After May Day holiday yesterday, Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 175 at 9:20 am today, making the capital's air the most polluted in the world.

Ninety percent of paddy produced in the Boro season have been harvested so far in the flood-prone haor areas in the country, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today.

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The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed a High Court order that granted anticipatory bail to Golam Kibria Boro Moni, an Awami League leader, and his wife Nigar Aftab in a rape case filed in Tangail.

Says law minister, urges all stakeholders to maintain int’l standards in every sector of production

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has started a training programme for foreign pilots which will help the national flag carrier to earn foreign currency.

South Bangla Agriculture & Commerce Bank Limited clocked a 9 per cent year-on-year increase in profit to Tk 59.34 crore in the financial year that ended on December 31.

Social Islami Bank Limited made a Tk 206.83 crore profit in the financial year that ended on December 31, up more than 18 per cent a year earlier.

Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Balaka Bhaban and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport points will be restricted for seven hours from Friday night due to the ongoing construction of flyover in front of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).

Over Tk 660.24 crore toll has been collected from the Padma Bridge till April 25, said Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today.

A mild heatwave is sweeping over many places of the country, and it may continue, said a weather forecast issued by Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today.

BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi walked out from jail 140 days after being arrested.

After holding the office of president for the longest time -- 10 years spanning two consecutive terms -- Abdul Hamid went into retirement yesterday and left Bangabhaban, the office and residence of the head of state

His body was given a guard of honour by Dhaka district administration

Senior leaders of the BNP met party Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan home and exchanged Eid greetings tonight.

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has filled 11 acres of 53-acre water retention area of Goidartek in the capital’s Gabtoli for a four-story building meant for a tissue culture laboratory.

A 60-year-old man breathed his last while offering Eid-ul-Fitr prayer in Kurigram's Nageshwari upazila this morning.

People with a total of 85.52 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka in four days until April 21, as holidaymakers travelled to their homes to celebrate Eid.

Dhaka North City Corporation has been working for years to relocate the Karwan Bazar wholesale market, which many believe is a major cause of traffic congestion in Dhaka.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said this year’s Eid journey has been free from traffic jams and public sufferings.