Shimulia-Banglabazar route remained busy with Dhaka-returnees this morning, three days following Eid-ul-Fitr.

Although it appears granular like Chinese kaun, the crop in question is Quinoa, a South American crop. After five long years of research at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, this new crop was cultivated in five plots across Bangladesh for the first time this year.

The government has extended the closure of all universities across the country till May 29, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus.

A woman was killed in a gas cylinder explosion at Khulna today.

The Primary and Mass Education Ministry today extended the closure of primary schools and kindergartens till May 29, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus.

The Cabinet Division has issued a circular today, extending the ongoing countrywide restrictions on movement and long-distance public transport till May 23 in a bid to contain the spread of Covid-19.

A mild heatwave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

A mobile court today fined tourists Tk 10,800 for visiting different places -- without maintaining health rules -- in Srimangla upazila of Moulvibazar.

People, who are either returning to Dhaka or heading for the southern districts, have been gathering at Shimulia and Banglabazar ferry ghats today -- the third day of Eid-ul-Fitr.

After celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes, people have started returning to Dhaka from 21 southern districts through Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat routes.

Three Bangladeshis were killed and another was injured when a private car collided with another vehicle in Bahrain.

The government has extended closure of all secondary and higher secondary educational institutions till May 29, as a preventive measure against further spread of coronavirus

Mango cultivators began harvesting the fruit from today following the scheduled date as instructed by the local administration.

Acclaimed both locally and globally, the docudrama titled "Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale", will be rescreened on BTV and BTV World at 3:30 pm on her Homecoming Day on May 17.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited the Indian state of Assam to reap benefits from Bangladesh's growth trajectory in view of the warmth, depth and diversity of Bangladesh-India relationship.

“I only had some shemai (sweet vermicelli) this morning. I don't have any new dress this Eid.”

During the whole month of Ramadan, nearly 1,500 people received iftar here every day. ‘Mehmankhana’, as the organisers call it, aimed to provide hot meals to orphaned children, rickshaw-pullers, street vendors, and people from other marginalised sections of society who have become unemployed during lockdown. Special arrangements were also made for all these people on the day of Eid. Everyone was happy with such an arrangement on Eid day.

A child was killed and three people were injured in two separate road accidents in Barguna’s Bamna upazila today.

With five-point demand, including allowing resumption of public transport, owners and workers of buses staged a sit-in programme in Tangail on Eid day.

It was the evening of May 14, 1971. Residents of Demra village were busy completing their daily works and traders of Demra haat (rural market) were closing their shops. Suddenly, Pakistani occupation forces cordoned off Demra village and opened fire on unarmed people.