Jatiya Party (Ershad) appoints Rowshan Ershad, senior co-chairperson of the party, as deputy leader of the opposition in the House, relieving GM Quader from the post.

The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country, flooding thousands of square kilometres (miles), the government says.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen expresses his heartfelt condolences for the loss of valuable lives in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China.

At least 60 people are killed in a head-on collision between two buses in Ghana, police say, in the latest deadly crash on the country's roads.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on March 23, 2019

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan ahead of Pakistan Day as both countries emphasised peace and prosperity for the region.

Terming the recent Ducsu elections “tainted and questionable”, its Vice President Nurul Haque Nur says he assumed office only to continue to place the demand for reelection before the Dhaka University authorities.

Rapid Action Battalion Director General Benazir Ahmed says the drives against chemical godowns and factories in Old Dhaka will go on but it will be ensured no businessperson is affected unjustly by the drives.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is doing well at the Singapore hospital where he underwent a successful bypass surgery last Wednesday, doctors say.

Teachers and employees of non-MPO educational institutions gathered in front of the Jatiya Press Club for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday demanding enlistment of their institutions under the Monthly Pay Order (MPO) scheme.

A day after seven people were killed in a road crash in Barishal, students and locals block Barishal-Dhaka highway for one and a half hours demanding the highest punishment of the bus driver arrested soon after the accident.

Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose, a retired judge of the Indian Supreme Court, has been sworn in as India's first anti-corruption ombudsman at the national level, nearly six years after a law for this was passed by parliament.

Rescuers in eastern China pull a survivor from rubble two days after a massive explosion at a pesticide plant killed at least 64 people.

Islamic State has been defeated at its final shred of territory of Baghouz in Syria, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says, announcing the end of its self-declared "caliphate" that once spanned a third of Iraq and Syria.

Nurul Haque Nur, who was elected vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, finally assumes office as the union becomes functional after nearly three decades with the first executive meeting of the elected leaders.

India’s financial crisis-hit Jet Airways has suspended flight operations to 13 more international destinations, including Dhaka, till this month-end.

A High Court bench has withdrawn its earlier order that granted bail to former Awami League leader Ruhul Amin, who allegedly instructed for raping a woman at Subarnachar in Noakhali on December 30.

Good news for those who like a midday snooze; a nap may help to lower blood pressure.

Customs intelligence recovers 48 gold bars, weighing over 15 kilogrammes, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka.

A giant image of a grieving Jacinda Ardern was beamed out from the world's tallest building on Friday (March 22), a tribute from Dubai for the New Zealand Prime Minister's high-profile support for Muslims after a terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques.