Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains or thundershowers in eight divisions of the country including Dhaka in the 24-hour period starting from 9:00am today.

"We believe that everything has to be resolved through dialogue," he said

Five people suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out from a gas pipeline, which was damaged when workers were digging soil to lay an electricity line in Dhaka's Wari area early today.

Asaduzzaman Khan, former president of the Rotary Club of Dhaka Central, passed away on Sunday due to heart failure.

The BNP will hold a sit-in programme in front of all the district offices of the Power Division on June 8 protesting the unbearable loadshedding and blanket corruption in the power sector.

A labour court in Dhaka today framed charges against Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, also chairman of Grameen Telecom, and its three other top officials in a case filed over violating labour laws.

The BuildingAssets Journalism School (BJS), an educational and non-profit concern of Bangladeshi Journalists in International Media (BJIM), today launched a fellowship for mid-career journalists with the sponsorship of Edward M Kennedy (EMK) Center in Dhaka.

A Dhaka court today set June 21 to deliver judgment against suspended deputy inspector general of police (DIG) Mizanur Rahman and three others in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.

The government also instructed the authorities to suspend the assembly session at all schools

A full bench of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will hold hearing on August 14 on a contempt of court petition filed against Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said they had been trying to ensure smooth supply of coal, gas and fuel to the power plants for the last two months but it did not work due to the “financial issues”

Other schools like kindergartens can follow the order if their authorities wish, says primary and mass education ministry

A severe heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Dinajpur and it is likely to continue.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today flagged off a new intercity train named "Chilahati Express" on the Dhaka-Chilahati-Dhaka route in a bid to strengthen connectivity between the northern region and the capital and expand business in the area.

Two persons were killed and two others were injured in two separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area early today.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) today fixed the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder at Tk 1,074 for June -- a Tk 161 decrease from last month.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal today requested Japan, one of the biggest lenders of Bangladesh, to send observers during the next general election.

The mild to moderate heatwave sweeping parts of the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today.

Chinese President Xi Jinping recently wrote back to Bangladeshi child Alifa Chin, encouraging her to study hard, pursue her dream and carry forward the traditional friendship between China and Bangladesh.

The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.