People from 102 families at Nakharjan border in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila have been crossing the wooden bridge over the Nilkamal river for years as no initiative was taken to build a concrete bridge there.

Just as its name implies, Deshigram in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj is truly a traditional village as most of its inhabitants are still carrying on a centuries-old tradition of living in mud houses.

Former state minister for primary and mass education Motahar Hossain, MP, protested today in parliament as people in his constituency are suffering heavily due to the low flow of water in the Teesta river.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today told the parliament that the economy is on the right track and it would turn around soon despite the fallout caused by Covid-19 pandemic.

A total of 43.92 lakh students have taken part in online education in the country from March to September last year, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said today.

Saying that the employment situation in different countries, especially in the oil dependent Middle East, might not remain the same due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is working to explore and send workers to alternative labour markets.

The Jatiya Sangsad today reconstituted six parliamentary standing committees on different ministries.

A Bill titled “The Iodised Salt Bill, 2021” was placed at the parliament today, aiming to ensure proportionate mix of iodine in salt and regulate the salt market in the country.

A judicial magistrate of Kushtia has filed a complaint, bringing allegation of misconduct against Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kushtia SM Tanvir Arafath.

A Manikganj court yesterday sentenced five people to death in connection with a case for killing a former union parishad (UP) member in Ghior upazila in 2013.

When vegetable farmers in Pirojpur were getting ready to bounce back from the losses they incurred due to the Covid-19 pandemic, inclement weather forced them to refrain from preparing the land for cultivation.

Sixty-year-old Lalchand Das lives on fishing in the Chakirpasha river of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila. Like him, 2000 people from 420 fishing families have been making a living by fishing in the river for years.

Bangladesh is getting ready to launch its second satellite "Bangabandhu Satellite-2" by 2023.

It has been decided that a minimum fee will be charged for integrated university admission test.

The authorities of Khulna University have decided to terminate three teachers of the university for expressing their solidarity with a student movement at the university in 2020.

Police will monitor those who made provocative statements in the name of giving sermon at waz mahfils.

Elections to 31 municipalities will be held in the fifth phase on February 28, the Election Commission announced this evening.

Police today arrested five people for their alleged involvement in killing of college student Shimul Bishwas in Bagherpara upazila of Jashore.

A rights organisation today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive to restrain the media from publishing and broadcasting the identity of rape victims.

A man was killed and five others injured when a train hit a three-wheeler, locally known as “Nasiman”, in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna this morning.