Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A group of people, led by a recently dismissed officer who is a leader of the National Citizen Party, has held Bangladesh Red Crescent Society chairman and senior staff hostage for h... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought charges of acquiring illicit wealth against former Awami League MP and Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal. The agency has also filed a separa... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh has launched its first national typhoid vaccination campaign, aiming to immunise about 50 million children aged between 9 months and 15 years free of charge. Health and F... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Transport workers have withdrawn their strike in five districts of Mymensingh Division, calling in protest against the arrest of a worker accused of harassing a July Uprising protest... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Rome, Italy, to participate in the World Food Forum. On Sunday, local time at 5pm (9pm Bangladesh time), the flight carrying Yunus and hi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh has reported five fatalities from dengue in the past 24 hours, raising the tally of deaths from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease to 230 this year. In the same period, 953... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has transferred his voter registration from the Grameen Bank Complex in Mirpur to his residence in Gulshan-2, updating the address on his National ID car... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- A Dhaka court has questioned a suspect over allegations that a Dhaka University student and her friend were beaten inside a private hostel, but the hostel director claimed that "noth... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to file a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 16 others over alleged "irregularities, abuse of power, and corruption" in award... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 16 others over alleged "irregularities, abuse of power, and corruption" in awarding t... Read More