Speakers at a dialogue have said labour-intensive small entrepreneurs should be given priority during the disbursement of the Tk 20,000 crore incentive package announced by the government for the small and medium entrepreneurship.

The change management adviser of the Bangladesh Bank died today from coronavirus at the age of 75.

A total of 44,802 people, including 572 children in child development centres, have secured bail from lower courts across the country in the last 30 working days.

The two main accused in the Dhaka University student Sumaiya Khatun murder case -- her husband Mostaq Hossain and father-in-law Zakir Hossain -- are remanded for three days.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a growing backlash Thursday after he said former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had been "martyred".

A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines today brought back a total of 264 Bangladeshi citizens, who were stranded in Dubai due to suspension of regular international flights following the Covid-19 pandemic.

It is quite a sight finding green grapes hanging from vines, a scene often attributed to the Mediterranean regions. However, this may also become common in Bangladesh soon. Surprised?

Police have rescued the wife of a government official in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur and admitted her to hospital after her husband allegedly beat her up possibly under the influence of drugs.

Ruling Awami League's reserved seat MP Ferdosi Islam has been diagnosed with Covid-19.

Scientists are only starting to grasp the vast array of health problems caused by the novel coronavirus, some of which may have lingering effects on patients and health systems for years to come, according to doctors and infectious disease experts.

Councillor Khorshed came forward at a time when the closest people of those dead with Covid-19 or with symptoms would not carry on with the funeral proceedings.

Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut all business ties with Facebook to protect its one billion users. The messaging app will remove Facebook Connect, Facebook SDK, and GIPHY, as well as cease all ad spending on the social networking platform, leveling up the growing #StopHateForProfit movement to boycott the tech goliath.

The air quality in Dhaka shows a significant improvement this morning with the capital ranking 64th worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI).

Another police personnel, who earlier tested positive for coronavirus, dies at a hospital in Dhaka.

Forty people have died from coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, Dr Nasima Sultana, additional director general (administration) of DGHS, says during a briefing.

Gas supply to Dhaka’s Mirpur, Mohammadpur and surrounding areas resume after around eight hours of disruption due to a fire at Mirpur’s West Shewrapara.

The government of Bangladesh demonstrated an overall increase in effort compared to the previous reporting period towards preventing human trafficking, earning itself an upgrade to Tier 2 in a ranking of countries fighting trafficking, says a US report.

Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding, says on Friday it would replace its chief executive officer, as it battles for dominance in the fast-growing market.

Water flows of Teesta River alarmingly cross the danger level at Dalia point of Nilphamari district this morning near Teesta barrage inundating vast crops fields and homesteads in the low-lying areas and 15 shoals of Dimla and Jaldhaka upazila.

A government official has been arrested in Brahmanbaria while taking bribe. Md Qutub Uddin, auditor of Brahmanbaria district accounts office, was detained with the bribe money on Thursday, reports our Brahmanbaria correspondent.