Chattogram's Satkania upazila nirbahi officer has been withdrawn and made officer on special duty two days after he fined a doctor for violating lockdown.

With an aim to build a strong base in Bangladesh, IS-inspired militant outfit Neo JMB has recently formed a 20-member committee.

A sixth grader died by suicide Sunday night after two men allegedly made an "obscene video" of her and leaked it on social media recently.

The country continues to reel from the second wave of the pandemic as Covid-19 cases and deaths are rising on a daily basis.

Six police personnel, including an assistant superintendent of police (ASP), an OC and two inspectors, have been sued for allegedly torturing and sexually harassing a female murder case accused at Barishal's Uzirpur Police Station.

The government decided to lower the age restriction from 40 years to 35 for coronavirus vaccine in order to make more people eligible.

With the nationwide lockdown extended for a week, the government is unlikely to allow cattle markets in the capital ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha if the Covid situation does not improve.

Environment activists today demanded cancellation of all coal-fired power plants including Rampal power station near Sundarbans.

Passengers from eight countries including India, Nepal and South Africa will not be able to enter Bangladesh, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) said today.

The High Court today asked the authorities concerned to inform the principal secretary at the prime minister’s office (PMO) and the attorney general about "Oxyjet," a device invented by Biomedical Engineering Department of Buet as an alternative to high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in order to resolve the oxygen crisis for Covid-19 patients.

All types of domestic flight operation will remain suspended from 12:01am on July 8 until July 14 in accordance with government guidance and instruction.  

Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) today forecast that water levels of Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in the country’s northern region may rise rapidly in the next 72 hours resulting in situations triggering flash floods at some places there.

Four workers sustained burn injuries following an explosion in Nur Paper Mill at Kanchpur of Sonargaon in Narayanganj district early today.

Fourteen more people have died from Covid-19 during 24 hours (till 8am today) in Kushtia. Meanwhile, three persons have died with Covid-19 symptoms.

One must not lose faith in humanity, Mahatama Gandhi, the leader of India's non-violent independence movement against British rule, once said. And events that transpired at Kushtia's Mirpur municipality in the early hours of yesterday bring to mind that saying.

Doctors found injury marks on the body of a woman, who stands accused in a murder case of Barishal's Ujirpur upazila.

Bangladeshi freedom fighters knocked out the electrical power station in Dhaka. The city has been blacked out since July 3 night.

About 4.4 million people were internally displaced in Bangladesh last year largely due to natural disasters like cyclonic storm and monsoon flood, says a new global report. 

The High Court has issued a contempt of court rule against nine government officials including a secretary for not complying with its earlier directives to restore Gunagari hill in Banshkhali upazila to its original state.

Noted lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, best known for the legendary song "Salam Salam Hajar Salam", passed away yesterday.