Boris Johnson takes office as British prime minister after an audience with Queen Elizabeth, a moment that put an avowed Brexiteer in control of Britain's exit from the European Union for the first time since the shock 2016 referendum.

About 20 percent youths of the country, mostly male aged between 15 and 35, are interested to go abroad for a better living and career opportunity, says a non-government survey report.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader alleges that relief materials are not reaching the flood victims properly.

Classes are held at different departments of Dhaka University today following several days of class boycott and demonstrations by the students over cancellation of affiliation of the capital’s seven colleges with the university.

Terming it as a rumour that there will be no power supply across the country during the next three days, Power Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus has said there is no chance of countrywide power cut.

Admission test for honours programme of Rajshahi University (RU) under 2019-20 academic session will be held from October 20 to October 22 this year.

With the aim to strengthen the safety of its riders, Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, has launched a public awareness campaign, Check Your Ride, to all riders across the six continents where Uber operates.

A Dhaka court places Ibrahim Ridoy, the prime accused in the killing of Taslima Begum Renu by a mob on Saturday in Dhaka’s Uttar Badda, on a five-day remand.

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Water transports strike has been postponed partially as workers of passenger vessels joined their work about 16 hours after their movement for 11-point demand.

​The High Court scraps a lower court order that exonerated Nur Hossain, a death row convict of Narayanganj 7-murder case, from corruption charge, and directs the lower court to finish the trial proceedings of the case in next six months.

The online application process for admission into first year honours programmes in Dhaka University (DU) under 2019-2020 academic session is to begin on August 5.

Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud says those who are behind the recent incidents of deaths in mob beatings over rumour of child kidnapping will be brought to the book.

Awami League lawmakers have been asked to go to their respective constituencies and carry out campaign against the spread of rumours and mass beating, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Despite Myanmar’s repeated claims that it is ready for Rohingya repatriation, satellite images show no sign of reconstruction of villages destroyed during a 2017 military-led crackdown, even worse, destruction of residential buildings has continued in the state.

The High Court directs Dhaka Wasa to supply pure water to residents in the capital and take immediate steps in this regard.

Police will start a week-long public awareness programme across the country tomorrow against recent incidents of mass beating based on a rumour of kidnappings.

By framing Aysha Siddika Minni in the case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif, Barguna police is trying to hide some influential quarters’ involvement with the killing, her father claims.

Chattogram Customs House has seized 1,407 tonnes of illegally imported alcohol from a ship in the port area.

A mob handed over a man and his ex-wife to Godagari Police Station in Rajshahi today, suspecting them to be child kidnappers.