A bus was set on fire in Dhaka’s Jatrabari area this evening, hours before the countrywide hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam tomorrow.

Four people were killed as Hefajat-e-Islam activists clashed with police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Cumilla-Sylhet highway in Sadar Upazila of Brahmanbaria this afternoon.

Hefajat-e-Islam today said they would enforce a “peaceful” dawn-to-dusk countrywide hartal tomorrow protesting the killing of and attack on Hefajat men at Chattogram and Brahmanbaria on Friday.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said ground-level cooperation is needed to check all those incidents happening along the India-Bangladesh border.

A group of Indian fighters, who took part in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971, visited Tangail today.

Various organisations of journalists condemned the attacks by Bangladesh Chhatra League activists on two journalists covering anti-Modi protest on the Dhaka University campus on Thursday.

India will always stand by the progress and development of Bangladesh as a faithful friend, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he paid a courtesy call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban this evening.

Bangladesh and India today signed five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance cooperation in various sectors, including disaster management, resilience, and mitigation, trade, ICT, and sports.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated five projects virtually, after the bilateral talks between Bangladesh and India at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka today.

Bilateral talks between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ended today with officials saying the delegation level talks continued for over an hour after the two premiers had a meeting at the PMO.

After six consecutive meetings, leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh today decided to hand over the four dead bodies of those who died in clash with police yesterday, to the respective family members.

Transport owners today vowed to operate buses in the capital and adjacent areas defying the hartal called by Hefajat-e-Islam tomorrow.

Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad today urged Hefajat-e-Islam to withdraw tomorrow’s hartal as it coincides with Dol Purnima, a major religious festival of Hindu community.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in different parts of the country, including the capital, for assisting civil administration.

The Joint Secretary General of Hefajat-e-Islam Mamunul Haque today threatened tougher movement if the government tries to hinder tomorrow’s nationwide hartal.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country looks forward to building longstanding cooperation with Bangladesh by expanding trade relationships and advancing shared values, including the empowerment of women and girls, and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity.

Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj, marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and the Golden Jubilee of Independence.

The lastminute.com London Eye -- in partnership with the BBPI Foundation -- was lit up in red and green yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence.

Railway authorities decided not to stop any train at Brahmanbaria Railway Station until the damaged signal system is restored.

A man was killed after two persons allegedly slit open his throat inside his house in Dhaka’s Mugda area last night.