Faced with widespread criticism, the government yesterday backtracked on its decision -- made just a day before -- of not allowing people aged over 18 on the streets from August 11 unless they are vaccinated against Covid-19.

Bangladesh’s T20 captain Mahmudullah Riyad showered his praise on his two young guns -- Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan -- after his side’s five-wicket win in the second T20I against Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

The World Bank’s Refugee Policy Review Framework, which has been sent to the government for opinion, speaks of sustainable solutions to the protracted refugee situation and social inclusion, but it is not Bangladesh specific and maintains “no one-size-fits-all” principle.

This year as Bangladesh celebrates its Golden Jubilee, Bangalee diasporas abroad, including in the UK, too are rejoicing while looking back at the country’s independence movement.

The Pakistan government today published a white paper containing explanation and description of the actions taken by the military government since the night of 25 March 1971.

Bangladesh, for the first time in history, has sent a delegation to Iran for attending the oath-taking ceremony of an Iranian president – a step that analysts say reflects Dhaka’s approach of maintaining balance in foreign policy.

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A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need.

The forest department has seized a boat with eight maunds of shrimp that were poisoned from a creek around Sundarbans.

At least 4,200 families of Moulvibazar received food assistance under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) humanitarian assistance programme of the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry today at Kulaura Girls High School field.

Nine private banks have partnered with BRAC in its campaign to strengthen its public awareness and emergency support across the country amid the fresh wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Not far from Manikganj town, the Kaliganga river flows by the village of Joynagar. Every year, because of dredging the villagers lose their farmland to the river.

The mobile app, 'Sadai', will work for ensuring fair price of crops produced by farmers as well as safe products for the consumers, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

The government is going to buy 30 medical oxygen generation plants to meet the oxygen demand for Covid-19 patients who have been suffering from respiratory problems.

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have appointed Brunei's second minister for foreign affairs, Erywan Yusof, as special envoy to Myanmar, the group said on Wednesday.

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Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained film actress Pori Moni following a raid at her residence in Dhaka’s Banani this evening.

China on Wednesday reported its highest daily number of local coronavirus cases in months as mass testing and contact tracing campaigns uncovered a trail of Delta variant infections.

India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier “Vikrant”, the largest and most complex warship to have been built in the country, today set out for sea trial.