Law Minister Anisul Huq today warned that the government will take stern action against those who will try to create anarchy, chaos and damage lives and properties of the people in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh and the British-Bangladeshi community have lost a true friend and ally with the demise of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

Prominent journalist and former president of Jatiya Press Club Hasan Shahriar died at a private hospital in Dhaka this morning.

Ekushey Boi Mela 2021 will end on April 12 in line with the countrywide seven-day complete restriction, starting from April 14.

A day after a whale carcass washed ashore at Himchhari beach in Cox’s Bazar, another whale corpse was found at the beach.

Achieving herd immunity through a mass vaccination drive can be the best option for Bangladesh to check the deadly coronavirus as all the steps implemented so far, including lockdown, have failed to slow down its surge in the country, experts have said.

AKM Rafique Ahmed, director general of the Directorate of Environment (DoE), died with Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Central Police Hospital in Dhaka.

Six Bangladeshi American organisations urged US Department of State to declare Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh a terrorist outfit and to ban the organisation immediately.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry departed Dhaka at 5.48 pm today.

US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has arrived in Dhaka at 11:30am on a daylong visit today.

Two alleged drug peddlers and an alleged mugger were arrested during three separate drives conducted by Rapid Action Battalion in Feni.

Amid allegations against Qawmi madrasa students taking part in the recent violent protests in different parts of the country, Deputy Minister for Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury said the government might be forced to rethink its decision to recognise the top Qawmi degree Dawra-e-Hadith as equivalent to a master's degree.

Detectives in Lalmonirhat today arrested the principal of a madrasa under the Digital Security Act (DSA) for allegedly distorting a picture of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Facebook.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said activities for livelihood need to be continued, maintaining health rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.

About 79 percent marginalised households experienced financial hardship due to the Covid-19 situation, a study says.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has handed over the chairmanship of D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers to his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen.

Chief of Army Staff of Indian Army Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived in Dhaka this morning on a five-day visit, on invitation from Gen Aziz Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army.

A fire broke out at an oil refinery of Sylhet Gasfield in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj early today.

The government has asked everyone not to hold any mass gathering and outdoor celebration on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, to curb the spread of Covid-19.

A total of 45 cases have been registered in various police stations in Brahmanbaria till tonight in connection with the mayhem Hefajat-e-Islam men unleashed in the district from March 26 to March 28.