Awami League MP Md Faridul Haque Khan has taken oath as state minister for religious affairs this evening.

Election Commission officials will travel to 40 countries to collect information on expatriates for providing smart NID cards.

The Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka has chalked out plans to celebrate 16 Days of Activism campaign from November 25 to December 10, with a goal to globally develop advocacy actions with a focus on preventing violence, protecting victims and prosecuting perpetrators.

Bangladesh’s Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, on November 23, put forward a 5-point proposal for a digital, green and resilient post-pandemic business recovery as Chair of a high-level Commonwealth B2B connectivity dialogue organised by the Bangladesh High Commission in London in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, on 'Connecting the Commonwealth Private Sector to Support a Digital and Green Recovery' on the occasion of the Bangabandhu's birth centenary.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the officials concerned to make preparations for stockpiling, supply and proper distribution of coronavirus vaccine before it arrives in the country.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to conduct an inquiry into the reported incident of a forced marriage between an 85-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl in Jamalpur, and to submit the probe report to the court on November 29.

A Dhaka court today granted bail to an Awami League leader of Habiganj district unit in a case filed over amassing Tk 2.57 crore illegally, even though he violated higher court orders.

The fire that broke out at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area this afternoon has been brought under control.

The rise in share price of the electric car-firm Tesla pushed its CEO Elon Musk to become the second-richest person in the world, surpassing Microsoft’s co-founder Bill Gates.

Health workers of all nine upazilas under Brahmanbaria district have announced stoppage of all type of vaccination campaigns, in demand of their technical status and salary raise.

Thirty-two people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Police recovered body of a man from Dhaka’s Badda area this morning.

Bangladesh is set to initiate a fund mobilisation campaign to support Gambia’s legal battle against Myanmar at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the Rohingya crisis as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries' foreign ministers are due to meet this week in Niger.

The High Court today issued an injunction restraining the authorities concerned of the government to sell the weapons used during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.

The High Court today observed that the present air pollution in Dhaka city is very alarming for all and a fundamental right may be impeded if the air pollution cannot be prevented right now.

A 26-year-old Bangladeshi man was picked up under the Internal Security Act earlier this month for his involvement in terrorism-related activities.

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld a High Court verdict that cleared the way for a lower court to resume the trial proceedings of a case filed over the attack on motorcade of the then opposition leader and now Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.

Philippine officials say about 60 million Filipinos are being targeted for vaccination against the coronavirus next year at a cost of more than 73 billion pesos ($1.4 billion) to develop considerable immunity among a majority of Filipinos.

Police this morning barred the victims of the Tazreen Fashions factory fire when they tried to go to the capital’s Gono Bhaban from Jatiya Press Club to press home their three-point demand.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said a competent authority is now investigating whether any incumbent minister or any ruling party lawmaker had links with Monir Hossain, widely known as “Golden Monir”.