Nine young men of the Bede community were beaten with shoes and fined Tk 200,000 at an arbitration in Lauhajang upazila over allegations that they assaulted two villagers on January 10.

After a two-year hiatus due to Covid-19, the eighth edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) began yesterday with two matches of totally different flavours in Mirpur.

Hundreds of farmers in Sunamganj are in fear of losing their Boro paddy to floods as the authorities concerned are delaying the repair of levees.

After two road safety organisations, a government report now shows that the road crashes and fatalities saw a big leap last year, indicating that the road safety situation deteriorated further.

The eighth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League is set to begin today amid a Covid-19 surge in the country.

North Korea yesterday hinted it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for “confrontation” with Washington -- its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches. 

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said those who built Rab are now speaking against it.

The deputy commissioners have been instructed to stop the misuse and abuse of the Digital Security Act, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday.

Rakibul Islam should have been in school and not on the streets selling masks to pedestrians and bus passengers.

Bangladesh now plans to inoculate 70 percent of its population with the Covid-19 vaccine -- down from the initial plan of 80 percent -- in line with the World Health Organisation’s target.

All types of social events, including marriage ceremonies, have to be stopped as the Covid transmission has risen at an alarming rate, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said yesterday.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said yesterday that he believed reviving the Iran nuclear deal was still possible after “modest progress” in talks, after meeting with European allies in Berlin.

The High Court yesterday cautioned the celebrities involved with controversial e-commerce platform Evaly, saying they must be conscious about their positions.

The results of 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary test were published yesterday.

A Cox’s Bazar court yesterday placed Mohammad Shah Ali, brother of Ataullah Abu Amar Jununi, commander of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), on a six-day remand in three cases.

A man was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment by a Dhaka tribunal for making derogatory remarks about the prime minister on Facebook.

All authorised recruiting agencies will get opportunities to send workers to Malaysia, said Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad.

Moringa oleifera is a tree native to the subcontinent.

Outgoing US Ambassador Earl R Miller wants Dhaka and Washington DC to have honest and direct conversations on democracy, human rights, and rule of law as partnership of the two nations is indispensable not only for future prosperity and security but also for addressing global challenges.

The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new infection records in the past 24 hours.