Jatiya Party Lawmaker Pir Fazlur Rahman demands formation of a parliamentary committee with senior lawmakers to look into widespread corruption in the country’s different sectors.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will get its fourth Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, last in the row of 10 new aircrafts, on September 12.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader tells the parliament that construction cost of roads in Bangladesh is higher than that of India and China due to difference in soil conditions.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on September 9, 2019

Rakhine state is now experiencing another wave of conflict and human rights violations and displacement, making it harder for the Rohingya to return, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, says.

British Airways cancels almost all flights departing and arriving into the UK, as the airline's first-ever pilots' strike began, sparking travel chaos for tens of thousands of passengers.

Students of different government and non-government medical colleges in Dhaka city stage demonstration demanding cancellation of a proposal to increase tenure of their internship.

Holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), will be observed in the country tomorrow with due religious fervour and solemnity.

Ending weeklong series of drama and tension in the main opposition party in parliament, Jatiya Party senior co-chairman Raushan Ershad has been made Leader of the Opposition while its chairman GM Quader as deputy leader of the opposition.

Hitting back at the prime minister for her comment that Khaleda Zia paved the path for Ershad to take over power in 1982, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that Sheikh Hasina was not “unhappy” for grabbing the power at that time.

A Narayanganj court issues arrest warrants against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and two other leaders in a defamation case.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide Bangladesh one billion dollar for the development of various projects.

The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) files a petition with the Supreme Court, praying it to vacate its earlier order that cleared the way for the government to publish the gazette notification on implementing the recommendation of ninth wage board for journalists.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on September 9, 2019

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah says the government intends to expel all illegal immigrants not just from Assam but from the entire country.

HerStory Foundation has launched the first edition of the year-long program “HerStory Reading Fellowship”.

A rape accused has been shot and injured by police when his father allegedly attempted to snatch him from police in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet last night.

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned of the government to formulate a rule preferably in three months for the assessment of answer scripts of students with physical challenges in public examinations.

Malaysia is looking to diversify into food crops, in the face of fluctuating commodity prices and Western countries' hostility towards palm oil.

Massive corruption prevails at the district registrar and sub-registrar offices and people have to pay bribes starting from Tk 500 to Tk 5 lakh at each and every step to get land related services, a report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) reveals.