US President Donald Trump has wished Sheikh Hasina a successful third term as Bangladesh's prime minister.

At least 13 workers are killed and two others injured after a coal-laden truck skids off and overturns on a mess at a brick kiln in Chouddagram upazila of Cumilla.

More than 7,000 people are killed in road accidents throughout the country last year, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) says.

Stressing the need for national unity to take the country forward, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would root out corruption from the country through strict enforcement of laws.

There was no Chris Gayle or AB de Villiers at the centre of action, but Rangpur Riders made and broke a few Bangladesh Premeir League (BPL) records on the back of Alex Hales and Rilee Rossouw's twin tons to post the tournament's highest ever total of 239 for four during a 72-run win over Chittagong Vikings at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium in Chattogram yesterday.

A 15-year-old Kirtan singer was allegedly raped by two men in Pirarbari village of Kotalipara upazila on Thursday.

Nahiyan often springs up from bed at midnight and starts looking for her father Akramul Haque, the slain ward councillor of Teknaf municipality. The 12-year-old scurries to her father's bed and breaks down.

Two drug traders and a robber were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Teknaf and Moheshkhali upazilas early yesterday, officers claimed.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for collaboration and cooperation among neighbouring countries to minimise damages caused by natural disasters.

Held in two phases since 2011, Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in one phase this year from February 15-17.

The BNP yesterday said it would not take part in any elections, including the upcoming upazila and city corporation polls, under the incumbent government.

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested an Ansar commandant when he allegedly offered bribe to an ACC official who was looking into a corruption against him.

The much-anticipated Padma Bridge is expected to open to traffic within June next year, as the complexity over some of the piers has been addressed.

Take a trip down the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf highway, and you cannot miss the eye-catching duplex building by the main road near Leda station.

Bangladesh remains among the bottom 10 countries in terms of developing, attracting and retaining talent, shows a new global report.

Most of the top leaders of student bodies affiliated with major political parties are not eligible to run in the upcoming Ducsu polls, as per the charter of the student platform.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was named in a list of 100 global thinkers by US-based Foreign Policy magazine.

Early yesterday, Shah Alam and his family members woke up to the news that his son was stabbed and being treated at a hospital.

Tara Mia, a man with a deformed arm who has been made accused of attacking police personnel just before December 30 polls, today secured a six-month bail from the High Court following a report published in The Daily Star.

The first election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) in 28 years will be held on March 11.