Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that the country’s graduation from the LDC category has created an opportunity to brand  Bangladesh before the whole world.

Expressing firm determination to bring order in public transport at any cost, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said buses plying the city roads without route permits will be seized from December 1.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reaffirmed Bangladesh's position for the establishment of a sovereign, independent, and the viable state of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said that Saudi government has expressed their interest to finance a project on upgrading the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar and Jashore-Khulna highways into four lanes.

Competition for the world’s biggest individual football award opens up.

Seventy-four dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

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

Tayeb Ikram, the CEO of Asian Hockey Federation, is confident Bangladesh will successfully stage the Asian Champions Trophy and it will be a hit, not just among the local audience, but also across the globe.

The Argentinian judiciary has decided to open a court case against the Myanmar military -- including Min Aung Hlaing and much of the current junta’s senior leadership -- over the genocide against the Rohingya.

Pakistan lost four wickets in the morning session of the third day of the Chattogram Test, adding 58 runs to the overnight total with all four wickets taken by spinners.

Hakan Calhanoglu thrashed home a powerful first-half strike and Lautaro Martínez scored a penalty with the last kick of the game for champions Internazionale to beat Venezia 2-0 and close the gap on the top two teams in Serie A.

Taijul Islam removed overnight batsman Abdullah Shafique (52) and new man Azhar Ali (0) in consecutive deliveries off the first over of the third day of the first Test to pull back Bangladesh into the game against Pakistan.

A transnational currency forgery syndicate has been smuggling fake Indian rupees into India from Pakistan for a couple of years using Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as transit.

The exclusion of Bangladesh from US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy has triggered surprise, questions and caution among foreign relations analysts, especially as there is no clear explanation given though Washington considers Dhaka its strategic ally in the Asia-Pacific.

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook different parts of the country including Chattogram on Saturday afternoon.

Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi today said any reference of the present tension on the Indian subcontinent to the UN Security Council would neither help ease the situation nor would it materially affect the situation.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday arrested the driver of the compactor vehicle of Dhaka North City Corporation -- involved in the accident that killed a pillion rider of a motorcycle at Dhaka’s Panthapath on Thursday.

After the earthquake of 6.1 magnitude, which had the epicentre in Myanmar, was felt in Dhaka, Chattogram and some other parts of the country early yesterday, urban planners said the jolt should be taken as a wake up call.

Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi told Pakistan President Yahya Khan that he should come forward to a political settlement in East Pakistan and to prepare a ground for the release of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman immediately.  She told him that the situation in East Pakistan was creating an intolerable burden on India.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said since the BNP has failed to realise the generosity of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shown towards convicted BNP leader Khaleda Zia, it will be considered whether Khaleda will be sent to jail again or not.