Two Awami League lawmakers last night demanded the public administration ministry carry out a departmental probe as to why Narayanganj Sadar UNO Hosne Ara Begum Bina was made an OSD during her pregnancy.

China yesterday hit back at Turkish criticism over its treatment of Uighurs and denied Ankara's claim that a renowned poet from the

He was a class-III employee of Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB), but he used a SUV of his office for around 10 years which cost the government about Tk 1 crore. Although he went into retirement in September last year, he was using the vehicle until yesterday when a team of the Anti-Corruption

Ignoring the demand of most of the student bodies, the Dhaka University authorities yesterday announced the schedule of elections to Ducsu and hall unions saying the polls will be held on March 11 with polling centres set up at the dormitories.

Two police officials have been withdrawn for allegedly raping a girl in the district's Saturia upazila.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested yesterday on charge of raping a 5-year-old girl in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh, police said.

All of Gopalganj town yesterday grieved the loss of five district Jubo League and Chhatra League men, including four students.

The total electricity bill arrears as of October 2018 stood at Tk 6,882.95 crore, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

Forty-nine aspirants yesterday submitted nomination forms for election to the parliamentary seats reserved for women.

Former Eden College principal Mahfuza Chowdhury Parvin was strangled to death by more than one person, an autopsy report confirmed yesterday.

Although the government has reduced the airfare, Bangladeshis will have to spend more this year to perform hajj, mainly due to increases in house rent and other service charges in Saudi Arabia.

A drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” between two feuding gangs of illegal traders in Charghat upazila's Raotha village early yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed the Anti-Corruption Commission to enquire about the adulteration of milk, curd and cattle feed and to take legal action against those found responsible.

Five persons, including a schoolgirl, were killed in separate road accidents yesterday.

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 22 Rohingyas, including children and women, from Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar early yesterday. The 22 were going to be trafficked to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.

Awami League presidium member Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury is set to become deputy leader of the House for the third consecutive term.

Uber, one of the largest ridesharing companies, yesterday launched its motorbike operation “UberMOTO” in Sylhet, said a press release.

A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) member was arrested from Sadarghat area in the capital with 480 pieces of yaba pills on Sunday night.

Inspector General of Police Mohammad Javed Patwary stresses the need for verifying land related documents before land purchase and selling as land related cases is the highest among all the cases registered.

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines on February 11, 2019