Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says the biggest challenge for him now is bringing back discipline into the transport sector. "Hopefully I will play my second innings now. I have finished my first innings .... overcoming this challenge will be my main goal in this second innings,” he said after joining his ministry office.

Saudi Arabia will do its best to avoid war in the region but stands ready to respond with “all strength and determination,” following last week’s attacks on Saudi oil tankers and installations, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says.

China's senior diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that recent US words and actions had harmed the interests of China and its enterprises, and that Washington should show restraint, China's foreign ministry has said.

A group of Chhatra League men allegedly severs four fingers of a former leader of the ruling Awami League’s student front in Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira.

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Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is celebrated across the country with due religious fervor and festivity.

Malaysia’s ruling coalition Pakatan Harapan President, Anwar Ibrahim says the present government of Malaysia is working to ensure the welfare and rights of the Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.

The government will start distribution of electronic passport (e-passport) with 10 years’ validity from July 1 this year to ease the immigration process, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is worried about the declining prices of paddy across Bangladesh, says Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque.

About 95 per cent commuters suffer while 98 per cent of the passengers is the victim of extra fare in public transport during Ramadan in Dhaka city.

Juliet, the female crocodile of Karamjol Wildlife Rescue Center of Sundarban, lays 34 eggs.

Jatiya Party Acting Chairman GM Quader criticises the government for its plan of exporting rice and says it will have to pay much if it exports food crops.

Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, a key figure of the European far-right, resigns after explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting, just days before key EU elections.

BNP alleges that the government is pushing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia towards a tragic consequence through "torturing' her both physically and mentally".

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is to join his ministry office on Sunday following his return from Singapore where he was under treatment for two months and 11 days.

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Forest department and police, in a joint drive, have seized around five mounds of venison, skins and heads of two deer and two sacks of traps from Patharghata upazila of Barguna.

An attentive dog in northeastern Thailand is being hailed as a hero after finding and saving an infant allegedly buried in a field by his teenage mother, police said today.

Rain accompanied by temporary squally wind may occur in many parts of the country in the next 24 hours.

The state-owned jute mill workers resume their nationwide indefinite strike after a day's break to press home their nine-point demand including payment of outstanding wages.