Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has once again hiked the house rent allowance for teachers and employees at educational institutions under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme in the face of protests. ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has flagged the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a major challenge in the upcoming general election. He said the E... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Amir Hossain, the state-appointed lawyer for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, believes the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act has "limited the scope of justice". He expressed ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A group of six human rights organisations has called on Bangladesh's interim government to end its ban on the Awami League's political activities under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In a ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The killing of Jagannath University's Chhatra Dal leader Md Jobayed Hossen was planned more than a month ago, according to police. Investigators say the plot was devised jointly by ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A government taskforce has proposed seven priority recommendations to reform the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, focusing on greater operational and financial autonomy for the natio... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Veteran Indian actor Govardhan Asrani, widely known simply as Asrani, has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Monday after being hospitalised for five... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Beaten and left critically injured over a rape allegation, a young man in Narayanganj has died eight hours later in a hospital at Narayanganj. Abu Hanif, 30, a security guard from S... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Teachers and employees at educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme have begun a ninth day of protests to demand increases on a number of their a... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman on charges of killing her mother-in-law with a hammer following a family dispute in Brahmanbaria's Bancharampur Upazila. The incident took place on Sund... Read More