The Taliban took over Afghanistan with astonishing speed, but it appears unlikely that it will prove equally as fast in gaining control of most of the Afghan central bank's roughly $10 billion in assets.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia took take her second dose of Covid-19 vaccine at Sheikh Russel Gastroliver Institute and Hospital this afternoon.

Survivors of the earthquake that killed at least 1,941 people in Haiti clamored for food, shelter and medical care on Tuesday as search and rescue efforts resumed after a tropical storm lashed the Caribbean nation with rain, causing dangerous flooding.

The US Air Force said on Tuesday that it was investigating the circumstances surrounding human remains that were found in the wheel well of one of its C-17s that flew out of Kabul amid the chaos of the Taliban taking over the Afghan capital.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday that Bangladesh will remain alert about Afghan-trained terrorists, although they were “identified and uprooted”.

The Police Headquarters has recently proposed new specified heights for men and women to qualify as BCS police cadres as the authority wants its officers to be taller.

Henry Kissinger, the US president’s assistant for national security affairs, today sent a memorandum to President Richard Nixon discussing implications of the situation in South Asia.

A tense situation has prevailed at Burimari land port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat over the announcement of two separate committees of the Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) Agent Association, an organisation of importers and exporters.

About ten thousand acres of agricultural land in two villages of Barguna’s Amtali upazila was finally saved from inundation after five illegal dams, built 10 years ago, on a public canal were removed on August 13.

Four more Bangladeshis were found stranded in Afghanistan, two days after the commercial flights were suspended as the airport in Kabul turned chaotic with thousands of foreigners and Afghans scrambling to leave after the Taliban’s capture of the country Sunday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her prime goal is to ensure a happy and prosperous Bangladesh and uplift the people by transforming the tragedy of August 15 into a source of power.

The commerce ministry today issued a show cause notice to e-orange asking them to provide information about the amount of assets and liabilities of the e-commerce company within seven days.

Department of Fisheries seized 5,000 meters of fishing net along 16 kilometer stretch of Halda River today.

A UN human rights expert warned of “cultural disaster” in Afghanistan after Kabul fell to Taliban forces, and urged states to provide urgent assistance to human rights defenders, including those working on women’s and cultural rights, as well as artists trying to flee the country.

Taliban has pledged cooperation with media within the cultural framework in their first press briefing after taking over.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki urged the Bangladesh government to provide cash incentives to the foreign investors in the country.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said they will prioritise ward-based development work in their 30-year master plan.

Standard Chartered has announced to launch the second phase of re-skilling and employment reintegration programme in partnership with UCEP for those who have lost their livelihoods due to the Covid-19 fallout.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to Hefajat-e-Islam's former assistant secretary general Monjurul Islam Afendi in seven cases, clearing the way for his release from jail.

Iran's embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul remains open and fully active, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after Tehran welcomed the "military failure" of its arch-foe the United States as it withdraws its forces from Afghanistan.