Another body was recovered from the chemical factory in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila today, raising the death toll from the fire incident to three.

Rail communication of Sylhet with other parts of the country remained suspended since this afternoon after an oil-carrying train derailed in Kulaura of Moulvibazar.

Police recovered the body of a madrasa student from Chapainawabganj town this morning.

In the 50 years since Bangladesh’s independence, those in power have claimed of many developments in the country but they still haven’t been able to ensure a safe and secured society for women, speakers said at an anti-rape rally.

Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has condoled the demise of Md Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, founder of Association for Social Advancement (ASA), a leading microfinance institution.

A driver was killed and six others injured in a road accident at Gaidghat area on Jashore-Magura highway early this morning.

Police on Wednesday night arrested two more accused, including the son of the prime accused, in connection with the case for killing elected councillor Tarikul Islam in Sirajganj Sadar upazila.

Broom grass, which grows naturally on the hills, are increasingly becoming a source of extra income for several thousand people in Rangamati.

With an aim to encourage community cultivation, increase paddy production with low labour and expenditure, the agricultural department has started ‘syncronise cultivation’ for Boro farming using modern agricultural technology which brings new hope for paddy growers.

The High Court has released the full text of its order seeking Bangladesh Bank’s explanation on why its officials concerned have failed to detect and prevent irregularities, corruption and money laundering and what steps have been taken against them.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has expressed discontent regarding the progress of National Board of Revenue's (NBR) tax system automation.

The VAT Intelligence has uncovered a VAT evasion of about TK 35.18 crore by Delta Life Insurance.

A policeman was killed in a road accident in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.

A housewife died when a wall of a clay-made house collapsed on her in Birganj upazila yesterday.

A Rajbari court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for raping a girl of a local orphanage and sexual harassing two other girls of the institution.

A court here yesterday sentenced 17 militants of banned outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different terms in cases filed over series bomb blast in five different spots in Satkhira on August 17, 2005.

The topsoil in vast areas of farmlands in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore district is being used for manufacturing bricks, leaving a harmful impact on agriculture and the environment.

Boro rice fields on about 5.5 thousand acres in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas will suffer without water for irrigation as sluice gates of the Buri Teesta barrage were left open several days ago.

Twenty-one eminent citizens of the country called upon authorities to rectify some errors in a chapter on Bangladeshi political parties in a secondary level textbook on civics in grades IX and X.

A woman was killed and at least two others were injured in a clash over land dispute in Panchagarh's Boda upazila today.