Japan has suggested partnering with Bangladesh in further developing the southern Chattogram area, centring the Matarbari projects, as the two countries agree to build a strategic relationship by intensifying the current excellent bilateral ties.

Police arrested a 22-year old man in Chattogram today on charge of raping a college student.

Supporters of Myanmar’s military, some armed with knives and clubs, others firing catapults and throwing stones, attacked opponents of the February 1 coup, while Southeast Asian neighbours looked for ways to end the crisis.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) today demolished 135 structures built illegally on the bank of the Shitalakkhya river in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila.

The militaries of India and Pakistan said in a rare joint statement that they had agreed to observe a ceasefire along the disputed border in Kashmir, having exchanged fire hundreds of times in recent months.

With established media under ever greater pressure, the story of Myanmar’s anti-coup protests is being shaped for its people and the world by journalists and citizens streaming and sharing snippets of video and pictures.

Bangladesh Chhatra Union today suspended eight leaders of its different units, including the central committee, for violating rules and disciplines of the organisation.

A secretive Israeli nuclear facility at the center of the nation’s undeclared atomic weapons program is undergoing what appears to be its biggest construction project in decades, satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press show.

A 12-year old boy was killed by suspected burglars in a house in Dhaka’s Wari last night.

A Dhaka court today sentenced a former sub-inspector of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station to three-years in prison, in a case filed for giving false information on wealth statement.

Leader of the opposition in the parliament Raushan Ershad has received coronavirus vaccine at Jatiya Sangsad Medical center this afternoon.

Deputy Chief Minister of Indian State Meghalaya Prestone Tynsong has appreciated Bangladesh’s leadership in achieving progress in multiple sectors and has emphasised on further increasing bilateral trade for the welfare of both countries.

Students of Home Economics College are staging demo in front of their college demanding continuation of ongoing exams.

Students of various colleges in Sylhet today staged demonstrations in the city for around an hour demanding reopening of educational institutions.

The High Court today said loan defaulters of People's Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (PLFSL), a non-bank financial institution, must pay back the money in installments.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has called upon US authorities to help legalise undocumented Bangladeshis residing there.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today renewed her call to Bangladeshis to strictly maintain health safety guidelines, even after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Indian coast guard found a boat carrying Rohingya refugees adrift in the Andaman Sea and provided them with food, water and medical care, the UN refugee agency said Thursday.

All examinations under National University, which were postponed due to Covid-19, will begin on May 24 with a revised routine.

A student of Jahangirnagar University died in a road accident at Bagatipara upazila in Natore last night.