Six policemen of Joydebpur Police Station were injured during a rain at a casino in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila early today

Cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has said this year’s Anondo Shobhajatra was not politically motivated.

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, is being celebrated with music, colourful rallies, and festive events.

As the crimson sun rises on the first day of Baishakh, its golden rays spill over a land alive with colour, music, and tradition

Besides teachers and students, people from all walks of life participated in the joyous and colourful procession that began from the Charukola premises

Thousands of Bangalees ushered in Bengali Year 1432 at Ramna Batamul on Monday morning, as Chhayanaut’s iconic Pahela Baishakh celebration marked its 58th edition with renewed hope, harmony, and heritage.

The programme commenced at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar at 6:00am with a performance by artists from Bengal Parampara Sangeetalay

“Let it be this new year’s resolution that we build a new Bangladesh free of discrimination,” urged the chief adviser.

As the sun rose over Dhaka, Chhayanaut’s Pahela Baishakh celebration for the Bengali year 1432 began at Ramna Batamul. The theme of Chhayanaut's Pahela Baishakh celebration this year is "Amar Mukti Aloy Aloy" (my freedom lies in light). Through this theme, Chhayanaut aims to convey a message of hope, resilience, and renewal.

Farmers and residents of Dinajpur’s Birganj upazila formed a human chain yesterday, demanding immediate cancellation of the lease for the Baldiyapara sand extraction site on the Atrai river.

Former Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader Jakir Khan, who had been accused in 33 criminal cases including murder, walked out of jail yesterday morning.

Extending greetings to all on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said people of all faiths and communities in Bangladesh are members of one family.

Miscreants shot dead a covered van driver in Ghorashal municipality under Palash upazila of Narsingdi last night

A teacher was sent to jail yesterday after being arrested on charges of sexually harassing a class 10 student in Magura

The vibrant New Year festival of the Marma and Mro communities -- "Sangrai Powe" and "Chakran Powe" -- has begun in Bandarban with colourful processions and the veneration of the elders

The government will send an additional 60 individuals injured during the July-August mass uprising abroad for advanced medical treatment, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum said yesterday.

The government has set new gas tariffs for the industrial sector, hiking the price by 33 percent for new units, despite objections from businesses and consumer rights organisations.

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman yesterday said Bangladesh does not consider its relationships with China and India as a zero-sum game but aims to maintain meaningful and balanced ties with both.

Two workers were killed when a cable of a lift snapped at GPH Ispat, an iron rod manufacturing factory in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram yesterday, said police.

A month after the death of the eight-year-old girl, who was brutally raped while visiting her sister’s in-laws in Magura, police have pressed murder charges against the main accused.