After 543 days of closure due to Covid-19 pandemic, schools and colleges across the country reopened today.

The fate of over 3,500 licences in the energy sector has become uncertain as they were provided under a regulation deemed illegal by the law ministry.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate today five power plants that have a total production capacity of 779MW.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday said the radio transmitter used in making the declaration of the country’s independence would be reinstalled at Kalurghat radio station, removing it from the Zia Memorial Museum in Chattogram.

On the occasion of the 2,500th anniversary of the founding of monarchy in Iran, there rose a possibility that the Shah of Persia would try to bring about a rapprochement on Bangladesh between India and Pakistan with blessings from the Nixon

In a display of downright disregard for safety of citizens, the Power Development Board (PDB) in Barlekha upazila is yet to rectify a risky and un-insulted powerline that was installed about a decade and half ago, using trees and bamboo poles through different villages.

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram (metro) has filed a case against a firm for cutting a hill while building a government office in the port city.

Women could still be allowed to play cricket, the chairman of Afghanistan's Cricket Board has claimed to an Australian broadcaster in an apparent backflip on the Taliban's hardline stance.

Cristiano Ronaldo rejoined Manchester United from Juventus on a two-year deal and will be looking to add to his 118 goals at the Old Trafford club where he won eight major trophies in six seasons.

FIFA risks plunging the world of football into a new conflict with its proposal to hold the World Cup every two years instead of four, raising the possibility of a divorce with leading clubs and the powerful European leagues.

Disciplined bowling and a quickfire 48 by Aiden Markram helped South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the first Twenty20 international on Friday.

French naval officer, explorer and conservationist Jacques-Yves Cousteau was not wrong when he said, “The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it.”

Bangladesh and the United Kingdom have agreed on the importance of free and fair elections and vibrant civil society to promote accountable governance and institutions ensuring freedom of expression and religion.

Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khandaker Mushtaque Ahmed would present the case of Bangladesh before the UN General Assembly.

Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed was scheduled to leave home for the USA early today on an official visit at the invitation of the US Army.

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan said that there is no squabble, at least that he knows of, between Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad and the ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal.

54 lakh doses of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine will arrive in Dhaka early tomorrow morning.

Japan's popular coronavirus vaccination minister, Taro Kono, announced his candidacy on Friday to lead the ruling party and, by extension, become the next prime minister, highlighting his image as an outspoken reformer with a conservative streak.

The examination centre at Tejgaon College in Dhaka was packed with candidates and parents who disregarded the hygiene standards set in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. Due to the  pandemic, admission tests for the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) candidates for the 2020-21 academic year have been held across the country.

Thirty-eight people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).