The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no. three as a low pressure has formed over northwest Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh.

A 35-year-old Chinese national, who was held by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) near the border with Bangladesh in West Bengal’s Malda district for illegal entry on June 10, has claimed he runs a hotel in a posh locality of Gurugram -- a satellite city of Delhi -- along with an Indian partner, police sources said.

Awami League has announced candidates for the upcoming by-polls to three parliamentary constituencies -- Dhaka-14, Sylhet-3 and Cumilla-5.

The education ministry has decided to extend the ongoing closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions till June 30, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus.

Over 500 vehicles, mostly loaded trucks, are stranded at Kazirhat ferry ghat in Pabna, and Aricha ferry ghat in Manikganj due to shortage of ferries.

Two people were killed and one was seriously injured when an ambulance hit a motorcycle on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Manikganj Sadar upazila this morning.

Four people died at the coronavirus unit of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital -- the lowest single-day death toll in a week -- in 24 hours till this morning.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested 10 persons including women and children in Jhenaidah today as they were entering India illegally through Maheshpur border.

Police today detained the daughter of the owner of a home where an 18-year-old household staff sustained five percent burn injuries after being scalded on Wednesday.

Twenty science and technology and general public universities holding uniform admission tests have postponed their entry tests due to the Covid-19 situation.

A 25-year-old man and his mother were sent to jail by a Mymensingh court today over torturing a nine-year-old boy on June 4.

Climate activists have called on Japan to stop Japanese investment in fossil energy sector, including the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy leader of the opposition in parliament GM Quader today said irresponsible decision of the government has led to the uncertainty in crores of people getting their Covid-19 vaccine shots.

Twelve Rohingyas who fled Bhasan Char were detained from Companyganj upazila of Noakhali this morning.

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

Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) today demanded tax holiday facility for the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) for 10 years as those units have been facing a crisis during the pandemic.

The central bank today lowered charges on the deposits and loans, bringing an end to the excessive fees and commissions levied by many banks on customers.

State-run listed company Jamuna Oil has teamed up with Bashundhara LP Gas Ltd to increase the sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) around the country.

Migrant workers undergoing mandatory institutional quarantine in Saudi Arabia will get Tk 25,000 as subsidy -- provided by the Bangladesh government, Expatriates’ Welfare Ministry said today.

Lieutenant General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, quarter master general of the Bangladesh Army, has been named as the new chief of the force for the next three years.