Parliament passes “The Air Transport (Montreal Convention 1999) Bill, 2020” paving the way for an air passenger to get some USD 160,000 (Tk 1.4 crore) as compensation in case of death.

Four police officials including an officer-in-charge in the capital have been sued on charges of extortion.

A Dhaka court today sentenced Mohammad Abdul Motaleb, a junior officer who was discharged from Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), to five years' imprisonment for taking Tk 1.5 lakh as bribe.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Sylhet Development Authority will be established through enacting a law to ensure planned development of Sylhet metropolitan area.

War hero and an accused in the historic Agartala Conspiracy Case, Colonel (retd) Shawkat Ali was laid to eternal rest with state honour and army gun salute at his village home in Naria, Shariatpur this afternoon.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Bangladesh will approach for resuming the Rohingya repatriation talks after the full formation of a new government in Myanmar, saying Bangladesh stands ready to send back Rohingyas.

International Children’s Peace Prize 2020 winner Sadat Rahman credited Joy Bangla Youth Award (JBYA) for setting the stepping stones -- leading him from addressing social issues in a remote area to the countrywide recognition and networking that eventually earned him global honour.

The government today approved a Taka 5,905.59 crore project to conserve the rural road network system by rehabilitating the roads, bridges and culverts affected due to cyclone Amphan, excessive rain and the recent flood.

A Kushtia court today sentenced a Qawmi madrasa teacher to life term imprisonment for raping a girl in Kushtia’s Mirpur.

A limited series of special edition wristwatches designed and commissioned by the High Commission of India in Dhaka were unveiled today by Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami.

Suspended Sub-inspector Akbar Hossain Bhuiyan, prime suspect of the custodial death of Rayhan Ahmed, was sent to jail today on completion of his seven-day remand.

The High Court today refused to grant bail to Md Mostafa Kamal, a suspended engineer of public works department, in three separate cases filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for the officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has tested negative for Covid-19.

Power connection remains cut off in Sylhet due to a fire that broke out at a power plant this morning and it is uncertain when it can be restored.

The body of a young man was found on the rooftop of a Dhaka-bound launch from Barishal this morning.

Farmers started harvesting Aman paddy in Lalmonirhat with much fanfare in favourable weather conditions.

Six hundred and fifty eight landless and homeless families are going to get house in 12 upazilas of the district on the occasion of 100th birthday of Bangabandhu.

An influential quarter is constructing a brick kiln in a residential area of Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila, denying the people’s objections.

Two jhut (garments wastage) godowns were gutted in a fire in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj tonight.

The Parliament has passed a Bill titled “Marine Fisheries Bill, 2020’ with a provision for maximum three-year imprisonment or Tk 5 crore fine or both for fishing illegally within Bangladesh’s maritime boundary by any foreign national.