The government has appointed M Shaheen Iqbal as the chief of Bangladesh Navy after promoting him to the rank of vice-admiral from rear-admiral.

Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan today said fencing projects were underway at stations so that no one can enter without tickets.

Two children drowned in floodwaters in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram today.

A human chain organised by a non-political platform in Narayanganj’s Chasara area today demanded making Covid-19 tests free and ridding the country’s health sector of corruption.

This is the story of Mohammad Khan’s endeavors and success after he went to Kenya’s Nairobi from Bangladesh in search of a business opportunity that would not only be profitable but also contribute to people’s well-being.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader calls upon the authorities concerned to restore the patients’ confidence in hospitals, ensuring proper environment during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

Road communication between Bogura and the flood-affected Sariakandi upazila remained snapped since this morning after an overloaded cement-carrying truck damaged a bailey bridge in Bogura’s Gabtoli upazila.

A madrasa student has reportedly been raped by her teacher in Sharsha upazila of Jashore.

Chowdhury Md Afzal Hossain Nisar, vice chairman of Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd, died from coronavirus at a private hospital in Dhaka last night. He was 58.

Police arrest an imam of a local mosque from Sherpur upazila of Bogura under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for making “defamatory remarks against the prime minister, spreading anti-state propaganda and communal statements through Facebook.”

The flood situation in Kurigram has deteriorated as the Brahmaputra, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers are flowing above the danger level.

An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was stabbed to death allegedly by an accused during arrest in Brahmanbaria Sadar this afternoon.

Three people died of Covid-19 like symptoms at Satkhira Medical College Hospital today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expresses profound shock and sorrow at the death of Md Abdul Hye, a valiant freedom fighter and younger brother of President M Abdul Hamid.

A person was taken into police custody in the killing of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered inside his luxury Manhattan condo, two law enforcement officials have said.

A Dhaka court places two people, including the brother-in-law of Regent Group Managing Director Masud Parvez, on a one-day remand each in a case filed over possessing 2,110 pieces of yaba pills and 10 bottles of phensidyl

For 15 years, Pramad Chakrabarti offered treatment to pregnant women and children in Manikganj district.

Three people were shot dead and another was beaten to death in a clash over the management of a local madrasa committee in Atra-Gilatola Eastern Gate area of Khulna city last night.

Flooding worsened in Tangail after the Jamuna river increased 11cm in the last 24 hours, flowing 99cm above the danger level, sources at the Water Development Board (WDB) said.

A man was killed in an alleged “shootout” with police in the city’s Bosila area earlier today.