A man was killed in a clash between workers -- demonstrating over arrears -- and police in Dinajpur’s Birol upazila last night.

Today is Bangladesh’s Independence Day. In the wake of the deadly novel coronavirus, the government has suspended all programmes of the day.

A 30-year old man, who was placed in isolation at Khagrachhari Sadar Hospital after being admitted with fever and breathing complications, dies less than six hours after he was admitted.

The people of south-western region are eagerly waiting for enjoying faster communication with different parts of the country including the capital Dhaka as the construction of the country’s first ever six-lane bridge is scheduled to be complete in September next year.

Five seriously ill measles affected children of Tripura community were yesterday flown to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from remote Lungtian Para under Sajek union of Rangamati by helicopter.

The atrocities unfolded on women by Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Liberation in 1971 have left an indelible scar in the psyche of the nation. While the nation moves on leaving behind the trauma, it holds dear the glorious sacrifices the heroines and heroes of the country made during the nine-month-long struggle.

Hundreds of fishermen in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are going through hard times as fish stocks in the Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers have drastically decreased over the years.

A member of Parbatya Chattogram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS-MN Larma) is shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Baghaichhari upazila of Rangamati.

Prisoners at Bagerhat District Jail will now be able to talk to their loved ones over phone.

A courier service is busted by a mobile court in Rajshahi for illegally ferrying passengers to the district from Dhaka.

Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) complains that the staff of mobile and internet service providers are facing restrictions from the law enforcement agencies at different places across the country.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal says Bangladesh could lose 1.1 percent of its GDP growth due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces a bailout/stimulus package of Tk 5,000 crore for export-oriented industries to fight the impact of coronavirus on the country’s economy.

The government has appointed three special public prosecutors (PPs) headed by Advocate Mosharraf Hossain Kajol for conducting the murder case of Buet student Abrar Fahad Rabbi on behalf of the state before the trial court.

As the demand of personal protective equipment (PPE) for doctors is rising due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Cybernetics Robo Academy in Sylhet and CRUX have made some face shields and released an easy tutorial guide for everyone.

A bank officer’s house is robbed in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila.

Five children of the Tripura community who were critically affected by measles have been airlifted to Chittagong Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) from the remote Lungtian para under Sajek union of Rangamati.

A fire breaks out at a spinning mill in Shreepur upazila of Gazipur.

The number of active internet connections in the country soared by 738,000 last month to reach 99,984,000, very close to the 10-crore landmark, according to the statistics published by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

Hundreds of leaders and activists of BNP gather in front of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in anticipation of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release, despite the risk of spreading coronavirus.