The BNP today expressed solidarity with the demands of Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (Noab) and urged the government to act immediately to save the industry.

India has assured Bangladesh that it will carry out an investigation into why border killings were taking place despite the Indian government’s decision to bring those down to zero, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen said.

The Election Commission today announced the election dates of the by-polls to the three parliamentary constituencies Dhaka-5, Pabna-4 and Naogoan-6 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

US-Bangla Airlines has announced an additional weekly flight on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur route from September 1.

A Dhaka court today cancelled the bail of two former teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed over “provoking suicide” of ninth-grader Aritry Adhikary in December 2018 as they were absent in the court without taking any steps.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said it would be a “good idea” to look into buying missiles from Iran, a day after Colombia said Venezuela was considering such a plan amid growing ties between Caracas and Tehran.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today repeated her allegations that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was involved in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack as her husband Ziaur Rahman was behind the August 15, 1975 killings.

Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammad Shahed has been sent to jail after his seven-day remand in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 2.71 crore of Farmers Bank Ltd.

Artistes and activists from different arena have joined in a protest at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, demanding release of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol.

The Dhaka Central Jail authorities today said they received court directives asking them to take measures for treatment of photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol but he cannot be treated outside the jail premises due to the ongoing pandemic.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to file a case against former officer-in-charge of Teknaf Police Station Pradeep Kumar Das and his wife Chumki for amassing about Tk 3.95 crore beyond known source of income.

The Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) today served a legal notice to the authorities concerned, asking them to take necessary steps to stop collecting inflated power bills from consumers over the last three months.

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity today demanded that the government withdraw the 60 percent bus fare hike immediately to stop disorder over bus fare and harassment of the passengers.

Thirty-four 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).

Religious Affairs Secretary Md Nurul Islam, his wife Feroza Begum and their son have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Supreme Court today upheld the High Court orders that stayed the trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in four more separate vandalism and arson cases filed in 2015.

Some 78,043 Bangladeshi migrant workers returned home from 26 countries amid the coronavirus pandemic -- between April 1 and August 22, according to data of expatriates’ welfare ministry.

With detection of 150 new cases in seven districts of Rajshahi division yesterday, the total number of Covid-19 infected patients rose to 16,783.

Officials of BIMSTEC Secretariat have paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Father of the Nation, at his mausoleum in Tungipara, Gopalganj.

The Jamuna River is showing signs of erosion at Dhekuria point near Shahid M Monsur Ali Eco Park in Kazipur upazila of Sirajganj since yesterday.