The government awards CIP (Commercially Important Persons) cards to 182 businessmen as recognition of their outstanding contribution and performance in export and trade in 2017.

A section of teachers and students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demands resignation of Vice-Chancellor Prof Farzana Islam for her alleged involvement in corruption and irregularities.

High Court has directed owners of seven factories for setting up separate effluent treatment plants (ETPs) in order to stop dumping their wastes into the Buriganga river and to save it from pollution.

A Dhaka court places two people including an assistant sub-inspector of Shahbagh Police Station on a three-day remand each in connection with a case filed over snatching 125 totals of gold in the city’s Shahbag area.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader says the party has formed 12 sub-committees for holding its next national council.

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Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) detain 142 people from a "casino" in Dhaka’s Fakirerpool area.

Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station Obaidul Huq, who allegedly arranged the marriage between a gang-rape victim and one of the alleged rapists in an attempt to cover up the crime, has been suspended for his controversial role.

Dentsu Aegis Network and its digital performance agency iProspect, have formalised an initiative to mentor women led start-ups in India with an extension of the programme in Bangladesh.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the nursing education and training in Bangladesh will be upgraded to international standards as the country needs a large number of trained nurses.

The authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) has withdrawn the suspension order of female journalist Fatema Tuz Zinia amid countrywide protest and criticism.

A former leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Chittagong University (CU) unit goes on a token hunger strike on the campus demanding removal of two teachers from the university’s administrative posts.

The ongoing conflict of Grameenphone and Robi with the BTRC over the payment of the telecom regulator’s dues will be resolved through discussion within three weeks, says Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.

The Indian government announces a ban on the import, sale and production of electronic cigarettes, as a global backlash against vaping gathers pace.

The Unicef says worsening climate crisis, protracted conflicts, a rising level of mental illness among young people, and online misinformation are some of the most concerning emerging global threats to children.

A Barguna court accepts the charge sheet against Ayesha Siddika Minni and 23 others in Rifat Sharif murder case.

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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says action will be taken against those involved in providing passports to Rohingyas.

The speedy trial tribunal in Rajshahi today sentenced three people including a local Awami League leader to death in connection with the sensational double murder of a mother and her son in Bagmara upazila in the district in 2014.

Bangladesh will strongly raise her voice regarding Rohingya repatriation at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly so that Myanmar remains under continued global pressure to take back their citizens.