The government is planning to provide landline connection and re-connection of the state-run operator Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) free of cost to boost its users in the country.

A tribunal in Joypurhat sentenced seven people to death for killing a woman after rape in Akkelpur upazila in 2016.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on October 22, 2019

Some unknown persons, introducing themselves as detectives, have picked up the brother-in-law of Biplob Chandra Baddya, whose Facebook account was allegedly hacked and used to spread hate speech resulting in a deadly clash in Bhola, his family claims.

Hefazat-e-Islam is holding a rally in front of national mosque Baitul Mukarram protesting Sunday’s clash in Bhola that left four people dead and around hundred injured.

The Royal Danish Embassy, Royal Norwegian Embassy, and Embassy of Sweden joined forces to celebrate Nordic Day in Dhaka yesterday which was celebrated jointly by Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

A total of 2.25 kilometres of Padma Bridge is now visible after its 15th span is installed at the Jajira side of Madaripur district.

The High Court fixes Thursday for passing an order on an appeal filed by Robi Axiata ltd seeking an injunction on Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission’s (BTRC) move to realise Tk 867.23 crore from the telecom operator.

Over 19 million children -- a quarter of them under 5 -- spread across Bangladesh are at the front line of climate change disasters, a UN report says mentioning that climate change threatens child nutrition here.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the authorities concerned to stop plying unfit vehicles and their unhealthy race on the roads to avert road accidents.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaims his ascendancy to the throne in a centuries-old ceremony attended by dignitaries from more than 180 countries, pledging to fulfil his duty as a symbol of the state.

Religious group Sharbadaliya Muslim Oikya Parishad, who are protesting Sunday’s clash in Bhola, calls off their demonstration as security was beefed up in the town following a ban on rallies and meeting by local administration.

Following Sunday’s clash in Bhola, the Facebook profile of the superintendent of police has been hacked.

Police arrest a Jubo League leader for his alleged involvement in extortion and land grabbing in Ashulia, on the outskirt of Dhaka.

A man is arrested from Laldighi area of Chattogram city on charge of spreading rumours through a Facebook post over Sunday’s clash in Bhola.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party holds onto power in a nail-biter of a Canadian general election, but as a weakened minority government.

The Supreme Court has fixed October 24 for hearing the petition filed by Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued an injunction on its move to realise Tk 12,580 crore from Grameenphone.

An aircraft of Saudi Arabian Airlines made an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport today due to technical glitch.

Around 29,315 people were killed and 69,428 people injured in road accidents at different places across the country between 2018 and 2015, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passenger welfare platform, says.

National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reform (NICAR) conditionally approves formation of Faridpur City Corporation (FCC), seven new police stations and one municipality in its meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.