Hundreds of students of Al Jameyatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Madrasa, popularly known as Hathazari madrasa, staged demonstration today demanding removal of Hefazat-e-Islam chief Ahmad Shafi’s son Anas Madani from the institution.

The government has taken initiatives to send workers to six new countries as part of its efforts to export manpower to alternative labour markets.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said the government will consider the proposal for the withdrawal of duty on onion imports.

Criticising journalists for a report on government officials’ proposed foreign tour to learn how to cook kichuri under a midday meal programme for primary students, State Minister of Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossain today said this was not an issue to raise a hue and cry over.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highly appreciates Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for providing shelter to Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar district.

The High Court directs the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) under the Bangladesh Bank to settle two applications of BNP leader and former lawmaker Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu and his wife Sabina Yasmin, to release their bank accounts in three weeks.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the need for preparing a concept paper or guideline for the next generation to run the state towards advancement in future.

The Directorate of Registration has collected Tk 1,264.75 crore revenue through conducting registrations of total 5,36,437 deeds during the coronavirus pandemic in July and August this year.

The home minister today transferred ABM Masud Hossain, superintendent of Cox’s Bazar Police, to Rajshahi.

The High Court today resumed hearing on the death reference of the sensational case filed for attempting to kill Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a 76kg bomb at Kotalipara in 2000.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has said that no individual or organisation will be able to fly any drone without permission right now, as the government is yet to publish gazette on "Drone Registration and Flying Policy-2020.”

The High Court today summoned Faridpur's Senior Judicial Magistrate Md Mainul Islam for not properly following the relevant rules in recording confessional statements from three accused in a school student murder case.

Md Sohorab Hossain has been appointed as the new chairman of Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC). He is a former senior secretary to the government.

A Barguna court has set September 30 to deliver its verdict in Rifat Sharif murder case.

Four hundred and fifty-nine people were killed and 618 injured in road accidents across the country in August, a report said today.

Twenty-one people have died from Covid-19 in the country during the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Electronic government procurement (e-GP) system can be implemented effectively if political leaders demonstrate honesty to withdraw themselves from government procurements, Transparency International Bangladesh Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman said today.

Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed today claimed himself innocent and demanded justice after a Dhaka tribunal read out charges to him from the statements of prosecution witnesses in an arms case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in good shape now although the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow around the world.

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the state minister for shipping, has been diagnosed with coronavirus.