Two modern corvettes, built in China, would be added to Bangladesh Navy's fleet by the end of this December, said Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral M Farid Habib yesterday.

The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to constitute committees to prevent government agencies from filing civil lawsuits against each other.

The introduction of seamless movements of passenger and cargo vehicles under a four-nation road connectivity deal may get delayed due to the ongoing "border" crisis between Nepal and India.

The High Court yesterday ordered Khulna City Corporation's (KCC) mayor to submit in 15 days a list of structures under KCC named after Khan A Sabur, a collaborator of anti-liberation forces.

Police open fire on transport workers injuring one person after an eviction drive at the Tejgaon truck stand turned violent. Several journalists hurt as transport workers come down to the streets blocking Satrasta intersection.

The mass media should play a vital role in building massive awareness about HIV/AIDS for saving people from the deadly disease, said

The government will build regulated traffic turning facilities along a 32-km road from Gazipur to the capital's Satrasta aiming to reduce

A new ship for Bangladesh Navy “BNS Somudra Avijan” arrived at Chittagong Naval Base the USA yesterday, and was welcomed there by

A new ship for Bangladesh Navy “BNS Somudra Avijan” arrived at Chittagong Naval Base from the USA yesterday, and was welcomed there

Three UN peacekeepers of Bangladesh Army have sustained minor injuries in a mortar attack by rebels in Mali.

The government is going to implement a Tk 195 crore project for the socioeconomic development of the people of former enclaves.

Noting that the path of terrorism and suicide bombing is not the right one for a true Muslim, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said some elements with a perverted mentality were engaged in such misdeeds.

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam yesterday said the government was determined to prevent illegal

A High Court bench comprising three judges hearing the appeals and death reference in the 2009 BDR carnage case yesterday in a

The home ministry has decided to reduce the number of visitors at the Bangladesh Secretariat on security grounds.

An anti-war crimes platform yesterday called for confiscation of all properties of the convicted war criminals and distribution of the

The High Court directs the government to arrange adequate security for three of its judges now hearing the death references and appeals of 2009 Pilkhana carnage case.

The European Parliament will have a debate today on a motion to adopt a resolution on freedom of expression and other rights issues in Bangladesh.

A convicted member of erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, who had two weeks left to be freed from jail, died of kidney failure at Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 10:30pm on Tuesday, said family and hospital sources.

Police of Tejgaon Industrial Area Traffic Zone, as per their own initiative to repair roads in the capital's Badda to ease traffic, on Tuesday added crushed stones and brick chips on Satrasta leading to Hatirjheel.