A senior Awami League lawmaker came down heavily on the government in the parliament for corruption and money laundering in the country.

Bangladesh National Archive Bill, 2021 was placed in the parliament today, keeping provisions that no record can be destroyed, and every record has to be archived.

Residents in Kurigram’s Bajra union now below poverty line after losing all to erosion by Teesta river.

A Dhaka University student died after fire officials found her in unconscious state in a sublet room at government staff quarters in Palashi area and rushed her to hospital this morning.

Gas supply will remain suspended for four hours -- from 1:00pm to 5:00pm -- at different areas in Dhaka today.

Rangamati district administration issued a landslide warning and urged people to evacuate the risky areas around foothills today.

Three farmers were killed by lightning in Shariatpur and Madaripur districts today.

The construction work of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s Terminal 3 is ahead of schedule, said M Mahbub Ali, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, while observing the progress of construction today.

Money is not a problem for the implementation of the proposed budget, but vaccination has become the main concern now to bring back the business confidence, Unnayan Shamannay said today.

A fire that broke out at Rupayan Tower in Dhaka's Kakrail area was doused after half an hour of frantic efforts.

The first USAID consignment of Covid-19 response relief is on the way to Bangladesh.

The increasing water level in the mighty river Padma due to the rainy season is drawing curious visitors in Pabna while residents of the low-lying areas are increasingly worried about an early flood.

Two persons were killed when the motorcycle they were on was hit by a vehicle in Manda upazila of Naogaon last night.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said China is a little upset that the procurement price of Sinopharm vaccine was made public in Bangladesh.

According to a White House fact sheet, nearly 19 million (1.9 crore) doses of Covid-19 vaccines will be shared by the US through COVAX, out of which approximately seven million (70 lakh) are for Bangladesh and 15 other Asian countries.

Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) served a notice to eight people including a deputy secretary, additional police superintendent, two senior assistant secretaries asking them to give their statement over forgery in land acquisition in two projects in Cox’s Bazar.

The government has extended tax exemptions for six more IT-enabled services until 2024, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal at the Parliament today.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today proposed implementation of E-Judiciary to bring greater dynamism in the country’s judicial process.

Eight lakh more poverty-stricken elderly citizens will be covered under the “old-age allowance” in the proposed FY21-22 budget.

The finance ministry has proposed a block allocation worth Tk 10,000 crore to meet the expenses related to unanticipated emergency requirements, like the budget of the previous fiscal.