Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked administration cadre officers to take proper measures against social ills like rape, terrorism, militancy and corruption, without considering the identities and political affiliations of the criminals.

The government has taken the decision, in principle, to hand over the charge of drainage system to Dhaka north and south city corporations. Up until now, drainage system has been under Wasa’s jurisdiction.

Dhaka seeks strong partnership with the UK to address the fallouts of climate change that threaten life and livelihood of millions of people. At a virtual meeting with UK State Minister Lord Ahmed on Wednesday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam hoped for further engagement of UK both in Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) South Asia.

A woman and her child were killed and five injured as a bus hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw on Lalmonirhat-Burimari road in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat.

Prof Amit Chakma, the first Bangladeshi to take over as Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Western Australia (UWA), has been accorded a reception.

Six youths have been sued for allegedly raping two girls while they went to visit Tetulia in Panchagarh on Tuesday.

A teenage boy was shot dead as wildlife hunters were checking their firearms at Lohagara in Chattogram yesterday evening.

The High Court has justified the law that empowered the courts of the country to virtually carry out judicial proceedings through videoconferencing and other digital means, and summarily rejected a writ petition that challenged the legality of the Usage of Information Communication Technology by Court Act, 2020.

The Bangladesh Bar Council will hold the written test of candidates for advocateship on December 19.

Out of all the limbs in her body, only one arm is functional. And in that arm, only three out of four fingers work properly.

Ash gourds are hanging from the net on tree in her home yard. Each ash gourd weighs around 5kg. She has also cultivated other vegetables in the yard. She has used vermicompost fertiliser in the yard.

A polythene factory is running illegally at Bishbari village in Aditmari upazila of the district, polluting the environment there.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has laid emphasis on creating highly skilled manpower to meet future needs as the world is now talking about the fourth industrial revolution.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today demanded effective enforcement of law to stop violence against women in society as crimes like rape can't be stopped due to lack of exemplary punishment in most cases.

Rights activists have brought out a torch procession with the slogan “Muktir Michhil” (March for Freedom) in Dhaka protesting the violence against women across the country.

The High Court today questioned the legality of two provisions of the ninth wage board award involving the payment of income tax of journalists and workers of newspapers and news agencies and their gratuity.

In a major breakthrough, researchers in Bangladesh have found that an existing medicine called Eltrombopag -- used to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenia or chronic hepatitis C infection -- could be repurposed to create the first drug to treat dengue fever.

Three people have killed and five others injured as a passenger bus collided with a power tiller coming from the opposite direction on Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved a proposal for procuring gas oil (diesel), Jet A-1, furnace oil, mogas (octane) and marine fuel for the January-June period of next year at a cost of Taka 3,583.50 crore.

A court in Shariatpur today sentenced three people to death for killing a housewife after rape in Gosairhat upazila of the district last year.