At least 32 pigeons were killed in an attack by bees at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram today.

Six Bangladeshi fishermen returned home from Myanmar today 37 days after their detention in the neighbouring country.

Cricketers will not be allowed to use saliva to shine the ball while the rarely used but entirely permissible "Mankad" method of dismissing batters will not be listed under unfair play in new laws approved by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Will the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Shakib Al Hasan be able to reach a respectable long-term solution to the ongoing chaos?

The work of installing lamp posts has started from pillar number 40 near Jajira end of Shariatpur of Padma Bridge.

The European Union has agreed further sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine that will hit Russian officials and oligarchs, the maritime sector and three Belarusian banks, France said on Wednesday.

A man died today at Chattogram Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment after he fell sick minutes into being detained by Rapid Action Battalion-7 last night.

Australia national players Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy make the ideal power couple in cricket. Yesterday, an unprecedented event occurred as the two were seen to simultaneously bat for the Aussies.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan has been crowned with the International Women of Courage Award for her excellent contribution in leading the fight to conserve the environment and defend the dignity of marginalised people of Bangladesh.

The 28 crew members of the ill-fated Bangladeshi ship are finally on their way home, having escaped death when the ship came under attack in Ukraine on March 2.

Forty-five organisations wrote to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to drop the draft regulations for digital and social media, and OTT platforms, saying, it “imperils people’s freedom of expression and the right to privacy, undermines encryption and weakens online safety”.

Former Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque yesterday said Bangladesh’s position on the Russia-Ukraine issue was “neutral and fairly balanced” but it might require a review in the coming days.

The country has sufficient stock of edible oil to meet the demand till Ramadan, but the market remains volatile, said the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Lawmaker Nadira Yeasmin Joly allegedly threatened to slap a district-level female officer over the phone for “inviting her late” to a Women’s Day programme at the Pabna DC office.

A parliamentary body today said 23 more tannery industries, causing high levels of pollution, will be shut down while utility services of seven tanneries have already been disconnected due to the environment pollution.

Bangladesh, India and Nepal have finalised an enabling memorandum of understanding (MoU), to be signed by the three countries, for implementation of the much-awaited BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement (MVA), pending its ratification by Bhutan, to facilitate movement of passenger, personal, and cargo vehicular traffic.

The High Court today fixed March 13 to issue an order on a writ petition that sought a directive to conduct an independent inquiry into the allegations and counter allegations over the termination of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) official Md Sharif Uddin.

Energy giant Shell said Tuesday that it will stop buying Russian oil and natural gas and shut down its service stations, aviation fuels and other operations in the country amid international pressure for companies to sever ties over the invasion of Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden is expected to announce a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas Tuesday, in a further tightening of unprecedented economic sanctions punishing Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.