Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association yesterday served legal notice on the authorities concerned seeking cancellation of the status change of Chattogram’s harmful shipbreaking industry from red to orange.

Bangladesh does not want dominance of any single country or group in Indo-Pacific. It wants a free, open and secure region for promotion of sustainable blue economy, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen.

A total of 550 houses under 55 barracks constructed for the shelterless people in Barguna’s Amtali upazila have become unlivable due to lack of renovation and most of the houses are lying empty as the occupants have moved elsewhere.

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.

Parliament yesterday witnessed heated debate on the large number of union parishad chairmen and members getting elected unopposed and the diesel price hike.

I am delighted to be returning to Bangladesh in its Golden Jubilee year, and I look forward to celebrating the tremendous achievements of the past half century with friends old and new.

Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Sultan Khan called on US President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger today.

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on December 16 and 17, to attend the Victory Day celebrations at the invitation of Bangladesh.

A bill titled “Bangladesh Patents Bill, 2021” was placed in the parliament today aiming to make the century-old patent law a more time-befitting one for strengthening the safeguard of intellectual property rights.

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) today sent a legal notice to the authorities concerned seeking cancellation of the downgraded status of the harmful shipbreaking industry in Chattogram from "red" to "orange".

A Filipino who settled down in Bangladesh a decade ago has won the Union Parishad election.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal is uncertain for the two-Test series against Pakistan later this month, confirmed a source close to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). 

Activists of Awami League backed and independent chairman candidates today exploded several hundred crude bombs in seven villages of Mollakandi union of Munshiganj centring the UP election scheduled to take place on November 28.

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

The government has planned to conduct the sixth population and housing census from December 24 to 30, Planning Minister MA Mannan told the parliament today.

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has apologised for his forgettable outing against Australia in the T20 World Cup semifinal, saying he is more disappointed than anyone else and pledged to come back stronger from this bad phase of career.

Captain Virgil van Dijk called it "scandalous", Memphis Depay "super dumb" and coach Louis van Gaal "inexplicable" as the Netherlands blew a two-goal lead in Montenegro on Saturday, and with it their chance to qualify early for the World Cup finals in Qatar.

World champions France booked their place at next year's World Cup in Qatar in style as Kylian Mbappe fired in four goals in an 8-0 thrashing of Kazakhstan at the Parc des Princes on Saturday.

The World Information Technology and Services Alliance yesterday named Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the winner of Eminent Persons Award for 2021 for her fight against fundamentalism, militancy and terrorism.

The building for the fire station in Galachipa upazila town was constructed 20 months ago. Necessary manpower and two fire trucks have also been allocated already.