The newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong are sworn-in.

Centuries from Azhar Ali and Younis Khan place Pakistan on a commanding position after the first day of the 2nd and last test match of the series against Bangladesh at Mirpur.

When Bangladesh last played a Test match against Pakistan in Mirpur in December 2011, Shakib Al Hasan was the man to watch from the Bangladesh side.

Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong will be sworn-in on Wednesday morning.

BNP expresses deep concern that several jailed BNP leaders are becoming critically sick due to repeated remands and lack of proper treatment.

Mominul currently holds the distinction of having the second highest test average in history with 61.85 runs, only second to the great Don Bradman.

At least 40 workers of an Otobi furniture factory are injured during a clash with police in Ashulia on the outskirts of the capital.

Jagannath University authorities expels a student on charges of sexually assaulting a female teacher of the university.

A High Court bench drops a bail petition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with a corruption case from its hearing list.

The government has promoted a total of 45 additional superintendents of police to the position of superintendent of police in different districts across the country.

Pakistan are the No. 3 ranked Test side. Bangladesh are ninth. Pakistan have never lost a Test to Bangladesh but to preserve that record they will have to battle a hungry side in unprecedented form.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha warns of tough action against state officials linked to human trafficking, says a government spokesman

The prevailing spell of heat wave is likely to continue across the country and the mercury is expected to rise later on throughout the month.

Indian cabinet today approved a constitution amendment bill to operationalise Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh that includes its north-eastern state of Assam.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brass met at the residence of party chief Amit Shah to discuss matters related to Assam, including the contentious Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh.

Both death and life term can be awarded as highest punishment for rape and killing under Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the Supreme Court has ruled. Now, Section 6(2) of Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special) Act 1995 will become void.

Two alleged robbers are killed during a “gunfight” with police in Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat, local police say.

Acting secretary general of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur for medical checkup.

At least four people are killed and as many injured as a truck rammed a three-wheeler human hauler in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur this morning.

A team of India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) comes to Dhaka on a four-day visit as part of a joint effort by Bangladesh and India to curb trans-boundary militancy and terrorism, police said.