The Election Commission has issued a notice to Pabna-1 lawmaker Shamsul Haque Tuku requesting him to leave the electoral area (Bera upazila) ahead of November 28 Bera municipality polls for the sake of maintaining electoral code of conduct.

A bill titled “Chattagram Port Authority-2021” was placed in parliament yesterday keeping provision of maximum three years of rigorous imprisonment and Tk 3 lakh fine for polluting in the Chattogram Port area.

Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, in a letter dated November 16, 1971, urged US president Nixon to “use the vast prestige of the United States and its wisdom” to find a political solution acceptable to the elected representatives of East Bengal and their leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The Bhabadah Water Drainage Sangram Committee organised a sit-in programme yesterday in front of the chief engineer’s office of Khulna Water Development Board demanding a permanent solution to the waterlogging in Bhabadah area of Jashore.

A Dhaka court yesterday framed charges against Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd Chairman Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul and 15 others in a case filed over   forging the design of the fire-ravaged FR Tower in the capital’s Banani.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are looking to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) as they seek to improve trade relations and connectivity, both via air and sea.

When Kamaran Mohammed travelled with his wife and three children to the Belarus capital Minsk last month from their home in northern Iraq, they went as tourists.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said there is no scope of raising questions on the issue of Union Parishad (UP) elections due to some stray incidents of violence that took place during the polls.

A Narail court today sentenced a man to death for killing his younger sister.

Forty-three animals of 16 species were rescued from Chandra Mahal Eco Park in Bagerhat today.

The increased toll rate for Bangabandhu Bridge -- connecting Sirajganj and Tangail -- and Mukterpur Bridge in Munshiganj will not be effective immediately but at a later date.

US President Joe Biden will tell Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a virtual meeting on Monday meant toreduce the chances of a superpower conflict that China must "play by the rules of the road" like a responsible nation, a senior US administration official said.

A Dhaka court today framed charges against 16 people, including Rupayan Group Chairman Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul, in a case filed over forging the design of FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani that was ravaged by fire in March 2019.

American journalist Danny Fenster was released from prison on Monday in military-ruled Myanmar and was on a flight out of the country, his employer said, three days after he was jailed for 11 years in a ruling that drew international condemnation.

At least 140 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Jatiya Party Secretary General and lawmaker Mujibul Haque Chunnu today told the parliament that local MPs of Awami League and its leaders are putting pressure on JP candidates to withdraw from Union Parishad elections.

Plaster broke off from a portion of the Tongi bridge of Dhaka-Mymensing highway last Tuesday. BRT authorities halted vehicular movement on the Dhaka-bound lane of the bridge for safety concerns.

China has confined nearly 1,500 university students to their dormitories and hotels following an outbreak of COVID-19 in the northeastern city of Dalian.

Four 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).

Cybercriminals have once again breached the National Board of Revenue’s highly-sensitive server system and made away with at least 153 tonnes of goods worth crores of taka from the Chattogram port.