Major General Mohammad Ayub Chowdhury, director general of the department of immigration and passport (DIP), called on officials to make the passport services more dynamic.

The coronavirus-hit Indian economy is estimated to contract 7.7 percent in the 2020-21 financial year compared to the 4.2 percent growth in the previous fiscal mainly because of pandemic’s fallout, said government data released today.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today dropped from its hearing list the leave-to-appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court verdict in Awami League lawmaker Ahsanullah Master murder case.

Bangladesh has reiterated the importance of resolving outstanding bilateral issues with Pakistan, including an official apology from Pakistan for the genocide it committed during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971.

Despite their limitations, Felani’s parents put in all their effort to get justice but their wait is yet to end.

Four Bangladeshi members of an international human trafficking ring have been arrested from the capital's Uttara area, according to Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

A Dhaka court today asked Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) again to submit by February 3 probe reports of two sedition cases filed against Hefajat-e-Islam chief Junayed Babunagari and two other leaders.

Family of M Farid Chowdhury, who went to take possession of the house of anti-British movement hero Deshbandhu Jatindra Mohan Sengupta at Rahamatganj in Chattogram on Monday after obtaining a court order, today said they did not “grab” the property, rather went to take possession of the property following legal process.

Administrator of Chattogram City Corporation Khursed Alam Sujan and his wife have tested positive for coronavirus today.

Thirty-one 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).

President Donald Trump now says there “will be an orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory and after a day of violence when his supporters stormed the US Capitol.

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Thousands of Indian farmers riding tractors today took out a march from protest sites bordering Delhi against three contentious farm sector reform laws passed by parliament last year, and vowed to intensify their agitation if their demand for repeal of the legislations was not met.

Ten Supreme Court lawyers today submitted an application to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for taking appropriate legal action over the allegations against Election Commission of causing a loss of Tk 7.47 crore of the state in the name of training allowance.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening, marking the second anniversary of her current government formed through the December 30, 2018 general election.

President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the US Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November’s election.

Board of Control for Cricket in India President and former Team India skipper Sourav Ganguly was discharged from Woodland Hospital in Kolkata today, five days after he suffered a “mild” heart attack.

Md Mokammel Hossain has taken charge as the new secretary of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.

A mob invading the US Capitol. Police officers with guns drawn inside the House of Representatives. Lawmakers hiding from intruders seeking to overturn a national election.

Two top aides to first lady Melania Trump resigned on Wednesday in the wake of violence on Capitol Hill, and more top White House officials were considering resigning, including national security adviser Robert O’Brien and his deputy, Matthew Pottinger, sources familiar with the matter said.