Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman for allegedly killing a 7-year-old boy and dumping his body in a plastic drum at a rubbish heap in Dhaka's Gendaria. The suspect, identified as 45-year-... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Meghmallar Bosu, president of a faction of the Dhaka University unit of the Bangladesh Students' Union, has been admitted to hospital after "taking a large dose of medicine". He was... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has criticised the transport minister's description of roadside collections as "compromise-based transactions", calling it an "attempt to ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman to congratulate him on his victory in the general election. The phone call took place at... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has moved to launch the "family card" programme on a pilot basis across eight Upazilas in as many divisions of the country, fulfilling a key electoral pledge to streng... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has refuted reports in the Indian media that SpiceJet has been barred from entering the country's airspace over unpaid dues. Severa... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has extended the daily downtime for CNG filling stations during Ramadan to ensure an adequate gas supply for power generation at Iftar. In a notice issued on Friday, ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Former interim government advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan has acknowledged his administration's "failure" to prevent the arson attack on the offices of daily Prothom Alo following the deat... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid has announced plans to begin exporting agricultural products on an "industrial scale" within the next year... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has reaffirmed that the tribunal's judicial proceedings will continue, regardless of the status of the current prosec... Read More