A doctor, who along with his wife sustained severe burn injuries from a fire reportedly caused by a lit cigarette coming in contact with hand sanitiser,

A moderate rain inundated around two-third of Khulna city yesterday, causing immense suffering to the dwellers.

Bangladesh-India relationship is more cordial, friendly and development-centric than any other time, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Every year before Eid-ul-Azha, the cattle markets bustle with people; excitement fills the air while haggling commences in full force. The smelly, yet lively haats are the place to be; the animals -- sights to behold.

Eid-ul-Azha typically brings throngs of people to the ports, eager to go home before the religious festival. Launches are often overcrowded, and

AKM Amanul Islam Choudhury, former adviser to a caretaker government, died from coronavirus at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 83.

Members of Counter Terrorism (CT) unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police claimed to have arrested an active member of the militant group Neo

Even in the era of information, around 18 percent Bangladeshis—both urban and rural—do not follow any news media, according to a latest survey.

A Dhaka court yesterday issued arrest warrants against Regent Group Chairman Shahed Karim, its Managing Director Masud Parvez and two others in a case filed over misappropriating Tk 25.27 lakh from a businessman.

Cox’s Bazar Civil Society Organisations and NGO Forum (CCNF), a network of more than 50 local and national NGOs, yesterday termed the distribution of CERF (Central Emergency Response Funding) allocation as a pre-decided, top-down matter.

Bangladesh Bank has advised that bank branches near cattle markets in Dhaka operate extra hours in the lead-up to Eid-ul-Azha.

Sharmin Jahan, proprietor of Aparajita International, is sent to jail in a case filed over supplying fake N95 masks to the Covid-19 isolation unit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).

Bangladesh-India relationship is more cordial, friendly and development-centric than any other time, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said.

Members of Counter Terrorism (CT) unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police early today arrested an active member of the militant group Neo JMB in connection with a bomb blast at a traffic police box in the port city that injured five people, including two policemen, on February 28.

Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) yesterday arrested an alleged member of banned militant group Ansar al Islam from Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj district.

Four drug peddlers were killed in a gunfight between two groups of traders in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today, said police.

A doctor, who along with his wife sustained severe burn injuries from a fire reportedly caused by a lit cigarette coming in contact with hand sanitiser, died at a hospital this morning.

The average monthly household expenditure of migrant workers’ families has dropped to Tk 7,300 during the Covid-19 pandemic from Tk 17,000 earlier, said a report.

On July 22, a mobile court sentenced three employees of a diagnostic centre in Jordan Road area of Barishal city to six months’ imprisonment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the youth to be part of the decision-making steps with their ideas and innovations to build a future which would be resilient and sustainable both at this Covid-19 pandemic period and also the post-pandemic one.