Colonial-era jail code provision still keeps nearly 16,000 cigarettes flowing daily to death row inmates across Bangladesh’s prisons

Calls for collective duty and cooperation

The rare albino buffalo arrived at the National Zoo under dramatic circumstances and quickly became a visitor favourite

PM says ties with India should continue to grow through mutual respect, friendship and goodwill

Thousands of sanitation workers mobilised across Chattogram's 41 wards

Thousands of sanitation workers joined operations to clear sacrificial animal waste within scheduled deadlines

Fire broke out at engine room of MT Meghna Trader around 7:30am

BNP secretary general says Eid-ul-Azha teaches sacrifice, devotion and truthfulness through worship

In separate messages, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman greeted the country’s people on the occasion

India and Bangladesh share a deep-rooted bond built on shared sacrifices, cultural commonalities, says Indian PM

Tarique Rahman, accompanied by wife Zubaida, also visited Banani graveyard and military cemetery

A special munajat, seeking divine blessings for peace, progress, and prosperity of Bangladesh, as well as the welfare of its people and the Muslim Ummah, was offered after the prayers

Five more patients died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, raising the death toll from measles and measles-like symptoms to 560.

The BNP-led government flagged education as a priority in its first 100 days, unveiling plans for curriculum revision, compulsory sports from Class IV, free uniforms, midday meals and a commitment to raise education spending to 5 percent of GDP.

Inside the dimly lit post-operative ward-2 of Ad-Din Medical College Hospital, grief hung heavy.

For millions of Bangladeshi migrant workers across the Gulf and wider Middle East, Eid-ul-Azha arrives with a symphony of mixed emotions.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has revived its designated spots for animal sacrifices in an effort to reduce waste and environmental pollution during this Eid-ul-Azha, years after shelving the initiative due to poor public response.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday greeted the countrymen and Muslims across the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.

“Trader brothers, do not panic or become frustrated. Please remain patient; customers will come after evening,” an announcer was heard saying repeatedly over loudspeakers around 4:00pm yesterday at Kamalapur cattle market.

The buffalo taken into custody citing security concerns, says Keraniganj OC