Chattogram police arrested three -- Monir Hossain (40), his wife Khuku Moni (28) and a CNG driver Mahfuz -- on May 21 for stealing Tk 27 lakh.

Cyclone centres three times more than required are being set up in compliance with health guidelines, keeping in mind the coronavirus situation, to provide shelter to coastal people if Cyclone Yaas hits Bangladesh.

The cost and management accountants have urged the government to double the tax rebate to Tk 120,000 from Tk 60,000 at present for investment on deposit pension scheme.

An 85-year-old woman was burnt to death by alleged killers of her son at Jamrildanga village of Kalia upazila in Narail early today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 140 cyclone and flood shelters besides laying foundation of 50 Mujib Killas across the country tomorrow, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman has said.

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne has announced providing AU$ 5 million (Tk 330 million) to the Red Crescent to support Bangladesh’s Covid-19 preparedness and response.

A Saudi expatriate, brutally tortured allegedly by his wife and in-laws in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar yesterday, died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital this noon.

A journalist was granted bail today in a case filed under Digital Security Act, after he was arrested by police from his house at Banshbaria village in Meherpur's Gangni upazila this morning.

A container loaded with imported goods got damaged when a fire broke out inside a yard of Chattogram port today morning.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Enamul Hasan Farooqi, personal assistant of Hefajat-e-Islam's convening committee Amir Junayed Babunagari, from Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila last night over mayhem in the upazila on March 26.

Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association has urged the government to allow them to reopen their hotels and restaurants following health guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the youths to take up fish farming as their livelihood to exploit the huge scope of employment in this sector.

At least 314 people were killed and 291 were injured in 239 road accidents in the country from May 7 to 20, Road Safety Foundation said today.

Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam today said punitive measures will be taken against those found responsible in Aedes mosquito breeding through water accumulated in and around their homes, despite repeated warnings.

Thirty-eight people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8:00am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Dhaka court today placed Monir Hossain Kashemi, finance affairs secretary of Hefajat-e-Islam's now-dissolved central committee, on a four-day remand in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over the 2013 mayhem in Dhaka.

A total of 3,350 Bangladeshis returned from India through Benapole land port from April 26 till this afternoon, according to sources at Benapole Immigration.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain today constituted nine more High Court benches for virtually hearing and disposing of “very urgent cases”, as the courts will reopen tomorrow (Sunday) after a two-week annual vacation.

Police have arrested two teenagers for allegedly raping a 12-year-old from Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.

At least two people died and five were injured when a truck veered off the road in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram today.