The central committee of Hefajat-e-Islam has been dissolved.

Nikkei Asia, one of the world’s largest financial newspaper, in a recent article praised Bangladesh's growth.

Al Hayatul Ulaya Lil Jamiatul Qawmia -- the highest level of Qawmi madrasa-based education recognised by the government -- today took a "final decision" that teachers and students of Qawmi madrasas will remain out of all kinds of politics.

A Pakistani militant group had close links with Hefajat leader Mamunul Haque, police alleged today.

Four members of a family, including a woman and children, were allegedly assaulted by ticket sellers of a ferry at Shimulia terminal in Munshiganj today.

Passenger travel from India to Bangladesh via land will remain closed from tomorrow for 14 days, amid severe surge in Covid-19 infections in the neighbouring county, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said today.

All dental college admission tests for the academic year 2020-21 have been rescheduled for June 11 instead of April 30.

The High Court has set tomorrow for hearing a writ petition that sought its directive for a judicial enquiry into the killings of workers at SS Power I Plant at Chattogram's Banshkhali upazila on April 17.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government will be forced to impose strict lockdown again if people do not follow health guidelines once public transport services are resumed after ongoing lockdown ends.

The number of private vehicles, rickshaws and auto-rickshaws saw a significant rise on Dhaka roads today as the government allowed to reopen shops and shopping malls on a limited scale.

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court, challenging the legality of ongoing lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Dhaka has refloated an idea of getting a share of Indian hydropower in exchange of letting the neighbour set up transmission lines from its northeastern Arunachal Pradesh to northwestern regions through Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said today.

Two imams have been arrested for allegedly spreading rumour and taking part in Hefajat-incited violence in Brahmanbaria, according to a press release sent from the Special Branch of the district police.

Another person burnt in the chemical storage fire in Dhaka's Armanitola on Friday, died this morning.

Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a brief visit on Tuesday, highlighting the "steady and rapid progress" in Bangladesh-China military cooperation in recent years.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia tested positive for Coronavirus again after she underwent another test yesterday.

Five Bangladeshis have been apprehended by the BSF at Jhorpara outpost in West Bengal's Nadia district, the border guarding force said today.

A new convening committee of the Overseas Correspondents Association Bangladesh (OCAB), a platform of Dhaka-based journalists working for foreign media outlets, was announced on Saturday.

Ziaul Hasan of Jhalakathi, who carried an oxygen cylinder tied to his back while taking his Covid-19 infected mother to hospital on his motorcycle, has tested Covid-19 positive.

Terming Hefajat-e Islam an extremist and militant group, top 551 alam-ulema of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat today called upon the government to ban the Qawmi-madrasa based organisation.