BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today urged ministers to maintain decency and political etiquette when making comments on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

As part of the second consignment, six more coaches of metro train have reached Mongla port.

Thousands of homebound people are leaving Dhaka city, boarding whatever vehicles they found on the streets -- posing a great risk of Covid-19 spread across the country.

A readymade garment factory lift operator died in an elevator crash today at Dilkushabagh area in Savar.

The law ministry has refused to allow BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to go abroad for treatment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged countrymen not to put their near and dear ones’ lives at risk, as they rush to village homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.

Six more people have been arrested in the last 24 hours for their alleged involvement in the violence and arson attacks in different places of Brahmanbaria unleashed by the activists of Hefajat-e-Islam from March 26 to March 28, said police.

The law ministry has sent its opinion to the home ministry on the files regarding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's treatment abroad.

A webinar titled “The Culture of Victim Blaming” was arranged around 9:00pm yesterday, where speakers and audiences from different parts of the society talked about causes of victim blaming and how to eliminate this harmful practice from our society.

Suhrawardy Udyan and Ramna Park are considered the lungs of Dhaka. Plans are on to construct restaurants and other commercial structures at the over 400 year old green sanctuary, Suhrawardy Udyan.

The government has rolled out a project to make Suhrawardy Udyan -- where Bangabandhu had delivered his landmark March 7 speech and Pakistani occupation forces surrendered on December 16 -- a wonder to behold, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today.

Police arrested a madrasa superintendent on charge of attempting to rape a student in Khagrachhari’s Manikchhari early today.

The authority of Rajshahi University, in an office order today, suspended the joining of 137 teachers, officers and employees, who were recruited by the former vice-chancellor of the university on ad-hoc basis on Thursday, defying govt embargo.

During Ramadan last year, there was a fear that Muslims were more prone to having unauthorised gatherings and thereby spreading coronavirus. Such fears received ammunition, given minority communities such as South Asians were more harshly affected by coronavirus deaths.

At least six people were injured as an oil carrying lorry exploded when it was being repaired by the road in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur today.

Some 25 per cent of the garment factories went for job cuts despite receiving soft loans from the government-sponsored stimulus package, according to a new study of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).

Transport owners and workers placed a five-point demand today, including the resumption of long-distance transportat half capacity.

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbaria routes have been suspended since early today as per government instructions to curb the spread of coronavirus infection ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Law Minister Ansul Huq today said he might give his opinion on Sunday (May 9) on the files regarding BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's treatment abroad.

The University Grants Commission today allowed public universities to hold exams online, keeping in mind that it would benefit students and also reduce session jams.