The bus driver of Hanif Enterprise was arrested in a case filed over yesterday's road accident on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway that left 17 people dead -- 11 of whom were burnt to death after a vehicle caught fire.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said both India and Bangladesh want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror and unrest.

At least 148 people, including five journalists, were injured during a clash between police and demonstrators who tried to bring out a procession after Jumma prayers at Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area yesterday.

France President Emmanuel Macron has said Bangladesh deserves admiration for the progress made in economic and human development, including in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A man died and 15 others, including three police personnel, were injured during a clash between Qawmi madrasa students and police in Brahmanbaria this afternoon.

US President Joseph R Biden has said his country values friendship with Bangladesh and look forward to strengthening ties over the next 50 years and beyond.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today lauded the sacrifices of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, saying Bangabandhu has taken his place among the prominent statesmen of the 20th century with struggles and sacrifices he made for his nation.

Bangladesh and India should boost efforts to fight against poverty and terrorism, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he spoke today at the celebrations of Mujib Borsho and golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said India, being the largest country in the region, needs to play a pioneering role in building a stable and politically and economically vibrant South Asia.

Four people died and at least seven were injured after a clash between Hefazat-e-Islam activists and police during a demonstration this afternoon.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he will do his best to ink a treaty with Bangladesh on water-sharing of Teesta and other common rivers.

At least 60 people, including two photojournalists of The Daily Star, were injured in a clash between police and demonstrators who tried to bring out a procession after Jummah prayer at Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area today.

At least 17 people have died as a microbus caught fire after head-on collision with a Hanif Paribahan bus in Rajshahi's Katakhali area this afternoon.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card, marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.

Two alleged muggers sustained bullet injuries during a scuffle as law enforcers tried to arrest them in Chattogram city last night, police claimed.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the momentous occasion of its golden jubilee of independence today.

“May every visitor to this revered ground honour the sacred memory of the millions who were slain but not silenced,” wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Visitors’ Book, in a touching tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar today.

At least two people were killed and six injured in a road accident on Dhaka- Rangpur highway in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj upazila this morning.

Prince Charles of Wales congratulated Bangladesh on the golden jubilee of its independence in a video message today and said the UK also celebrates its shared values with Bangladesh.

Amjad Ali, a dramatist, actor and producer of Bangladesh Betar, who retrieved war-time documents from an Al Badr camp in Rajshahi in 1971, passed away last night.