Health authorities have detected cases of Indian Covid-19 variant in seven workers of Ashrayan Project in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka district.

Despite the recommendations of the health department, no decision was taken to impose a lockdown in Rajshahi after today's special meeting held at the deputy commissioner's office to assess the overall Covid-19 scenario of the city.

Gas supply will remain suspended for four hours -- from 1:00pm to 5:00pm -- at different areas in Dhaka today.

Rangamati district administration issued a landslide warning and urged people to evacuate the risky areas around foothills today.

The Malaysian government has postponed the multi-tier levy system for legal migrant workers until January 1, 2022, said the country’s Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri M Saravanan today.

Three farmers were killed by lightning in Shariatpur and Madaripur districts today.

Different parts of the country, including Dhaka, today experienced light to moderate showers bringing relief from heat and commuting woes for pedestrians.

Three people died from electrocution during the storm in Dhaka’s Malibagh area this afternoon.

On the first day of the week-long lockdown to curb the spread of Covid-19, main roads and thoroughfares in six unions and municipal areas of Sadar upazila of Noakhali were largely free of vehicles and crowds.

The construction work of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s Terminal 3 is ahead of schedule, said M Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, while observing the progress of construction today.

The government can think of allowing investment of undisclosed money in the productive sector for some time, said Md Jashim Uddin, president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI).

Two Rohingyas were killed in landslides due to heavy rainfall at refugee camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox's Bazar today.

The garment exporters today demanded continuation of the existing 0.5 per cent source tax for the next five years.

A court in Narayanganj today sent Hefajat-e-Islam's former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque to Kashimpur Central Jail on completion of his 18-day remand in six cases filed over rape and March 28 violence.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh needs to build embankments with renewable energy facilities along the coastal belt as part of “climate mitigation” to save its people from becoming climate migrants due to the rising sea level.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the countrymen to plant more trees and take care of those to reap benefits and avoid the adverse impact of climate change.

A fire that broke out at Rupayan Tower in Dhaka's Kakrail area was doused after half an hour of frantic efforts.

The first USAID consignment of Covid-19 response relief is on the way to Bangladesh.

The increasing water level in the mighty river Padma due to the rainy season is drawing curious visitors in Pabna while residents of the low-lying areas are increasingly worried about an early flood.

A court in Kushtia sent a former office assistant of the district election office to jail last evening in connection with National Identity Card (NID) forgery case.