Five workers of a dyeing factory suffered burn injuries in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital Dhaka, last night.

This week, I was thinking about writing something relevant to International Women’s Day, March 8, to celebrate our collective journey.

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines.

Fire Service and Civil Defence divers recover the body of a woman among the six members of a family who went missing in a boat capsize in Buriganga River in the city's Sadarghat area last night.

Describing the March 7, 1971 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as one of the best speeches in the world, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says, “The speech is still an inspiration for the freedom-loving people.”

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines on March 7, 2019

The Saudi government is working to explore the huge business potentials between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia and also keen to enhance commerce and investment relations with Bangladesh.

A female worker of a ceramic factory was “gang-raped” by two unidentified youths in Dhamrai, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

The High Court asks for a report from the government on whether the private hospitals are providing 10 percent bed and treatment facilities to the poor and helpless patients at free of cost as per the relevant rules.

Civil Aviation Ministry today claims that Ilias Kanchon was telling lies while blaming the airport staff’s failure to detect his pistol during security checking at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shajalal International Airport.

Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka-5 constituency Habibur Rahman Mollah has been acquitted in a corruption case filed for concealing information worth over Tk 2 crore in his wealth statement.

BNP today blasts Gonoforum PM-elect in the December 30 national election Sultan Mohammad Mansur for taking oath violating the decision of the Jatiya Oikyafront.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the parliamentary membership of Sultan Mansur will not be cancelled as he neither resigned from the party nor voted against the party.

Progress towards gender parity at work has barely budged for the past quarter century, and will only speed up once men take on far more unpaid caregiving tasks, the UN says, on the eve of International Women's Day.

Gonoforum expels Sultan Mohammad Mansur for taking oath as a member of the 11th parliament violating the party’s discipline and political principle.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on March 7, 2019

India’s National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders German auto major Volkswagen to pay Rs 500 crore as fine for “intentionally programming its diesel engines with cheat devices” that caused environmental damage.

Bangladesh has signed two agreements and four memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with Saudi Arabia.

A fire that broke out at a warehouse of tyre in Nawabpur area of Old Dhaka has been doused after two hours’ frantic efforts.

The 2019 edition of the Joy Bangla Concert, arranged by Young Bangla, an associate organisation of Centre for Research and Information is held at the Army Stadium.