Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi called on US president Nixon today at the White House. The two-hour talk covered the Bangladesh issue in substantial detail.

A petition was filed on Sunday with the deputy commissioner of Patuakhali, seeking protection and recovery of endowed property of a century-old Buddhist temple, belonging to the Rakhine community in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.

The South-African novelist and playwright had been previously shortlisted for his books, The Good Doctor (2003) and In A Strange Room (2010) in their respective years, the former of which received the Commonwealth Writers Prize.

I had heard about You from the moment I stepped into the world of bookstagramming. I’m ashamed to say, though, that I didn’t pick it up before watching the first season of the chilling yet hilarious (in my humble opinion) show, despite my friends raving about it.

Mayurpankhi, a children’s book publishing house based in Bangladesh, was invited as a guest this year at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair), one of the largest and most important international events in the publishing industry. It serves as a place for thousands of publishing industry professionals to come together and share their ideas, negotiate international book rights, and discuss new trade innovations.

When one begins reading Karen Jennings’ An Island (Picador India, 2021), one might find it hard to believe that an atmospheric novel with such fluid prose initially struggled to find a publisher.

Diesel and kerosene are 23 percent costlier at Tk 80 per litre from today as the government moved to recover the losses of the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) from the surging global energy prices.

The nation solemnly commemorated the 46th anniversary of the killing of four national leaders inside the old Dhaka Central Jail yesterday.

The headmaster of a government primary school in Munshiganj has been suspended on charges of sexual harassment and offensive behaviour with three female teachers of the school.

Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members today arrested a man for strangling his wife to death in a Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar.

Two more dengue patients died while 177 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Seven 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).

Police fired rubber bullets, tear shells and charged baton on garments workers who were demonstrating against the termination of 85 operators in Gazipur’s Kaliakair upazila.   

Britain and India introduced a plan on Tuesday to improve connections between the world's electricity power grids to accelerate the transition to greener energy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said structural inequalities in human society along with inherent social customs were causing disproportionate impacts of climate change on women.

Prothom Alo journalist Rozina Islam, who faced threats and harassment and was also imprisoned for writing investigative reports on irregularities in the health sector during the Covid-19 pandemic, received the Free Press Award.

The clock struck around four in the morning.

The US President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger, in a memorandum sent today, informed President

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly picked up and tortured a Bangladeshi farm labourer near Jogdal border in Thakurgaon’s Ranishankoil upazila yesterday.

Various chemical or organic pesticides are readily available in markets for controlling different insect pests in crop fields. But the solutions available for controlling animal pests such as rats are not as effective.