The High Court expresses anger to Green Line Paribahan authorities for not implementing its order over compensating Russel Sarkar who lost his left leg after a bus of the paribahan ran over him in April last year. The authorities must pay the remaining Tk 45 lakh to Russel Sarkar by June 25, the court said.

Most US businesses in China are hurting from the tariffs war between the two countries, forcing some companies to relocate abroad or refocus their business, a survey shows.

A suspected drug peddler has been killed in what police claimed a gunfight in Gangni upazila of Meherpur. The deceased was identified as Nazmul Hossain, 27, hailing from the same upazila, our Kushtia correspondent reports quoting Officer-in-Charge of Detective Branch of Meherpur Police Obaidur Rahman.

India's enormous election took six weeks to hold, but organisers have alloted just one day to count all the ballots cast by some of the 900 million eligible voters.

Living on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh, several hours from the nearest hospital, Abdul Jalil believed he was destined to die blind. That changed earlier this month when the 67-year-oldunderwent free cataract surgery on a ship moored next to his home.

Six people died in civil unrest that gripped parts of Jakarta after the election commission confirmed that President Joko Widodo won election, the governor of the Indonesian capital say.

About 89 percent of the world had access to electricity as of 2017, up from 83 percent in 2010, with notable recent progress made in Bangladesh, Kenya and Myanmar.

More Democrats are calling — and more loudly — for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump after his latest defiance of Congress by blocking his former White House lawyer from testifying.

Hundreds of people have thronged Kamalapur Railway Station to purchase train tickets in advance for travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the drives against terrorism, militancy, corruption and drug will continue, reiterating her government’s firm stance against these social menaces as she hosted an iftar for professionals and civil society figures.

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Criminals snatch an alleged yaba trader with 30,000 yaba pills from police custody in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed says they will soon move the Supreme Court challenging the government's decision of setting up a makeshift court in Keraniganj Central Jail to hold the trial of various cases filed against its Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Bangladesh Bank (BB) will release new Taka 1000 note on Thursday aiming at strengthening the security features of the high-value currency.

The United Nations human rights office calls on US authorities to ensure that women have access to safe abortions, saying bans lead to risky underground abortions that can endanger a woman's life.

The directorate of health services submits a report to the High Court saying that Tk 53 lakh is needed for setting up an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Tk 23 lakh is needed for installing a Coronary Care Unit (CCU) in a hospital.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary asks all the police officials to step up security measures and intelligence surveillance to prevent any untoward incident ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood says that the commission is keeping a close watch on the issue of alleged corruption in purchasing furniture and other household items for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant official.

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna region suspend their indefinite strike after getting assurance that their demands would be met.

With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, the business of the age-old Jamdani haat at Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila on the bank of Shitalakhya River reaches its peak.