The government once again reset and raised the maximum retail prices of edible oil today—second time in a month—in an excuse of its spiralling international rates.

A mobile court today fined two hotels Tk 4 lakh each for selling expired food in separate drives in Bogura.

A 20-year-old was arrested last night in connection with the rape of a 12-year-old in Satkhira Sadar.

Netflix’s 1930s Hollywood drama “Mank” led Oscar nominations today with 10 nods, including best picture.

The High Court has ordered law enforcers to prevent 122 loan defaulters of People’s Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL) from leaving the country.

Bangladesh and India will hold water-resources secretary level meetings in Delhi tomorrow ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on March 26 to March 27.

President M Abdul Hamid today issued an order to start the second session of 2021 on April 1.

Fashion brands should fix their "broken industry" by ensuring millions of pandemic-hit workers receive their full wages and by guaranteeing severance pay if jobs are cut, a coalition of more than 200 rights groups said on Monday.

A Dhaka tribunal today gave the Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police 30 more days to complete the probe in a Digital Security Act case filed against cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore, and nine others.

Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation flourishing on its platforms.

A case was filed against the in-laws and husband of a 21-year-old woman in connection with torturing her for dowry in Madaripur’s Kalkini upazila. The victim’s mother filed the case with Begum Dasar Police Station accusing the husband Nasir Mollah and seven members of his family.

A Rangamati court today sentenced a member of the banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh to 10-year imprisonment in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act.

China today offered to provide 100,000 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Bangladesh for emergency use.

Section 144 was imposed today at Goskhali Bazar in Barguna’s Amtali upazila fearing clashes may break out as two UP chairman candidates called meetings at the same time and place.

The Anti-Corruption Commission today arrested a land acquisition official from the GEC Circle in Chattogram city over his involvement with a racket in Cox’s Bazar that used to extract money from people.

A ban on girls singing in public imposed by education officials in the Afghan capital last week has been overturned after a social media campaign that included local women uploading videos of themselves belting out their favourite songs.

An elderly man, who was injured when a bus caught fire on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla's Daudkandi on March 11, died at Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute in Dhaka today.

Twenty-six people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8 am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The High Court today asked why SK Sur Chowdhury, former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, and its Executive Director Shah Alam were not arrested yet for assisting PK Halder in embezzling and laundering huge amount of public money from four non-banking financial institutions.

Bangladesh is set to wear a festive look ahead of a 10-day special programme -- marking 50 years of independence and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman -- set to begin on March 17 at Parade Ground.