The Attorney General of Kuwait has decided to imprison Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam Papul -- accused in money laundering, human trafficking, visa trading and bribery -- for 21 days in the central prison, said Arab Times.

The cabinet has adopted a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh won the prestigious United Nations Public Service Award 2020 (UNPSA 2020) in the category of “Developing Transparent and Accountable Public Institutions”.

The government announced that 50 lakh poor families hit by the coronavirus pandemic would get Tk 2,500 cash assistance each through four major mobile financial service (MFS) providers from May 14 to 18 to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, but 80 percent of listed low-income families in the district are yet to get the cash aid.

Kuakata municipality in Kalapara upazila under Patuakhali suffers severe waterlogging during the rains every year, thanks to the abysmal drainage system in the famous tourist centre.

Amid gloomy atmosphere all around, caused by novel coronavirus, a red fruit is putting smiles on farmers’ faces in Srimangal and Kamalganj upazilas of Moulvibazar.

With a plan to spread fake notes in different Northern districts of Bangladesh, a syndicate had started a market survey ahead of Eid-ul Azha, but local law enforcers caught wind of their schemes soon enough and have arrested five members of the gang.

The High Court has sought a report of the latest physical condition of Imran Hossain, a college student whose kidney was damaged due to police torture in Jashore.

A man was killed in what police said was a gunfight in the port city's Dhakshin Kattali area under Pahartali Police Station early today. Police also detained an aide of the deceased during the alleged gunfight.

Sumaiya Khatun, a meritorious student of the Department of Islamic Studies at Dhaka University, who was allegedly murdered by her husband in Natore, had passed her Masters (MA) examination with distinction.

Online sale of mangoes are becoming an increasingly popular method of business for Chapainawabganj traders during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Bangladeshi nationals who had already deposited money for pre-registration and for registration to perform Hajj under the government or privately and now want to withdraw their money will have to apply after July 13.

A virtual court in Dhaka gives Ramna police five more working days to interrogate four accused, including cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore at the jail gate in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has urged countrymen to ensure children’s wellbeing by vaccinating them on time.

A total of 246 people, many of whom are Bangladesh-born French citizens were repatriated to Paris today by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines due to suspension of regular flight operation on most of the international routes due to Covid-19 pandemic.

The High Court today directed the government to form a committee to monitor whether health guidelines are properly maintained at all the bar association premises to contain the spread of coronavirus.

University Grants Commission (UGC) approves a budget of Tk 8,485.12 crore for 46 public universities of the country for 2020-21 fiscal year.

An alleged drug dealer has been killed in a gunfight with a member of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Panchbibi Upazila of Joypurhat.

The World Bank has approved $500 million to help Bangladesh improve road connectivity along the Jashore-Jhenaidah corridor covering four western districts.

Mashuk Chowdhury, a renowned poet and Chief News Editor of Bangladesh Pratidin, has died of pneumonia at a hospital in Dhaka.

Police early yesterday arrested two people in connection with a case for killing an auto-rickshaw driver in Sarishabari upazila on Saturday.