Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government’s planned measures for development have helped Bangladesh become one of the top three performers on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Index score.

BNP Standing Committee has demanded that the government immediately allow the party chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for better treatment.

Ten Supreme Court lawyers today served a legal notice on the government to know what necessary steps have been taken to prevent eavesdropping and recording of private telephone conversations and to ensure right to privacy.

A youth went missing after he fell in the Jhilpar canal in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area this morning.

Heavy seasonal showers led to waterlogging and traffic congestion in several parts of Dhaka this morning. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department, Dhaka city received 18 mm of rainfall from 6:00am to 9:00am.

No bus is being allowed to leave or enter Dhaka since this morning as the government has suspended operations of all long-route buses from the capital to curb the spread of coronavirus.

Veteran author, editor and the founder of University Press Limited (UPL) Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away early today.

All long route buses from Dhaka will remain suspended from tomorrow.

Dhaka stocks hit nearly a three-and-a-half-year high today as institutional investors got their confidence back after the removal of the floor price from all companies by the stock market watchdog.

Bangladeshi sex workers urged relevant organizations to shift focus from HIV/AIDS to violence concerning their current reality while planning development programmes for their community. The opinion came forward in a two-day training jointly organised by the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW) and local advocacy organisation HIV/AIDS Research and Welfare Centre (HARC) on June 20 and 21.

The government has imposed "lockdown" in Narayanganj, Manikganj, Madaripur, Munshiganj, Gazipur, Gopalganj and Rajbari districts from June 22 to 30, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said today.

Malaysian Immigration Department arrested 309 undocumented migrants, including 102 Bangladeshi, during an integrated operation carried out at a settlement near ​​a construction site in Dengkil early today.

A man was killed and at least two others were injured during a clash between supporters of two Union Parishad member candidates in Char Fasson upzila of Bhola this morning.

The by-election to Lakshmipur-2 constituency began this morning.

The health directorate has started administering Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines at three centres in Dhaka today.

Elections to 204 union parishads under 13 districts are progressing with some reports of violence and untoward incidents.

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmed today handed over a cheque of Tk 25 lakh to the wife of an expatriate worker who died in an accident in Saudi Arabia recently.

A parliamentary body today expressed its utter disappointment over the absence of director general of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) at its meeting.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked members of Bangladesh Army to stay prepared in facing any disaster alongside safeguarding country’s sovereignty.

Mehjabin Islam Moon killed her parents and sister in Dhaka’s Kadamtali area yesterday as she was forced into “anti-social activities”, police said today quoting her.