An 85-year-old woman was burnt to death by alleged killers of her son at Jamrildanga village of Kalia upazila in Narail early today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate 140 cyclone and flood shelters besides laying foundation of 50 Mujib Killas across the country tomorrow, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman has said.

A total of 3,350 Bangladeshis returned from India through Benapole land port from April 26 till this afternoon, according to sources at Benapole Immigration.

Bagerhat Deputy Commissioner ANM Faizul Haque has asked to keep 344 centres ready so that locals can take shelter as cyclone “Yaas” is expected to cross the coast of Odisha in India and coastal districts of Bangladesh by May 26.

Two people were killed and three were injured in a collision between an ambulance and a truck in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila.

Five workers sustained burn injuries in a fire at a knitting factory in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila early today.

Women journalists today started a token hunger strike, demanding withdrawal of case against Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam and her immediate unconditional release.

A low-pressure area is brewing over the north Andaman Sea and the adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal, which could intensify into a cyclonic storm, the Met office has said.

The boat, which capsized in the Mediterranean Sea with 90 migrants including 81 Bangladeshis, was caught in a storm and sank after travelling for 16 hours from Libya’s Tripoli to Europe, said victims rescued off the Tunisian coast.

After its request to the United States, Bangladesh has urged the United Kingdom to provide Covid-19 vaccine doses to meet its emergency needs as immunization programme is disrupted in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Army’s Brigadier General Mohammad Nazmul Haque has been appointed as the Chief of Staff at the Office of Military Affairs, Department of Peace Operations (DPO), at the United Nations Headquarters.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said Prothom Alo senior journalist Rozina Islam will get fair treatment and judgement and emphasised that Bangladesh's judiciary is very independent.

A Dhaka court today placed former lawmaker MA Awal and two others on a four-day remand each in a case filed over the killing of trader Md Shahinuddin in the city's Pallabi area on May 16.

Demanding the immediate release of Prothom Alo’s Senior Reporter Rozina Islam, who was arrested on Monday in a case filed under the Official Secrets Act 1923, journalists today threatened to wage tougher demonstration along with all the journalists’ organisations if Rozina is not be released within Sunday.

Malaysian police are looking for a suspect, said to have a scar on his left arm, whom they believe is linked to the murder of a Bangladeshi man in Klang.

The World Bank has approved USD 600 million for two projects in Bangladesh to help over 1.75 million poor and vulnerable population against future shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangladeshi-American Amirah Islam who lives in Austin, Texas has made it to Season 1 of Top Chef Amateurs which will air on Bravo TV.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested an Indian national from Phulbari border in Kurigram last night.

South Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun today handed over to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen a frame containing copies of historical documents that demonstrate the country’s official recognition of the newly independent Bangladesh on May 12, 1972.

Two cousins, on an unregistered motorcycle, were killed at Muktarpur Bridge in Sadar upazila of Munshiganj this afternoon when the two-wheeler hit a footpath.