The Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was placed in Parliament today, dropping the provision for setting up separate narcotic control tribunals and paving the way for competent courts to try narcotic-related crimes.

Amid fears of a possible second wave of Covid-19 during the winter, the government has once again issued a notification making it mandatory to wear masks in all places of worship including mosques, temples and churches.

A bill titled “Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board Bill, 2020″ was placed in parliament today to replace a 1978 ordinance in this regard.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said that the Biden administration will strengthen Bangladesh-US relations on core issues, considering Bangladesh’s geopolitical importance.

Law enforcers have arrested four more people in connection with the death of Abu Yunus Md Shahidunnabi Jewel, who was beaten up and burnt to death by a mob in Burimari of Lalmonirhat on October 29.

Eighteen people died from Covid-19 and 1,474 new positive infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

A Dhaka court today sent BNP leader and former state minister for Civil Aviation Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin to jail on his surrender in a corruption case in which he was sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying she foresees the bilateral relationship reaching newer heights in the coming days.

There will be no separate admission tests for Dhaka University’s Social Science and Fire Arts faculties (Gha and Cha units) for the 2021-22 academic session.

A man died hours after he was shot allegedly by Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) in Naaf river of Teknaf in Cox’s bazar yesterday.

The High Court today issued a contempt of court rule against two Supreme Court lawyers -- Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and Ishrat Hasan -- for allegedly posting derogatory comments about the judiciary on their Facebook accounts.

In a landmark verdict, the High Court today upheld five years' jail sentence of a convict in a narcotics related case but allowed him to stay with his family on three conditions.

Some 30 Qatar-bound migrant workers -- who remain stranded at home amid the coronavirus pandemic -- today urged the government to take steps for their return to workplaces, saying their re-entry has been denied by the Gulf country.

Police have baton-charged medical students who were blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection with their four-point demand including not taking prof tests amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today declared Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) a “three-dimensional force” after the induction of two helicopters -- named after Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad and Bir Shreshtha Abdur Rouf -- into it.

Erfan Salim, son of Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Salim, and his bodyguard Zahidul Mollah, have been placed on a five-day remand each in four cases filed under arms and narcotics control acts.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that granted bail to contractor Asif Hossain in a case filed over corruption in purchasing furniture and household items for officials of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.

Bangladesh Railway has formed a five-member committee to investigate the reasons behind the derailment of a fuel oil-laden train in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal that suspended rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country since yesterday.

A private university student has died in a road accident at Baufal upazila in Patuakhali.

In two years, Dhaka’s increasing demand for electricity could be met by the waste it generates.