Eleven people were killed, including six members of a family, and 11 others injured in two separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur today.

Opponents of Myanmar’s military rule, many in small towns across the country, staged candle-lit protests on Saturday night and into Sunday in defiance of crackdowns by the security forces and the killing of nearly 250 people since the February 1 coup.

The No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund on Saturday pointed to emerging signs of a stronger global economic recovery, but warned that significant risks remained, including the emergence of mutations of the coronavirus.

Inequality between the rich and the poor has widened during the coronavirus pandemic, speakers said at a webinar yesterday.

Bangladesh is now one of the brightest examples of religious harmony and peace said, Dr Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), today

Visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stressed on exchanging experiences between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in socio-economic development of the two countries as he paid a courtesy call on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this afternoon.

Batagur baska, a critically endangered riverine turtle species, has laid 23 eggs at Karamjal wildlife breeding centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.

Despite the transformation of Bangladesh from a war-ravaged country half a century ago to one of today’s fastest-growing economies globally, the nation still has to strive to make the ‘Shonar Bangla’ (Golden Bengal) a reality for every citizen, remarked Radwan Mujib Siddiq, a grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

At least 30 people were fined for not wearing masks at Patenga Beach of the port city today.

Detective Branch of Police have arrested a man on charge of swindling people out of Tk four crore by promising them jobs from Bogura’s Shibganj upazila.

India is deliberating measures to increase the number of international students coming to the country for higher studies, our New Delhi correspondent reports.

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized a Bangladeshi fishing trawler carrying illegal consignments of sarees in the Sundarban area in West Bengal, our New Delhi correspondent reports.

Police yesterday recovered a man’s body with his arms and legs tied from a roadside ditch in Uttar Karati village in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj.

Khadi, the heritage cotton fabric of India, has made 100 specially-designed Mujib jackets that will adorn the dignitaries accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his two-day visit to Bangladesh on March 26 and 27.

There is no reason for concern over security ahead of the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Dr Faisal Sultan, his aide on health, confirmed on Twitter.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka today agreed to deepen their cooperation in various sectors, especially exploring newer avenues in trade and commerce, as the bilateral trade of the two countries is much lower than its potential.

Ten eminent citizens today protested the incident of launching attack, vandalising and looting at least 75 Hindu houses in Sunamganj's Noagaon village over a Facebook post criticising a Hefajat leader's statement.

After six weeks of decline in January and February, cases of Covid-19 are now increasing in most regions of the world. Meanwhile, deaths are falling, though at a slower rate, according to the World Health Organization, specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.