The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session at 5:00pm tomorrow.

Bangladesh has become the Chair of the Delta Coalition as the Netherlands formally handed over the chairmanship to it. The chairmanship has been handed over to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali by the Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands Henk Ovink at a simple ceremony at UNHQ in New York.

The government decides to appoint Md Nazmul Quaunine as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.

The Election Commission will start distribution of machine-readable smart national identity cards among 10 crore citizens on October 2, replacing the existing laminated cards.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after wrapping her busy five-day schedule in New York reaches Washington by road.

Bangladesh and Russian sign an intergovernmental agreement on visa-free travel for diplomatic and service passports holders.

Government offices will remain open on Saturday next as the public servants will have to compensate the one-day additional holiday they had enjoyed ahead of Eid -ul-Azha on September 11.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges world leaders to find common grounds in the interest of mankind to end the ongoing global disorder to take forward the world towards peace and prosperity.

Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council approves the recruitment of male domestic workers from Bangladesh.

Awami League General Secretary and Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not only a resource of the AL, but the beacon of whole Bengali nation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the global leaders to continue to enlarge the space for women for building a sustainable future saying it is crucial to prevent violent extremism in anywhere in the world.

Bangladesh witnessed a diminishing democratic space and steady deterioration in civil and political rights in 2015, European Union’s annual human rights report says.

The Teesta and Dharla rivers devoured huge croplands in 12 villages under three upazilas of the district in the last one week.

Police arrested Rashed Sarwar Amin alias Rumon, youngest son of lawmaker Refat Amin, in two extortion cases and produced him before a Satkhira court on Monday seeking a five-day remand.

The Supreme Court issues directives for easing the process of paying fines of the convicts to be released from jail.

Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Janet Scotland has sought support and leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Commonwealth's new programmes related to the women empowerment.

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) from now will be able to carry out its operation across the country.

South Korea lifts its temporary travel alert for Bangladesh which was issued in July after the terrorist attack at a restaurant in Dhaka’s Gulshan area.

Hours into the seizure of an illegally imported robot and several “spy devices” at Dhaka airport, telecom authorities today said they will crack down on illegal radio devices.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is now in New York to attend the UN General Assembly. Her official engagements in the US city will begin on September 19 with a meeting with Aung Saan Suu Kyi, state councilor of Myanmar.