Four suspected militants, who were inside the house cordoned off by Rapid Action Battalion in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj, surrendered this morning.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion have cordoned off a house in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj on suspicion of it being a militant hideout.

Local traders brought out a protest procession and formed a human chain at Laohati Bazar in Delduar upazila yesterday, protesting the brutal killing of trader Anisur Rahman.

A youth was killed by his rivals allegedly over a land dispute in Narsingdi Sadar upazila on Wednesday night.

Police early yesterday arrested a former leader of Jubo League, youth wing of ruling Awami League (AL), from Dhaka in connection with separate cases filed for fraudulence.

Once people of Majapara in Sadar upazila used to cultivate tobacco because of sandy land but now the locality has attained new identity as ‘green malta producing village’ amid the pandemic as the villagers cultivate the tasty fruit containing vitamin C that help boost immunity against Covid-19.

Farmers in the district are all smiles as they are earning handsome amount of money from coriander cultivation.

Two fishermen are missing after a fishing trawler capsized in the sea near Sonadiya Island under Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila following a collision with a sand-laden barge.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the parliament that it is becoming difficult for children to continue staying at home but her government cannot put them at risk of death by opening educational institutions in the coronavirus pandemic.

A man arrested in a rape case has married his victim at Feni jail gate in order to get bail in line with a directive from the High Court.

The Commonwealth Secretariat, in partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, will host a high-level dialogue on November 23, kicking off the 3rd Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda Cluster Week.

Parliament today passed “Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bill-2020″ to replace a 1978 ordinance in this regard.

Electricity supply returned in all areas of Sylhet this evening, around 55 hours after most of Sylhet district and several parts of Sunamganj district were plunged into darkness due to a fire that broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet's Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.

The Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill 2020 was passed in the Parliament today, dropping the provision of setting up separate narcotics control tribunals to pave the way for competent courts to try narcotics-related crimes.

Ninety-seven workers of Bogra Motors (Pvt) Limited ended a 22-hour hunger strike after district administration and authorities concerned ensured of solving their problems by next Saturday.

Bangladesh government has signed a $100 million grant financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up access to energy, water, sanitation services and disaster-resilient infrastructures for the Rohingya and host communities.

Protesting the arrest of National Institute of Mental Health Registrar Dr Abdullah Al Mamun, Bangladesh Association of Psychiatrists has announced to keep their private chambers and online consultations closed for an indefinite period.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended suspension of regular flight operations on five international routes till December 31 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her warning that the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in the country is imminent and asked all to mask up.

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