UN agencies and NGO partners launch the 2020 Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya humanitarian crisis, seeking to raise USD 877 million to respond to the needs of approximately 855,000 Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and over 444,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in Cox’s Bazar.

High Court (HC) today questioned the legality of Bangladesh Bank's decision which instructed all banks to set maximum nine percent interest rate on all loans except credit cards.

The High Court today wanted to know how the bodyguards of GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, got licenses for arms and how many arms they have.

A film on Bangabandhu’s life -- a Bangladesh-India joint venture -- commemorating his 100th birth anniversary, is in the making. Eminent Indian director Shyam Benegal is directing the film. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) published a list of 50 actors, who have been primarily selected for the project.

A total of 5.48 lakh metric tonne coal from Boropukuria coal mine were misappropriated throughout 15 years until July 2018, the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has claimed.

An alleged robber has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia.

A Dhaka court today sentenced two persons to death for killing two five-year-old girls in Demra, Dhaka last year.

Parveen Akther (45), a resident of Joistopura village under Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram, used to hardly experience elephant attacks. The fear of elephant attack has never been a part of daily life for her. But in the last five or six years, a herd of elephants have regularly scoured their village in search of food, in the process attacking people and damaging crops.

India has reacted sharply to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights filing an intervention application in the Indian Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Here are the news headlines so far on March 3, 2020

Five people, including a member of Border Guard Bangladesh, were killed and at least 15 others injured in a clash between the paramilitary force and villagers in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila this afternoon, police say.

A court in Pirojpur orders to send former Awami League lawmaker AKMA Awal and his wife Laila Parvin to jail, rejecting their bail prayer.

‘Raorchestes rezakhani’ was the discovery of two young researchers -- Hasan Al Razi Chayan and Marjan Maria -- from Jagannath University, guided and led closely by Sabir Bin Muzaffar, professor of biology at University of United Arab Emirates.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a $200 million loan to Bangladesh to increase access to electricity and improve service efficiency in Dhaka and the country’s western zone.

Stubble burning and forest fire along the Himalayas can trigger melting of the already receding Gangotri glacier.

Although several Bollywood celebrities have already condemned the communal violence in Delhi that claimed 47 lives, big names like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan have maintained silence -- leading fans to question their stance, reports Gulf News.

Ishraque Hossain, who contested the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) polls for the post of mayor from BNP, has filed a lawsuit with an election tribunal in Dhaka today, demanding cancellation of the February 1 election.

A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists has said.

Say no to a handshake, refuse every peck on the cheek and definitely avoid hugging. Instead, try a direct gaze, or maybe a hand gesture.

An activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir who was also accused for the murder of a Chhatra League leader in Noakhali's Begumganj was killed in a "gunfight" with police early today.