Jet fuel price has gone up again – the 14th price hike in 18 months – dealing a severe blow to the already struggling aviation industry.

Dhaka’s air quality has turned “good”, all thanks to pre-monsoon showers in different parts of the country.

A student of University of Asia Pacific died after falling from the university building on Dhaka’s Green Road this morning.

In October 2020, the hospital was sealed off on charges of wrong treatment, medical malpractice and an unhygienic atmosphere. Two years later, they are back at it again.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (May 18, 2022) said BNP has no right to speak about elections as they tainted the election process during their tenures.

Four additional secretaries have been promoted to the posts of secretaries while five secretaries transferred to other ministries and departments.

The 18th session which is also the budget session of the 11th parliament will begin on June 5.

Some 314 illegal brick kilns out of total 411 in Dhaka and four other surrounding districts have been shut down since November last year to control the air pollution.

Prof Dr Rahim B Talukdar, former director and professor of IBA at Dhaka University, passed away at United Hospital in Dhaka today (May 17, 2022). He was 80.

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today (May 17, 2022) refused to grant bail to Khandaker Mohtesam Hossain Babar, brother of former LGRD Minister Engineer Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, in a Tk 2,000 crore money laundering case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated that she returned to Bangladesh with only one goal: to put smiles back on the faces of people.

A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against Evaly chief executive officer Mohammad Rassel and two others in a bank cheque fraud case filed by a customer in Dhamrai.

The existing tier-based tax structure has failed to stop the increasing number of smokers and tobacco users, reversing the country's goal of eliminating tobacco use by 2040, speakers at a discussion said today.

The government cancelled foreign trips of 17 officials following its decision to stop overseas trips of government officials on May 12, in the wake of the post-Covid economic recovery and the current global crisis.

The elder brother of former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha and two of his nephews gave judicial statements as witnesses before three separate magistrates in a case filed against him for allegedly amassing more than Tk 7 crore illegally.

Fly Dhaka, a new startup private Bangladeshi carrier, has appointed AirAsia Consulting, a new aviation consultancy arm under AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (AAAGL), for consultancy services.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said repeated attempts were made to remove the name of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from history and thus the nation was deprived of knowing the real history since 1975.

Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) has condemned the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead on May 11, 2022, during an Israeli raid in the West Bank.

A man died after a battery-run auto-rickshaw hit him in Dhaka’s Chawkbazar area this morning.