Kulsum died on August 9 this year while undergoing treatment at the King Faisal Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Her lifeless body arrived in the country on September 12. The family claimed that her employer and his son had beaten Kulsum, breaking her legs and arms, as well as injuring her waist. Her eye was also damaged. Merciless as they were, she was left on the street in this miserable condition. Later, Saudi police rescued her and took her to the hospital where she died in a few months.

The health condition of Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, who was diagnosed with Covid-19, has improved, but he is still being treated at the Intensive Care Unit of the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.

Noted scientist Dr Bijon Kumar Sil is leaving Bangladesh for Singapore tomorrow with a heavy heart.

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) board members have approved a proposal to extend by three more years the tenure of Taqsem A Khan, the present managing director of Dhaka Wasa.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Wahida Khanam, who is now undergoing treatment at National Institute of Neuroscience and Hospital (NINH) after a brutal attack on September 3 at her government residence in Dinajpur, has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Administration as special acting officer (Senior Assistant Secretary).

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad has said the government will take an initiative to provide training to returnee migrant workers and certify them based on the skills they have gathered abroad.

Police in India’s capital city says they had arrested a local freelance journalist on allegations he was passing “sensitive information” to Chinese intelligence officers

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today demanded appointment of a new managing director of Dhaka Wasa -- with qualifications and experience in the relevant sector -- in a transparent manner, before the tenure of the present MD expires in October.

US President Donald Trump’s administration says that on Saturday all United Nations sanctions on Iran have to be restored and a conventional arms embargo on the country will no longer expire in mid-October. But 13 of the 15 UN Security Council members, including long-time US allies, say Washington’s move is void and diplomats say few countries are likely to reimpose the measures, which were lifted under a 2015 deal between world powers and Iran that aimed to stop Tehran developing nuclear weapons. Here is a look at the events leading to this showdown and an explanation of what could happen next.

Detectives have arrested a 29-old-man from Chattogram city for allegedly marrying nine girls in nine years and embezzling huge amount of money from the victims’ families.

Thousands of people have joined the namaz-e-janaza of Shah Ahmad Shafi, supreme leader of Hefazat-e-Islam, at Al Jameyatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Madrasa [popularly known as Hathazari madrasa].

Lebanon’s army has said it found 1.3 tonnes of fireworks during a search of Beirut port, which was devastated last month in a huge blast that was blamed on a large quantity of chemicals kept in poor condition.

Saudi Arabian Airlines is scheduled to resume flights from Dhaka from September 23.

Thousands of protesters in Thailand’s capital have demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, with many also demanding reforms to the powerful monarchy.

Trucks standard at the Indian Mohodipur land port, loaded with Indian onions, started entering Bangladesh through Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj since today morning.

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

Three people, including a man and his son, were killed and 10 others injured during a head-on collision between a microbus and a pick-up van on Mymensingh-Kishoreganj road in Nandail upazila of Mymensingh this morning.

Centre for Research & Information (CRI) is set to launch WhiteBoard, a magazine objectively and comprehensively analysing and narrating the policies in Bangladesh, tomorrow.

The Covid-19 weekly death toll of around 50,000 lives is unacceptably high, the World Health Organization said Friday as the one million fatalities landmark approaches.

Chattogram district administration has deployed additional forces including 10 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Hathazari, Rangunia, Fatikchhari and Patiya upazilas this morning in order to maintain law and order situation ahead of Shah Ahmad Shafi's namaz-e-janaza.