There is a long-lasting debate on what tomato should be categorised as: a fruit or a vegetable? Although from the perspective of botany, it is a fruit, tomatoes are eaten and prepared like a vegetable.

Clients of mobile financial services (MFS) have to pay Tk 0.40 to their respective mobile operators every time they check their balance from their cellphones, according to a directive of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued today.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges the countrymen to remain alert in any circumstance.

The High Court observes that the deputy commissioners (DCs) concerned may quit their jobs if they cannot take any action to stop illegal sand extraction from the rivers.

Pumpkin is highly consumed in our country for its multi-nutritional benefits. This colourful vegetable is generally cooked as a curry with a blend of spices, and sometimes cooked with daal. In the present day, it is often roasted or even baked into chips. The uses of the pumpkin are incredibly versatile.

Potatoes are one of the most commonly consumed vegetables in Bangladesh and around the world. This starchy, tuber crop can be diced and added to curries, fried to crisp in delicious shapes and sizes, mashed, roasted, grounded to make flour… the possibilities are endless.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that there is enough money in the banks. While giving a closing speech before the passage of the supplementary budget for 2018-19 fiscal in the parliament, Hasina also said that the money in the banks was not for looting.

Known as pointed gourd in English and as potol in Bangla, this vegetable can be turned into a delicacy or a quick snack in minutes.

A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to take appropriate action against the travel agencies and fraud human traffickers who are responsible for the death of 37 Bangladeshis in the Mediterranean Sea.

It was 10:56 pm at mission control in Houston on July 20, 1969 when Neil Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on June 17, 2019

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) calls upon the government to stop Rampal power plant in the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.

The High Court will pass its orders on two separate petitions filed by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia seeking bail in two separate defamation cases against her.

The 64 Bangladeshi migrants stranded on Mediterranean Sea agreed to return home, Chiranjib Sarker, director general (DG) of the consular wing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.

A group of non-government organisations have called upon the government to reconsider the budgetary allocation for people with disabilities.

Two Bangladeshi female pilots have become the role models for Congolese women and girls while serving the United Nations peacekeeping mission and overcoming challenges boldly.

Doctors across India are on a massive strike in solidarity with their West Bengal counterparts who have agreed to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the condition that the meeting is held in the open in the presence of media.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leads India’s newly-elected lawmakers of the Lok Sabha in taking oath and asked the opposition not to worry about their sharply-dwindled numerical strength in parliament whose first session began here.

The world's population is expected to increase by 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050, according to a new United Nations report launched on Monday.

National Development University Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ) takes the internet by storm this week after announcing that YouTubers who have at least 10,000 subscribers may enroll at the university through a special admissions scheme.