India has thanked Bangladesh for its offer of medical supplies in the days of crisis and wished the India-Bangladesh friendship will overcome the pandemic together.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the importance of five actions to fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as it is crucial for preventing future pandemics.

The Supreme Court today upheld a High Court order that asked the government to stop the operations of Maizea Advance Agro Refinery (MAAR) Limited, a dry starch powder producing company, for polluting environment at Shahpur area in Habiganj’s Madhabpur upazila.

The religious affairs ministry has come to know that a fraudulent group is taking money from people to include them as hajj aspirants this year.

India has stopped exporting oxygen to Bangladesh due to the severe Covid-19 crisis. Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said that there is no oxygen crisis at hospitals in Bangladesh right now. However, he also said that if the number of Covid-19 patients suddenly increases, it will be difficult to handle.

The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is projected to retain power in West Bengal for the third consecutive time in the assembly polls by beating its closes challengers Bharatiya Janata Party, NDTV projected in their exit polls this evening.

The Directorate of Consumer Rights Protection in Rajshahi this afternoon seized essential products from the residence of one of the dealers of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission today reduced the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by around 7 per cent.

Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi has said effective steps are being taken to soon reopen the state-owned jute mills that were closed down last year.

Two persons were killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka yesterday.

Two garment workers were raped while they were trying to get back to Dhaka from their village home in Sunamganj’s Jamalganj upazila on Monday.

American astronaut Michael Collins, who stayed behind in the command module of Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969, while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin traveled to the lunar surface to become the first humans to walk on the moon, died today at age 90, his family said.

A 10-member medical board was formed for the treatment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Bashundhara.

Three Bangladeshi researchers have been included in the sixth edition of Asian Scientist 100 list.

Bashundhara Group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir has sought anticipatory bail from the High Court in a case filed over the death of a college student at a flat in Dhaka's Gulshan area on Monday.

After the recovery of the young woman's body from a flat in Dhaka's Gulshan, social media has witnessed an uproar against media coverage. In order to sensationalise news, personal information about the deceased is being published. Along with not disclosing the accused’s name, many issues regarding news coverage have also been pointed out.

Erfan Salim, son of Awami League lawmaker Haji Md Salim, walked out of jail after around six months.

Detectives today claimed to have arrested a Hefajat-e-Islam leader who allegedly played a key role in the mayhem by the Islamist group in 2013.

Detective Branch (DB) of police busted a fake cosmetics factory in in Rajshahi city and arrested its owner last night.

The Dutch think tank, European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s genuineness of purpose in tackling extremists with moral conviction and authority. A commentary published on April 23 outlined the differences between Pakistan and Bangladesh in dealing with extremism within the country.