Thousands of Muslims raise their hands seeking blessings for mankind as the second phase of Biswa Ijtema concludes with the Akheri Munajat -- on the bank of Turag river in Tongi.

A Pirojpur court yesterday sent war criminal Delowar Hossain Sayedee's son Masood Sayedee to jail in connection with a case filed under the explosives substances act.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately confiscate all copies of a book titled “Bangladesh Bank-er Itihas” (history of Bangladesh Bank) from the market, as some of its contents contain distorted history.

The new committee of Aviation Operators Association of Bangladesh (AOAB) for 2019-2021, a platform of the country’s privately owned aviation sector, has taken over the charges of office.

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) dissolves its Jagannath University (JnU) unit committee following series factional clashes on the campus.

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Twenty-five aspirants for chairman posts, vice-chairman and vice-chairman posts reserved for women are set to be elected uncontested in the second phase of election to 124 upazila parishads slated for March 18.

Unidentified criminals “shoot dead” a youth at Khagrachhari district.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) strongly condemns the government decision to appoint Shajahan Khan as the chief of a committee formed to recommend ways on curbing road accidents and bringing discipline to the road transport sector.

Some 200 families are trapped in a shrinking area of Syria controlled by Islamic State, whose forces are stopping many from fleeing, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says, calling for the families' safe passage.

The High Court (HC) wants to know the progress for fixing charges and fees of private clinics and hospitals and diagnostic centres and displaying the charges’ chart in public view.

Stocks gain after two days’ slump, but turnover drop to its one and half months’ low.

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February's full moon will brighten the skies as the biggest supermoon of the year. The supermoon occurs during this full moon because it will be closest in its orbit to Earth. The super snow moon as it is being called will cross the skies today (Tuesday).

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered the release of about 2,100 Pakistani prisoners from the kingdom's jails during a high-profile visit to Islamabad, Pakistan's information minister says.

A total of 16,000 police personnel will remain vigilant in Dhaka on Thursday when the nation will be observing the Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day.

The campus reporters of Jagannath University have given a 24-hour ultimatum to the authorities demanding expulsion of those responsible for the attack on two of their fellows during yesterday’s clashes between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League.

The newly elected 49 lawmakers to the seats reserved for women in the 11th parliament will be sworn in tomorrow.

After 10 years of negotiations, Vietnamese mangoes have been licensed for export to the US.

China’s government accuses the United States of trying to block its industrial development after Vice President Mike Pence said Chinese equipment poses a threat to countries that are rolling out next-generation mobile communications.