Inward remittance to South Asia rose by about 5.2 per cent to $147 billion in 2020, driven by a surge in flows to Bangladesh and Pakistan, according to the latest Migration and Development Brief of the World Bank Group.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has extended her warmest congratulations to Kim Boo-Kyum, newly elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, saying she looks forward to working together to take the partnership between the two countries to a new height.

A Dhaka court today sent Prothom Alo Senior Correspondent Rozina Islam to jail after rejecting the remand prayer in a case filed against her under Bangladesh Penal Code and Official Secrets Act.

Crowds are forming at Paturia ferry ghat and Aricha from Daulatdia of Rajbari district as holidaymakers started to return to Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller today met State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam and discussed the 2021 Joint Response Plan which will be launched tomorrow.

The ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over parts of Bangladesh may continue for 4-5 more days, according to Bangladesh Met Office.

Former superintendent of police Babul Akter, who was arrested over the killing of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu in 2016, was sent to jail today after the end of his five-day remand.

The Palestine embassy in Dhaka has said at this hour of need, many Bangladeshis have extended their hands of cooperation, and many have shown keen enthusiasm to donate money for the brotherly country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh has established itself as a developing country, defying numerous challenges and obstacles both at home and from abroad.

One person was killed and five were injured today in a collision between a truck and Mahindra at Fultola upazila of Khulna. The accident occurred at Khulna-Jashore highway in Damodar area.

A woman died and her six-year-old son sustained critical injuries as a car hit them while they were crossing the road in Dhaka’s Gulshan area early today.

Shimulia-Banglabazar route remained busy with Dhaka-returnees this morning, three days following Eid-ul-Fitr.

A total of 585 Bangladeshis, who were stranded in India due to the ongoing border closure returned to the country through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria from April 26 to May 15, according to the data of Special Branch of Police in Brahmanbaria district.

The Cabinet Division has issued a circular today, extending the ongoing countrywide restrictions on movement and long-distance public transport till May 23 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

A mobile court today fined tourists Tk 10,800 for visiting different places -- without maintaining health rules -- in Srimangla upazila of Moulvibazar.

People, who are either returning to Dhaka or heading for the southern districts, have been gathering at Shimulia and Banglabazar ferry ghats today -- the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr.

After celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes, people have started returning to Dhaka from 21 southern districts through Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes.

Three Bangladeshis were killed and another was injured when a private car collided with another vehicle in Bahrain.

The government has extended closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions till May 29, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus

Mango cultivators began harvesting the fruit from today following the scheduled date as instructed by the local administration.