Arif Khan, managing director and chief executive officer of IDLC Finance, has resigned from his position to ‘start his personal business.’

The Anti-Corruption Commission today interrogated BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury for his alleged involvement in acquiring wealth illegally.

A local court in Narayanganj today asked Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) to quickly submit the charge sheet in Tanwir Muhammad Taqi murder case.

A haven for humans craving furry feline company, a cat cafe in Dubai also doubles as an adoption centre for some of the United Arab Emirates’ many strays.

China denied accusations by Taiwan that a ban on pineapples from the island was about politics, saying it was purely a matter of biosecurity, in an escalating war of words that has added to existing tensions.

The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has called on all electronic and print media and manufacturers to refrain from misleading advertisement on carbonated beverages.

For Russia, acceptance in Latin America lends legitimacy to its vaccine, which faced initial skepticism. It also provides Moscow an opportunity to make in-roads in the resource rich region at a time when Covid-19 vaccines are becoming a tool for soft power.

Former NRB Global Bank managing director Proshanta Kumar Halder fled the country through Jashore’s Benapole land port less than an hour before immigration police received his travel ban notice, Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik said.

A mobile court in Barishal today sentenced four fishermen, each to one month in prison, for fishing hilsa violating a ban that was imposed from today.

Police have arrested a madrasa teacher for beating a student in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila over “stealing a mobile”.

Members of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal today brought out a procession on the Dhaka University campus demanding release of its activists who were arrested yesterday after a clash with police in front of Jatiya Press Club yesterday.

The Dhaka University authorities yesterday expelled 12 students after different allegations, including digital fraud and admission through illegal ways, against them were proven.

Eight people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Kumar Doraiswami today emphasised ensuring the best possible understanding between the two countries.

Trial of the narcotics case filed against expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mofizur Rahman Sumon began at a Dhaka tribunal today with deposition of the complainant.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged insurance companies to take initiative so that awareness can be raised among people regarding the benefits of opening insurance policies.

The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi called on Monday for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be punished after a US intelligence report found he had approved the killing.

Road communication from different districts to Rajshahi has been suspended after BNP announced their divisional rally in the district tomorrow.

The admission test of Rajshahi University (RU) for the academic session (2020-2021) will start from June 14.

Police arrested four youths on charge of gang-raping a 17-year-old after abduction in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila on Saturday night.