The Cabinet at a special meeting today approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2021-22.

At least 4,510 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals arrived in Europe by sea and by land in 2020, according to the International Organization for Migration. The Bangladeshi nationals entered through Italy, Malta, Spain, or Greece.

The border areas of Thakurgaon have been sealed off in the wake of a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the district, officials said today.

The ruling party -- Awami League -- will start selling nomination forms for by-polls to parliamentary constituencies of Dhaka-14, Sylhet-3, and Cumilla-5 from Friday.

A man was killed after being hit by a bus in Dhaka’s Badda area this morning.

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) today passed a virtual examinations policy for holding final examinations of different academic sessions including masters.

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today said that no Hefajat-e-Islam leaders or supporters will be arrested in the future without any specific allegations against them.

The government should keep in mind the demands of people of all walks of life while preparing the national budget for 2021-22 fiscal year, analysts said at a discussion organised by NTV, a news channel.

Liberation War Affairs Ministry has decided, in principle, to strip the state gallantry awards of four convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Around 5,000 workers of a tea garden in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have been observing an indefinite strike for the fourth consecutive day, demanding removal of the tea garden’s manager.

The Election Commission will hold all postponed elections, including the by-polls to Lakshmipur-2 constituency, first phase of union parishad and sixth phase of municipality polls, on June 21.

Five people were injured in a clash between relatives of a freedom fighter and doctors and staff of Tangail General Hospital last night.

UK MP and COP26 President Alok Sharma arrived in Dhaka today on a two-day visit.

After the death of a two-year-old in Saturday’s fire at Dhaka's Mohammadpur, his father died today at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.

At least six persons including a child were burnt in a fire at a house in Ashulia area in early in the morning.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday decided to vaccinate university students as soon as possible so that their dormitories could be reopened.

Air Vice Marshal Sheikh Abdul Hannan has been promoted to the post of Air Marshal for Bangladesh Air Force.

The second set of metro rail coaches reached Dhaka today, marking yet another major development in the country's first ever metro rail project.

Black money worth Tk 88.6 lakh crore has been originated from Bangladesh in the last four decades, Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) President Prof Abul Barkat said today.

Agitated locals threw mud and chunks of soil at Khulna-6 (Paikgachha-Koyra) constituency lawmaker Md Akhtaruzzaman when he went to visit the Cyclone Yaas affected area today.