The Election Commission (EC) wants to hold elections to the Dhaka north and south city corporations in January next year, Md Alamgir, senior secretary of the constitutional body, says.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) says the economy of Bangladesh is now under pressure as its four major segments have been facing several types of problems.

Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has reiterated that India is supportive of Bangladesh’s efforts to resolve the Rohingya problem.

If the family of former mayor of Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka applies for a ‘travel permit’ in New York, the Bangladesh mission will take necessary measures in that regard, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam MP says.

Claiming that the hike in the onion price is a planned one by a syndicate, a consumer rights body urges the government to take immediate steps to arrest the skyrocketing price of the cooking ingredient.

BNP seeks assistance from the government to bring back its vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka from USA where he is undergoing treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan of New York.

The High Court (HC) has questioned legality of the government decision of hiking the entry fees of launch terminals across the country.

The High Court refuses to grant bail to former officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain in a case filed on charges of recording a statement of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and circulating the video on social media.

The government will further strengthen its diplomatic efforts to bring back the fugitive killers of the Father of the Nation and four national leaders, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday.

Boycotting classes and examinations, teachers and students of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute are demonstrating on Rajshahi-Naogaon highway to realise their six-point demand including punishment of those who pushed the institute’s principal into a pond on the campus yesterday.

A woman suffering from dengue fever died at Khulna Medical College and Hospital (KMCH).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, marking the Jail Killing Day.

Students and teachers of Bati Government Primary School in Saghata upazila have to face problem due to appearance of a large ditch in front of the school.

The mammoth 10 feet tall pani kochu (taro) plants are a sight to behold.

Two men have been arrested on charge of raping a schoolgirl and a speech impaired girl in Dinajpur and Kishoreganj districts.

Students of Bagerhat Government Women College continued boycotting classes for the fourth consecutive day yesterday, demanding removal of the principal bringing allegation of corruption and irregularities against him.

Parbatipur police on Thursday arrested a member of a forgery gang that cashed out Tk 2.20 lakh worth of cheques issued by the prime minister’s relief and welfare fund.

A local leader of Awami League is shot dead by miscreants in Sadar upazila of Sirajganj.

A group of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists throws the principal of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute into a pond on the campus for not allowing two of them to take part in examinations.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pleads for utilizing the modern information technology in the cooperative management system to ensure the country’s development.