Two people were killed as a Dhaka-bound train hit their motorcycle in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon this morning.

China says a group of experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive Thursday for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.

US House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote on Monday to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’ deadly storming of the Capitol, before attempting to impeach him again.

Four people, including a couple, were killed and 20 were injured in a fire at a colony in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur early today.

The High Court has ruled that women cannot become Nikah (Muslim marriage) registrar due to certain "physical conditions" and social as well as practical situations of the country.

The mother of the O-level student, who was raped before her death on Thursday, today alleged that the investigation into the case was partial towards the accused, Fardin Iftekhar Dihan.

A Dhaka court today allowed police to conduct DNA test of Fardin Iftekhar Dihan, the lone accused, arrested in connection with a case filed over the rape and murder of an English medium school student in Dhaka's Kalabagan area.

Police today rescued five workers including two children who were confined in a brick kiln in Pirojpur’s Indurkani after receiving a call for help through the helpline number 999.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said vested quarters who have tried to foil Bangladesh's independence have failed.

The High Court today issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain in two weeks why they should not be directed to recruit adequate manpower and set up offices and training centres under the Department of Environment (DoE) at upazila levels across the country in order to protect and develop environment.

Dhaka wants BIMSTEC having quicker and more intense engagement amongst the member states to bring out the best possible results for the mutual benefit.

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Md Tajul Islam today said a new city will be built on the banks of the Turag River near Dhaka and Old Dhaka will be rebuilt in a new way.

Veteran politician and former state minister of Jatiya Party Khaledur Rahman Tito passed away in Jashore Combined Military Hospital (CMH) today at the age of 75.

The UK has helped raise $1 billion for the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) by match-funding other donors, which will help distribute one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines to 92 developing countries, including Bangladesh, this year.

Four people were sent to jail today in a case filed over the gang-rape of a woman with a mental disability in Homna upazila of Cumilla.

The government has cancelled the freedom fighter certificates of 52 people including Mosleh Uddin Khan -- one of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

“Bye bye family. We’re heading home for now,” Ratih Windania posted on Instagram from Jakarta’s airport with pictures of three laughing children and two emojis blowing kisses.

Britain has now given around 2 million people a Covid-19 vaccination, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Sunday ahead of a ramp-up in the roll-out of the shots on Monday.

Burma Campaign UK, a Rohingya advocacy group, has called for Facebook to stop the Myanmar military from using the social media platform to recruit members and promote its businesses -- profits from which help fund genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

The High Court today observed that media and journalists have a very important role in eradicating all kinds of corruption.