BR) has issued a circular suspending all trains to and from Dhaka starting from 12:01am tomorrow. This suspension will remain in force till June 30, Sardar Shahadat Ali, additional director general (operations) of BR has said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s planned measures for development have helped Bangladesh become one of the top three performers on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index score.

The High Court today confirmed death penalty of three persons, including a sacked police constable, for killing nine-year-old Abu Sayeed for ransom in Sylhet in 2015.

Awami League leader Tofail Ahmed, lawmaker of Bhola-1, has announced that he will donate all his movable and immovable property to Tofail Ahmed Foundation.

Nodi Akter, one of the seven members of a transnational human trafficking racket whom police arrested last night, used to work as a coordinator with traffickers in India, Malaysia and UAE.

BNP Standing Committee has demanded that the government immediately allow the party chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment.

Ten Supreme Court lawyers today served a legal notice on the government to know what necessary steps have been taken to prevent eavesdropping and recording of private telephone conversations and to ensure right to privacy.

A youth went missing after he fell in the Jhilpar canal in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area this morning.

Heavy seasonal showers led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of Dhaka this morning. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka city received 18 mm of rainfall from 6:00am to 9:00am.

No bus is being allowed to leave or enter Dhaka since this morning as the government has suspended operations of all long-route buses from the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus.

A Dhaka court has imposed travel ban on six people including Whip Shamsul Haque Chowdhury and Bhola-3 Awami League lawmaker Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon in order to investigate their links with amassing wealth beyond known sources of income.

Police detained a madrasa teacher on charge of raping an eight-year-old boy in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area last night.

Veteran author, editor and the founder of University Press Limited (UPL) Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away early today.

Iran’s president-elect said Monday he would not meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile program and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week’s election.

GPH Ispat begins commercial production in its Tk 2,390 crore plant to produce MS billet and rod today, which fuelled the company’s share price to instantly see a 2.47 per cent rise in the stock market.

Torrential monsoon rain swamped many parts of Dhaka city today, disrupting public movement and triggering traffic chaos.