The road transport and bridges ministry signs three contracts with three joint ventures to expand 60km Joydevpur- Tangail road into a four-lane one.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves for London for celebrating Eid-ul-Azha with her family members.

Bangladesh A coach Heath Streak has termed the five-match tour of India as an 'important step' ahead of the two-match Test series at home against Australia, starting October 9.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approves the proposed Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone to be set up on 774.25 acres of land at Anwara, Chittagong involving Tk 420.37 crore exclusively for Chinese investors.

The Bangladesh Bank will circulate around Tk 25,000 crore worth of new notes in the economy ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

Four Bangladeshi workers are killed and four others injured in an accident at Yiti of Oman when they were traveling to their worksite.

State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu asks industry owners to pay Eid bonus to their workers by Sunday.

At least three people are missing following a trawler capsize incident in Maskandi River in Kishoreganj.

Kamalapur railway station witnesses long queues of holidaymakers as Bangladesh Railway began its sale of advance train tickets to ensure a hassle-free journey ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh's Test captain, says that the upcoming two-Test series will be his side's best chance to beat Australia. Mushfiqur drew comparisons between the current team and the one that pushed Australia more than nine years ago in Fatullah.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow evening to brief the Bangladeshi leaderships on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.

Saudi Hajj Minister Bandar Hajjar announces that there will be no quota system on any country for sending pilgrims from next year.

Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is to be held on September 25.

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.

Law enforcers detain at least 22 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student front of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Patiya upazila of Chittagong this afternoon.

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran says there has been progress over the long-pending Teesta issue behind the scene quietly and confidently.

Former Miss Universe and Bollywood star Sushmita Sen walked the ramp to an awestruck audience last night at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka.

The trial run of passenger transport for regional connectivity between Bangladesh, India, Bhutan and Nepal is scheduled to be held from November 14 to December 1 this year.

Detectives arrest seven people in Dhaka in connection with the Public Service Commission (PSC) exam questions leak scam.

The High Court directs former state minister for energy AKM Mosharraf Hossain to surrender before a lower court in 50 days in connection with Barapukuria coal mine case.