Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Pakistan has suspended trade with Iran through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings over security and smuggling concerns. The Pakistani Ministry of Commerce issued a... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Five more people with symptoms of measles have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest fatalities hav... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Two women are among the 14 people who have been detained in a joint "anti-drug" drive in the Ghuntighar area of Dhaka's Gendaria. The operation began at 3:10pm on Monday, according ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has pinned hopes on a decision within October to delay Bangladesh's graduation from least developed country (LDC) status by three years. A... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- A suspected drug user has suffered a head injury after being beaten during an alleged anti-drug raid by a "citizens' organisation" on a footpath beside Residential Model College near... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- Amid controversy over going on an "anti-drug drive" with a firearm in hand, Ishraque Hossain has announced his resignation as state minister for Liberation War affairs to avoid embar... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced the managing director and chairman of international gateway operator Apple GlobalTel Communications Limited to 22 years in prison under two charges over l... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- A resort can be flagged for unauthorised construction, denied environmental clearance and warned over fire safety. But what happens when those warnings do not shut it down? At TUPTU... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- The number of travel enthusiasts is now higher than ever before. With the rising income of the country's growing middle class and improved communication networks, people are flocking... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 19 -- A group of 30 Bangladeshi workers released from an immigration detention centre in Cambodia have finally been cleared to return home. They are scheduled to arrive at Shahjalal Inter... Read More