In photos: Eid prayers amid coronavirus measures

Hundreds of Muslims attended Eid congregations at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque as well as other mosques in Bangladesh instead of Eidgah grounds today amid a risk of Covid-19 infection.
25 May 2020, 07:46 AM

Google Doodle celebrates Nazrul’s 121st birthday

Google is celebrating the 121st birthday of Bangladesh’s National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with a doodle.
25 May 2020, 07:22 AM

Eid-ul-Fitr sees a subdued celebration

Muslims in Bangladesh are celebrating the biggest religious festival without any outdoor activities this year to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
25 May 2020, 04:56 AM

3 dead from rear-end collision in Dhaka

Three persons, including the driver of a private car, were killed after another car hit it from behind in Dhaka's Kalyanpur last night.
25 May 2020, 04:22 AM

YPF for higher budget allocation to agriculture in FY 2020-21

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has been organising a series of webinars to analyse Bangladesh’s upcoming national budget with field experts and policy teams.
24 May 2020, 16:04 PM

‘Life must go on, act responsibly and stay safe’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a televised speech to the countrymen on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious celebration of the Muslims, has stressed on following health guidelines amid the Covid-19 outbreak on an individual level to stay safe.
24 May 2020, 14:10 PM

Novoair to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from India on 2 special flights

Novoair, a private airline, will operate two special flights from Kolkata to Dhaka end of this month to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from India.
24 May 2020, 13:57 PM

7ft long dolphin found dead in Halda River

A Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), over seven feet long, is found dead in Halda River of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
24 May 2020, 13:29 PM

Amphan aftermath: A trail of devastation in Khulna’s Koyra upazila

Cyclone Amphan has devastated Koyra upazila in Khulna district, leaving the marks of its fury at every corner of the upazila.
24 May 2020, 11:06 AM

PM to address nation this evening

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
24 May 2020, 10:18 AM

Newborn found on Cox’s Bazar road

A newborn was found on a road in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila tonight.
23 May 2020, 17:30 PM

‘Declare remittance as an essential financial service’

The UK and Switzerland are calling for greater global collaboration to ensure access to digital remittance services to support people during the coronavirus outbreak.
23 May 2020, 16:22 PM

279 Ansar members infected with Covid-19 so far

A total 279 Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (BAVDP) members have been infected with Covid-19 after 11 more of the force tested positive in the last 24 hours in the country.
23 May 2020, 15:53 PM

Abu Hena Morshed Zaman new director of Central Medical Stores Depot

Abu Hena Morshed Zaman, deputy secretary general (Additional Secretary) of the Bangladesh National Commission for Unesco, has been appointed as the director of the Central Medical Stores Depot (CMSD).
23 May 2020, 15:14 PM

Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated tomorrow in Bangladesh

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (Monday) as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on Saturday evening, said Md Nurul Islam, secretary to the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
23 May 2020, 15:14 PM

‘Repair embankments damaged in Cyclone Amphan on urgent basis’

National and local NGOs working in coastal areas today asked the government to repair embankments damaged in Cyclone Amphan on an emergency basis to save crops in the upcoming monsoon.
23 May 2020, 14:34 PM

Covid-19: Over 1,300 serving, retired armed forces personnel and family members infected

At least 1,364 current and retired members of armed forces and their family members have so far tested positive for Covid-19, according to Inter Services Public Relation Directorate.
23 May 2020, 12:16 PM

Amphan aftermath: 2,000 schools damaged

About 2,000 educational institutions have been partially or completely damaged in super cyclone Amphan that ravaged the country’s coastal areas on May 20.
23 May 2020, 11:04 AM

BSF kills Bangladeshi on Sylhet border

A Bangladeshi national has been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Jaflong border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
23 May 2020, 08:21 AM

Criminal killed in Gazipur gunfight: Rab

An alleged criminal has been killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Tongi upazila of Gazipur.
23 May 2020, 05:48 AM