British actor Riz Ahmed on Thursday launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are depicted in movies after a study showed that they are barely seen and shown in a negative light when they do appear.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today recalled the "very difficult and challenging time" when he had launched a movement in Boston and New York for freeing Sheikh Hasina during the military-backed caretaker government in the country.

Twenty science and technology and general public universities holding uniform admission tests have postponed their entry tests due to the Covid-19 situation.

The tributary where gentle waves from Padma and Ichamati used to merge is now full of brick fields, houses, and croplands.

Climate activists have called on Japan to stop Japanese investment in fossil energy sector, including the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh.

Jatiya Party Chairman and deputy leader of the opposition in parliament GM Quader today said irresponsible decision of the government has led to the uncertainty in crores of people getting their Covid-19 vaccine shots.

Twelve Rohingyas who fled Bhasan Char were detained from Companyganj upazila of Noakhali this morning.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday of intensifying violence in Myanmar and condemned the army's "outrageous" use of heavy weapons, while urging a wider diplomatic effort to pressure the ruling generals.

The dusty, rocky Martian surface and a Chinese rover and lander bearing small national flags were seen in photos released Friday that the rover took on the red planet.

Bangladesh is going to receive 1 million 800 shots of AstraZeneca vaccines under the COVAX programme, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen in a message today.

Police’s Detective Branch (DB) claims to have arrested eight members of an organised motorbike theft gang by conducting special operations in different areas of Dhaka and Cumilla.

President Joe Biden urged global leaders Thursday to join him in sharing coronavirus vaccines with struggling nations around the world after he promised the U.S. would donate 500 million doses to help speed the pandemic’s end and bolster the strategic position of the world’s wealthiest democracies.

Supporters of Cox's Bazar-01 lawmaker Jafar Alam blocked the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway protesting the decision to expel him from his Cox's Bazar district Awami League presidential post.

The administration in Rajshahi tonight announced a full-fledged lockdown for seven days starting from Friday evening.

The United States on Thursday raised the pressure on other Group of Seven leaders to share their vaccine hoards to bring an end to the pandemic by pledging to donate 500 million doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to the world's poorest countries.

A parliamentary body today recommended respective ministries and departments to be more careful about the appointment of project directors in the implementation of various projects.

A 28-year-old Frenchman who described himself as a right-wing or extreme-right “patriot” was sentenced to four months in prison Thursday for slapping President Emmanuel Macron in the face.

Workers of two garment factories blocked the Dhaka-Joydebpur road in Gazipur city for nine hours since this morning demanding due salaries and arrears.

A woman was killed after her niece allegedly hit her with a spice crusher and stabbed her indiscriminately in Dhaka’s Gulshan area.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today formally charged Awami League leader Enamul Haque Enu and three others, including his brother Rupon Bhuiyan, with illegal amassing of assets worth around Tk 69 crore.