Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has moved to launch the "family card" programme on a pilot basis across eight Upazilas in as many divisions of the country, fulfilling a key electoral pledge to streng... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Temperatures are rising across Bangladesh, with the Met Office saying there is little prospect of rain in the coming days. "We had indicated earlier that temperatures would rise aft... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Authorities have seized around 400kg of horse meat in Sirajganj's Kazipur Upazila and jailed two men for attempting to smuggle it for sale. The drive was carried out on Friday morni... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has refuted reports in the Indian media that SpiceJet has been barred from entering the country's airspace over unpaid dues. Severa... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A fertiliser trader has been killed and three others, including his two sons, injured after an oil tanker ran them over and crashed into a roadside shop in Noakhali's Kabirhat Upazil... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has extended the daily downtime for CNG filling stations during Ramadan to ensure an adequate gas supply for power generation at Iftar. In a notice issued on Friday, ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- RAB Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman has warned that authorities will not allow any activities that "hold the general public hostage" in the name of pressing demands or staging p... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Former interim government advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan has acknowledged his administration's "failure" to prevent the arson attack on the offices of daily Prothom Alo following the deat... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Two men have been beaten to death by locals on suspicion of robbery in Gaibandha's Sadullapur Upazila. The incident occurred at dawn on Friday in Khorddmojahidpur village, according... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- With the parliamentary polls over, the Election Commission (EC) has begun drawing a roadmap for local government elections, with the Dhaka and Chattogram City Corporations likely to ... Read More