The government shuts down all illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, and Manikganj in line with a High Court directive.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says their party’s Chairperson Khaleda Zia wants to be treated at an advanced health centre as she is being “denied proper treatment” at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.

Oil prices rise over 1% on Monday, pushing Brent above $70 a barrel, as rhetoric from the United States, Iran and Iraq fanned tensions in the Middle East after a US air strike which killed a top Iranian military commander.

Iran announces it would abandon limitations on enriching uranium, taking a further step back from commitments to a 2015 nuclear deal with six major powers, but it would continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog.

A Dhaka court grants a petition filed by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to freeze 194 bank accounts of GK Shamim, a top government-listed contractor, in connection with a money laundering case.

The Election Commission issues a show-cause notice to Awami League’s mayor candidate Atiqul Islam of Dhaka North City Corporation election over allegation of violating the electoral code of conduct.

US-Bangla Airlines, one of the leading private airlines of the country, celebrates its 2,000 days of operations in the country.

This is the story of a youth from Jhenidah district of Bangladesh who has achieved success by cultivating and selling oranges of Darjeeling variety.

The 2015 deal with world powers to limit Iran's military nuclear development started unravelling when the United States quit in May 2018, with Iran progressively rolling back its commitments.

Doctors find the evidence of rape after a forensic test of a student of Dhaka University.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation tomorrow evening marking the first anniversary of her current government formed through the December 30, 2018 general election.

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court seeking a directive on the Election Commission to defer the date of Dhaka city corporation elections, slated for January 30, as Saraswati Puja will be held on the same day.

The crime scene of the alleged rape of a Dhaka University student in Dhaka’s Kurmitola area is strewn with evidence ranging from undergarments to respiratory inhalers.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on January 6, 2020

The High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged Workers Party President Rashed Khan Menon’s lawmakership being elected in the December 30 Jatiya Sangsad elections in 2018 from Dhaka-8 constituency.

A house tutor of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall in Dhaka University is assaulted when she was trying to stop two clashing groups of Chhatra League women on the campus.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the police personnel to gain public trust and confidence by developing themselves as the 'force of people'.

Bangladesh Railway is going to change schedules for 35 intercity trains starting January 10, says Rail Minister Nurul Islam Sujan.

Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) authorities form a medical board for providing better treatment to a Dhaka University student who was allegedly raped in the capital’s Kurmitola area last night.

High Court directs the authorities concerned of the government to ban single-use plastic products in the coastal areas and hotels, motels and restaurants across the country in next one year.