Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launches nationwide coverage of Bangladesh’s first toll-free Child Helpline to provide a free telephone service to children facing violence, abuse and exploitation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks doctors' sincere support to implement the 15-year Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to make the country's healthcare system befitting to time.

Bangladesh leads South Asia in the gender equity, successful compared to its neighbouring countries in closing the gender gap, a report says. Progress has been reported in political empowerment, but the gap on women’s labour force participation and estimated earned income widened.

Two submarines would be added to the fleet of Bangladesh Navy this year. The submarines will reach Bangladesh soon and building of frigates for the navy is also under process, says Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approves the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country's poverty rate to 10 percent by the year 2020.

The government has decided to appoint Major General Azmal Kabir as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia., according to a Foreign Ministry press release.

The government transfers 28 superintendents of police (SP) officers across the country. A home ministry notification issued says that the order will be effective from December 12.

Local leaders and activists of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port in Phulbari upazila submitted a

The Department For International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sign a grant agreement to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh and Canada will further discuss ways for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Ottawa this week.

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspends spectrum of Citycell as the mobile phone operator failed to pay dues.

The Bangladesh parliament should repeal a new law regulating civil society organisations accepting foreign funds, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expresses his "full confidence" in the development agenda of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh.

Dot bangla domain would be opened for mass users from December 16.

President Abdul Hamid underscores the need for waging a social movement against militancy and drug abuse saying drug addiction is misleading the youth and creating a social instability while militancy has become a global problem.

The telecom regulator asks mobile phone users not to share any information like passwords if anyone requests referring regulators’ name through call or SMS.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavours as the leading development partner.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders' Outreach Summit at Goa in India.

In a reshuffle to the police administration, the government has transferred 11 senior officers to new postings. The home ministry issues a circular in this regard.

The government is not allowing Bangladeshi migrants to go to the North African country of Libya due to security reasons, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam says.