Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is working to establish a rail network across the country for providing transportation to people and goods at a cheaper rate.

A construction worker was found dead on the ground floor of an under-construction building at College Avenue in Barishal city today.

Body of a newly-wed man has been found inside a room of Horipur Union Parishad office this morning.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid the foundation stone of a 4.8km double-line dual-gauge Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge -- aimed at boosting rail communication between the capital and western zones of the railway.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday to bridge the gap between the ICT Industries of Bangladesh and Malaysia to explore and develop the opportunities.

People of Panchagarh got the taste of freedom on this day in 1971, 18 days before the nation’s final victory against the Pakistani occupation forces.

Local farmers at Gaznaar Beel, one of the biggest water bodies in the district, are yet to start cultivation in the vast lands of the water body as it is clogged with water hyacinth.

River dredging by Water Development Board (WDB) has sparked protest in Bhuapur upazila.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has detained and handed over five candidates to the police for taking necessary legal measures as they resorted to unfair means in the recruitment test for office assistant’s post in the ministry.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has left Dhaka for Singapore tonight for follow-up treatment.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) has been asked to set the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Tobacco companies have used their corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to get closer to policymakers, government officials and administration in order to exploit “connection to extract different benefits and to interfere in tobacco control activities”, anti-tobacco group Knowledge for Progress says citing a survey report.

A 27-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila last night.

Awami League has picked its candidates for contesting elections to 25 municipalities.

Twenty-nine more dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours until Saturday morning.

A legal notice has been served on the authorities concerned of the government and mobile phone operators in order to ensure quality of internet and network services to the subscribers across the country.

Some 28 percent of 330 women and girls faced difficulties in accessing healthcare services in six climate vulnerable upazilas during the Covid-19 pandemic and cyclone Amphan, said a Manusher Jonno Foundation commissioned report.

A woman in Bagerhat has confessed to killing her 17-day old daughter, in a case filed in this connection.

Independent MP Shahid Islam Papul’s wife, daughter, and sister-in-law have sought anticipatory bail from the High Court in a corruption case involving Tk 148.41 crore.

Combined recruitment test -- for the post of senior officer -- of seven banks and financial institutions has been postponed.