An upgrade in in-flight services, including better food and handling of passengers, smartly-groomed cabin crew, and punctuality are on top of the agenda of privatized national carrier Air India’s new journey under the Tata Group as it plans to focus on attracting millennials who comprise a major chunk of fliers today.

The Covid-19 positivity rate in Chattogram has declined to 31.97% in 24 hours till 8:00 am today which was 36.54 percent on Tuesday, according to Chattogram civil surgeon’s office.

When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.

Goals from Angel Di Maria and Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 2-1 win in Chile on Thursday in their World Cup qualifier as the visitors collected the three points without Lionel Messi.

Brazil had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Ecuador in a remarkable World Cup qualifier on Thursday after Felix Torres' header 15 minutes from time canceled out an early Casemiro strike.

Farmers in different upazilas of Jhenidah are earning a good profit as selling of molasses, produced from date juice, on peak this winter.

Police high-ups yesterday placed before the home minister a slew of demands, including a separate division for them at the ministry and upgrade of the IGP’s  rank to that of a four-star general.

 It took almost 50 years to initiate a move to have a law on forming the Election Commission, and a bill to that end was passed in parliament in only about 180 minutes yesterday, amid protests from the opposition lawmakers.

The country’s weather may remain dry with a partly-cloudy sky for the 24 hours starting 6:00pm yesterday, the Met office has forecasted.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday submitted to the High Court a report containing the names of 61 Bangladeshi individuals and seven organisations mentioned in the Panama Papers as money launderers.

Terming the allegation of corruption in the land acquisition for Chandpur Science and Technology University “untrue and fabricated”, Education Minister Dipu Moni yesterday alleged that her political rivals were trying to tarnish her image ahead of the next parliamentary election.

Eight people were injured after the supporters of two rival chairman candidates of the upcoming Khagaria Union Parishad election clashed in Chattogram today.

The chairman of the Mathematics department at Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) was allegedly assaulted when he tried to enter the recruitment board office regarding recruiting teachers in his own department today.

The Anti-Corruption Commission today submitted to the High Court a report containing the names of 61 Bangladeshi individuals and seven organisations mentioned in the Panama Papers as money launderers.

A member of Ukraine’s National Guard on Thursday opened fire on his fellow soldiers, killing five people and wounding five more, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said. The serviceman was detained by police but his motives remain unclear.

The graduation ceremony of the second group of primary teachers under the Training of Master Trainers in English (TMTE) project was held today at Primary Teacher’s Training Institutes in Dhaka, Gazipur, Sherpur, Jashore, Barishal, and Gopalganj.

At least 15,807 new infections were recorded and 15 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

No one was given indemnity in the Election Commission formation bill that was passed in the parliament today, Law Minister Anisul Huq said.

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal has decided to stay out of the national T20 squad for the next six months but said that he might return to the side if he is needed ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in October.

Saying that the formation of Election Commission bill will not protect the ruling Awami league, BNP today said that this law will not be acceptable to the people of the country.