A suspect in the Rangamati seven-murder was killed in a “gunfight” with members of joint forces in Naikhongchhari upazila yesterday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the businessmen not to raise the prices of essentials, including sugar and edible oil, during the upcoming Ramadan.

Locals in Cox's Bazar are facing increased food insecurity as an impact of the influx of Rohingya refugees, according to a global report released yesterday.

Indoor and outdoor air pollution led to 1.23 lakh deaths in Bangladesh in 2017, according to a new study on global air pollution.

Fitness checks of all buses and trucks registered with BRTA Mirpur office are being done manually, as the only automated vehicle inspection system that had been working broke down three months ago.

One year has gone by but the family members of Rajib Hossain, who died after losing his hand that got stuck between two buses in the capital, neither got justice nor any compensation.

Three more accused were arrested yesterday in connection with the latest “gang rape” of a mother of six in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Sunday.

Some recent fire tragedies in the capital, including the one that left 26 people dead in Banani on March 28, once again exposed an abysmal fire safety in the city.

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists yesterday assaulted Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haq Nur and confined him for at least two

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday outlined an ambitious budget plan for the next fiscal year without putting extra burden of tax on people.

This year's Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, prepared by Forbes magazine, announced the names of young trailblazers yesterday, in 20 industries and categories.

The probe body formed by the housing and public works ministry yesterday visited the fire ravaged 23-storey FR Tower in Banani to assess if there are any differences between the versions of owners and Rajuk about the building plan.

Imprisoned BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was shifted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University yesterday with high blood sugar level and pain in joints due to arthritis, the medical conditions she has been suffering from over the years.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the fire department to inspect high-rises, and commercial buildings every year and issue fire safety certificates.

Due to delays in procurement, firemen are yet to get the modern equipment they need for faster response to fires, fight blazes with efficiency, and reduce risks.

A man died and five others, including two fire fighters, were injured in separate fire incidents in three districts since Sunday night.

Rajuk is approving commercial buildings in the residential areas of Gulshan and Banani with virtually no height limits and experts are calling it illegal and a recipe for disaster.

A mother of six, aged about 48, was allegedly gang-raped in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Sunday evening over “campaigning for an upazila vice chairman candidate”.

The fourth phase of upazila parishad elections yesterday saw sporadic violence and irregularities in a number of places.

Around 90 percent buses of Suprobhat Paribahan had been operating without having necessary clearances that include route permits, fitness certificates and professional licences of the drivers, found a probe committee.