The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to recognise Syed Hafizur Rahman, who took part in urban guerrilla warfare as a freedom fighter during the Liberation War, 1971.

From March 1, government doctors will be allowed to perform private practice at their hospital offices, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said this afternoon.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to BNP leader Ishraque Hossain after his surrender in an arson case filed in November 2020. .Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib passed the order after Ishraque, also a former mayoral candidate of Dhaka South City Corporation, appeared before the c

A female private university student died after a bus hit a motorcycle in Dhaka's Bhatara this afternoon.

It was surprising that Russia changed the name of a US-sanctioned ship and sent it with equipment for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

The second phase of the Biswa Ijtema concluded today on the banks of the Turag in Tongi with the Akheri Munajat seeking peace on Earth and prosperity for the Muslim Ummah.

A man died after being stabbed in Dhaka's Jatrabari area early today.

Thousands of devotees from home and abroad have been thronging the bank of the Turag river for Akheri Munajat today, which will mark the end of the the second phase of Biswa Ijtema.

Like the first phase, movement of vehicles on some key roads leading to Ijtema venue in Tongi will remain suspended tomorrow due to the Akheri Munajat (final prayers) of the second phase of the Biswa Ijtema.

Indian chief of Defence Staff held a courtesy conversation with the Bangladesh Army chief over the phone on Thursday night.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) today put a bar on admission of new students to four universities as the institutions failed to transfer all activities to a permanent campus.

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Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today said mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions and Moulvibazar district, and it may continue.

North South University (NSU) and the University of Kolkata have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for research and academic collaboration.

A mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the district of Chuadanga, and it may continue. The country's lowest temperature was recorded at 6.2 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours, till 6:0am today, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

Here's everything you need to know so far today.

Millions of adolescents and youth in Bangladesh will be able to access health information and services through two online portals launched today at The National Adolescent Health Conference held in Dhaka..The website and mobile application, aims to increase awareness and ensure easy access

A Dhaka tribunal today framed charges against two people, including Rafiqul Islam Madani, widely known as "Shishu Bokta", in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Another person, who was injured in a fire that broke out at her house in Dhamrai on January 7, died at a city hospital this morning.

A man was killed and another injured as an auto-rickshaw hit their motorbike in Dhaka's Khilgaon area this morning.