The government’s next challenge is to ensure uninterrupted electricity at an affordable price for all, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today.

A Kushtia court today sentenced eight persons to life in prison for killing a man after kidnapping him in 2009.

Security forces will be on alert to save people’s lives if there is any violence during the hartal on March 28 called by Bam Gonotantrik Jote, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said in Chattogram today.

Western leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will agree to strengthen their forces in Eastern Europe and increase military aid to Ukraine as the Russian assault on its neighbour entered its second month.

Bangladesh’s left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman flew for India after a historic ODI series victory against South Africa to play the Indian Premier League (IPL). 

Bangladesh kept their hopes of defending the SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title alive with a come-from-behind 2-1 win against Nepal at the JRD Tata Academy ground in Jamshedpur on Wednesday night.

Bangladesh is at risk of losing its European export market for vegetables because the Explosive Detective System machine at the Dhaka airport has been inoperative for the last two weeks, causing massive shipment problems and huge financial losses.

At a public hearing over a Titas proposal to increase gas prices, consumers yesterday hit out at the distributor for failing to snap illegal connections, prevent gas theft, and ensure uninterrupted supply.

The power division will receive this year’s Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) for its outstanding job of bringing cent percent of the country under electricity coverage, said power division officials.

The National Consumers Rights Movement (NCRM) yesterday demanded re-introduction of the year-long ration card system as scores return empty-handed after queuing for hours for commodities at a subsidised rate.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the film industry to focus more on the country’s Liberation War and sacrifice of the masses besides providing entertainment.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma was gracious in defeat as he complimented Bangladesh’s clinical performance after the home side were handed a nine-wicket thrashing by the Tigers at the Super Sport Park in Centurion on Wednesday.

Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal was full of praise for his deserving colleagues after their monumental series win against South Africa through a nine-wicket victory in Centurion on Wednesday.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going, as they say. And Taskin Ahmed, a strong believer of his process that led to his revival in the international circuit, steered Bangladesh to a historic ODI series victory against South Africa at their own backyard as the Proteas beat the Proteas by nine wickets in the final match of the three-match ODI series in Centurion today.

Powered by Tamim Iqbal's unbeaten fifty and pacer Taskin Ahmed's fifer, Bangladesh registered a crushing nine-wicket victory to clinch a maiden series away to South Africa at the SuperSport Park in Centurion today.  

With the three-match ODI series between South Africa and Bangladesh levelled at 1-1, Taskin Ahmed and his teammates stepped up to the occasion in the series-decider at the SuperSport Park in Centurion today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the film industry to focus more on the country's independence war and sacrifice of the masses – apart from providing entertainment.

Turkey has committed contribution of $200,000 to the fund for the trial of Rohingya genocide case filed with International Court of Justice by the Gambia.

A garment worker was stabbed to death allegedly by his neighbour over a trivial matter at Dhaka’s Uttara last night.

Police recovered the body of a school student in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila this morning, hours after he went missing.