China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights.

A Cox’s Bazar court framed charges against an employee of Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) in a defamation case of Tk 100 crore filed by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Muslims can receive Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan fast, Islamic Foundation has said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Fund (BIDF) today, aiming to finance different development projects from the country’s fund.

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be able to go to any hospital to avail treatment as per doctor’s advice but she will not be allowed to go abroad. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal disclosed the conditions as the government extended the suspension of Khaleda Zia's jail sentence for six more months.

A court in military-ruled Myanmar was unable to hold a virtual hearing on Monday for ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi because of internet problems, and the hearing has been adjourned until March 24, the head of her legal team said.

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrive in Tokyo on Monday on their first overseas trip, looking to rally key Asian allies as a bulwark to China.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a man today, along with 1.75 kg gold, from the Laxmidari border near Bhomra land port in Satkhira Sadar upazila.

A team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) rescued 37 turtles from Tinmatha area of Bogura town this morning.

The Netherlands on Sunday joined a fast-growing list of countries suspending use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine after reports of unexpected possible side effects from the injection.

Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy demonstrators on Monday, witnesses said, a day after dozens of protesters were killed and attackers torched several Chinese-financed factories in the city of Yangon.

International deliveries of arms were flat in the period 2016-2020, ending more than a decade of increases, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday.

Three people died at an under-construction septic tank of a school in Jajumuddin upazila of Bhola yesterday.

The Malaysian field hospital, set up in late 2017 in Cox’s Bazar by the Malaysian government in response to the Rohingya refugee crisis, was handed over to the Bangladesh government yesterday.

Security forces killed at least 22 anti-coup protesters in the poor, industrial Hlaingthaya suburb of Myanmar's main city on Sunday after Chinese-financed factories were set ablaze there, an advocacy group said.

The leaders of Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BPGMEA) today demanded that the government reduce the existing import duty on raw materials of plastic products to five percent from the existing 10 percent.

Five shops were gutted and several others damaged partially in a fire which broke out at a bazaar in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail this evening.

The High Court today questioned Chief Judicial Magistrate of Chandpur Md Nure Alam for recording the confessional statement of a murder accused, Md Farhad Hossain alias Kholu, although he (Farhad) made the confession after being physically tortured and fearing remand.

Bangladesh Tea Board (BTB) has fixed an all-time record target of producing 10 million kgs of processed tea in five northern districts often dubbed as ‘Kartoa Valley’ ecological zone.

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today urged law enforcers to rigorously enforce the law in preventing fraudulence of middlemen while sending workers abroad for employment.