Counter Terrorism officials claimed to have arrested member of militant group ‘Neo JMB’, who attempted to go to Syria but returned home from Turkey recently, from Dhaka’s Darussalam area yesterday.

Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia ghat, on the Padma river, resumed 12 hours after it was suspended due to dense fog.

Senior jail super Ratna Roy and jailer Nur Mohammad Mridha were withdrawn from Kashipur Central Jail-1 in connection with allowing a prisoner to meet a woman in a prison official’s cabin on January 6.

Education Minister Dipu Moni today informed the parliament that classes at schools will resume on a limited scale.

Three separate amendment bills were passed in the parliament, paving the way for publishing HSC and equivalent results without holding public exams during the pandemic.

Chinese rescuers pulled four gold miners to safety on Sunday 14 days after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported, with at least seven others still believed to be alive in the mine.

The role of women is getting more significant countrywide as they become the primary breadwinner in many families. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s contribution played a significant role. Adapting to the situation, they have found new ways to support their families during the financial crunch.

The Election Commission (EC) has decided not to declare general holiday in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) area on the day of polls, scheduled to be held on January 27.

A major clinical trial shows that an inflammatory drug called colchicine is effective in treating Covid-19 and reduces the risk of complications from the disease, doctors in Canada said.

Two persons were killed as a covered van hit their motorbike on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila early today.

Two teenage boys died in an attack by a wild elephant in Alikadam upazila of Bandarban early today.

As India is all set to hold Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Tuesday, 122 personnel of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, for the first time, will march on Rajpath alongside their Indian counterparts at the main event, reviving memories of how Muktijoddhas and the Indian army fought shoulder-to-shoulder in the 1971 Liberation War.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Antarctica, with authorities issuing a tsunami warning for Chile's Eduardo Frei base on the frigid continent, emergency officials said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday he looked forward to working with US President Joe Biden on their shared goals, including tackling climate change.

A fire broke out at a garment factory in Dhaka’s Kamalapur area this morning.

US President Joe Biden discussed plans to reverse the Trump administration’s immigration policies with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday, according to a readout of a phone call released by the White House today.

A motorcyclist and a community policeman were killed in a road accident when a passenger bus hit the motorcycle in the capital's Hanif Flyover today.

Chattogram district administration deployed law enforcers around Jatra Mohon Sen’s house, complying with a High Court order asking the authority to protect the historically important structure in Rahmatganj of Chattogram.

A man was arrested yesterday in a case filed over the rape of a three-month pregnant housewife in Moulvibazar Sadar upazila on January 20.

Police today arrested four more accused in connection with the murder of Sirajganj municipality councillor elect Tarikul Islam, from the capital’s Khilgaon and Sirajganj’s Ullahpara areas.