Bangladesh Railway (BR) is trudging along because of its excessive reliance on outdated locomotives caused by the failure to add new engines to its fleet in time.

The government has taken up a project to extend the runway of Cox’s Bazar airport by claiming land from the sea.

A Dhaka court yesterday set October 20 to hear on framing of charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in 11 cases, including one filed over sedition.

The Bangladesh government decided today to grant 350 rupees as monthly allowance to Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, now ailing in Kolkata.

The first day of school is a landmark moment for the youngest students and their parents. But due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it is being delayed for around 40 lakh children of Bangladesh for the last one-and-a-half years, Unicef said yesterday.

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock recently issued a written order directing 24 of its officials to look after the ministry’s Secretary Rawnak Mahmud’s mother who is undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD).

A supremely confident India will look to tighten the noose around a struggling England and India skipper Virat Kohli will be expected to overcome his prolonged lean patch when the third Test of the five-match series begins in Leeds on August 25.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, now visiting Johannesburg, has proposed a contract farming project in South Africa involving Bangladeshi agriculture entrepreneurs.

The government has asked the authorities of primary and secondary schools to ensure campuses are clean for the eventual reopening of educational institutions after the prolonged closure due to Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to virtually inaugurate the ground-breaking ceremony and unveil the foundation stone of the runway extension at Cox’s Bazar Airport on August 29.

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA)  today sought Spanish investment in non-cotton textile items as the demand for man-made fibre (MMF) garment items is on the rise.

Bashundhara Kings bowed out from the group stages of the AFC Cup following a 1-1 draw against ATK Mohun Bagan in their last Group D match at the Male National Stadium in the Maldives today.

Western forces at Kabul airport worked frantically on Tuesday to get people out of Afghanistan before an Aug. 31 deadline, as US President Joe Biden faced growing pressure to negotiate more time for the airlift of thousands trying to flee.

One died and at least 14 teenagers sustained burn injuries as they came into contact with overhead electric cables while at a party on the roof of a launch, on the Titas river, last night.

University Teachers’ Network today announced they will hold symbolic classes in open spaces if the authorities do not reopen universities from first week of September.

Two people were killed in separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area early this morning.

New Zealand batsman Finn Allen tested positive for Covid-19 48 hours after arriving in Dhaka for the Kiwis' five-match T20I series against Bangladesh next month, confirmed New Zealand Cricket (NZC) in a statement today. 

Prolonged closure of educational institutions throughout the pandemic has affected over 40 million Bangladeshi students from pre-primary to higher education level, Unicef said in a new analysis released just as summer break is coming to an end in many parts of the world.

One more died while at least 258 more dengue patients were hospitalized in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh national football team’s head coach Jamie Day on Tuesday named a 23-member squad for next month’s Three Nations Cup in Kyrgyzstan with two non resident Bangladeshis in the squad.