Planning Minister MA Mannan has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace of implementation of the ongoing projects in Barisal division and the many excuses made by project directors.

Two children were among three people who were killed when a gas cylinder used for inflating balloons exploded in a school playground at Matarbari under Moheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar this morning.

Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder and trustee Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take the Covid-19 vaccine first to dispel apprehension among people over vaccination.

Myanmar Navy released 20 Bangladeshi fishermen, who were detained by the force eight hours ago, after allegedly beating them up.

Amnesty International in a report published today said it was deeply concerned about the recent arbitrary detention and other forms of harassment of artists who are facing increasing attacks on their right to freedom of expression in Bangladesh.

University Grants Commission (UGC) has requested Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) to extend the deadline for 43rd BCS applications till March 31.

The cabinet division today submitted a report to the High Court, saying that murals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman have been placed in 62 districts and 383 upazilas across the country in line with its earlier directive.

Four public engineering universities are divided over holding uniform admission test on the question of where the exam would be held.

An 11-year-old boy was killed and his father was injured when a log-laden three-wheeler, locally known as “tom tom” overturned in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila today.

The outstanding bills of six gas distribution companies of the country amount to Tk 9,018.04 crore, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament today.

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun today told parliament that the government did not take any decision on shutting down state-owned sugar mills.

The schedule for the sixth population census of the country has been deferred by 10 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The government will construct 14,000 houses for insolvent freedom fighters, said Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque today while addressing a rally on the occasion of “Service Week-2021” in front of the ministry.

Bangladesh High Commission in London organised a high-profile Victory Day celebration programme on December 16, where participants including eminent British parliamentarians, ambassadors, senior officials of UK Foreign Office and recipients of Friends of Liberation War honour paid their profound homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and expressed solidarity with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s commitment to uphold Bangabandhu’s secular, progressive and pluralistic values in sustaining Bangladesh’s growth and prosperity.

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation is looking into the bank account details of the BSF commandant Satish Kumar who has been arrested for his alleged involvement in cattle smuggling to Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is hopeful of continuing discussion with the United States on strengthening economic ties as election results are unlikely to have any impact on it.

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the anniversary of the birth and the demise of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him), was observed in the country today with religious festivity and fervour.

Centre for Research & Information (CRI) is set to launch WhiteBoard, a magazine objectively and comprehensively analysing and narrating the policies in Bangladesh, tomorrow.

For the first time, India and Bangladesh were in the "extreme risk" category, joining China and Myanmar in a group of 32 countries with the worst risk of slave labour, the Modern Slavery index by risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft finds.

Four members, including three Bangladeshi men, of a document forgery syndicate in Malaysia have been arrested.