A man was sentenced to death today for raping his own daughter in Rajshahi two years back.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today moved a petition before the Supreme Court, seeking stay on the High Court verdict over formulating a specific law or rule regarding imposition of embargo on corruption suspects or accused from leaving the country.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will resume flights on the Dhaka-Jashore route from March 28.

A Saudi Arabia bound passenger was arrested from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport as he was attempting to smuggle nearly 10,000 pieces yaba pills inside pickle jars.

A ninth grader was stabbed to death by his friend after an argument over playing games on the mobile phone in Jashore Sadar upazila last night.

A Dhaka court today set May 20 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and six others in Barapukuria coalmine graft case.

Eminent journalist and Editor of the daily Janakantha Atikullah Khan Masud passed away this morning. He was 71.

Former special correspondent of the state-owned news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) Nurul Huda was laid to rest at the Banani graveyard yesterday.

World Book of Records, a UK-based organisation, yesterday honoured Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury for his matchless contribution to digitalising services and turning the ministry into a transparent and accountable public institution.

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said the state government of Mizoram wants to establish border huts and a land port along border to boost trade as well as commerce and improve the communications system with Bangladesh.

Nine UK-returnees of the same family finally returned to the institutional quarantine centre in Sylhet city tonight, hours after they “disappeared” from there this morning.

The Supreme Court administration has asked the subordinate civil courts and Artha Rin Adalats (Money Loan Courts) concerned across the county to dispose of cases through mediation in line with the provisions of relevant laws in order to reduce the huge backlog.

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito today said his country will make more investments in Bangladesh after the coronavirus situation ends.

Ambassador of USA to Bangladesh Earl R Miller today said that the US-Bangladesh Business Council will be launched soon to facilitate US investments in the country.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) today urged the government to impose fine, scrap taxes and bond facilities of those firms which are recruiting foreign nationals without the approval of the authority concerned.

The US Embassy Dhaka and Cadet College Club Literary Society (CCCLS) jointly celebrated World Poetry Day virtually today.

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the annual deforestation rate in Bangladesh is almost double the global average, 2.6 percent, the TIB said in a statement.

Prime ministers of Bangladesh and India are expected to launch the new passenger train between the two countries on March 27, the second day of Indian prime minister’s official visit to Dhaka.

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, also the prime minister, today asked Awami League and its associate bodies to observe the Mujib Year till December 16 next working out separate programmes, including pro-people ones, so that the common people can be benefited from this celebration.

The local police and administration were negligent in carrying out their responsibility to control the situation and prevent attacks on the Hindu community in Noagaon village of Sunamganj's Shalla upazila on March 17.