Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid tribute to former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Salahuddin Ahmed, placing flowers on his coffin. Namaz-e-Janaza or funeral praye... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The government has threatened legal action against liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) traders unless they withdraw their planned nationwide shutdown of sales on Thursday and Friday. Powe... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Press Council has sought powers to register and certify journalists, impose financial penalties on editors, publishers and journalists over published reports, and exte... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Garment workers have blocked roads in Dhaka's Uttara for a third consecutive day to press for a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 and increases in other wages and allowances. Some garment w... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Bangladesh's economy has found some breathing space in its foreign currency flows, but the relief has yet to reach the factories, businesses and investment decisions that drive growt... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Despite possessing one of the world's most expensive arsenals filled with American warplanes and missile defence systems, Saudi Arabia has appeared helpless against missile and drone... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old Atlanta father and educator who survived two bouts of cancer, has died after being ejected from a rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Kar... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A writ petition has been filed seeking directives to stop obstruction, threats and violence targeting lawful cultural events such as concerts, Baul music performances, theatre shows,... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A 20-year-old Indian man known as Bittu Tabahi has found the Ajnar River in central India's Madhya Pradesh state littered with plastic bags and other waste again, weeks after he spen... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Kolkata police have detained a woman accused of attempting to attack Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a knife outside her home. T... Read More