A diploma student, who was riding on the pillion of her friend's motorcycle, died as the vehicle skidded off road in Dhaka's Darussalam area early today.

US-Bangla Airlines has decided to operate flights on Dhaka-Kolkata route everyday instead of two days in a week from March 26.

A man was stabbed to death while trying to settle a quarrel between members of two families over a love affair in Kurigram Sadar upazila.

The supply order, crucial for dealership of edible oils, has turned out to be a key tool being used to inflate the prices at the country’s biggest trade hub in Chattogram.

Amid soaring prices of daily essentials, the government has decided to deliver 61,000 tonnes of soybean oil, sugar, chickpea and lentil to five crore people through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh.

The US Food and Drug Administration has given approval to a facility of Eskayef Pharmaceuticals Ltd, an achievement that would allow the company to enter the world’s largest drug market.

A wedding ceremony was held on a high school playground, and to make that happen authorities suspended the day’s academic activities yesterday in Barishal city.

A women’s rights body yesterday demanded amendment of the existing family laws and enact a new one to ensure equal rights for women in inheritance and family property.

The High Court yesterday issued a contempt of court rule against Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal for not registering Ganasamhati Andolon as a political party even though the court directed the Election Commission to do so almost three years ago.

A general holiday was observed at Bijaypur Government Primary School in Cumilla yesterday, mourning the deaths of its students in a tragic train accident.

Hundreds of people of eight to ten villages have been suffering immensely due to low approach road of a bridge over a canal at Gotampur village in Rajbari’s Pangsha upazila.

The government has introduced a loan fund worth Tk 1,290 crore to help returning migrant workers, unemployed youths and rural entrepreneurs set up new businesses.

The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to fulfil their lending target under the stimulus package dedicated to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) within the deadline this fiscal year.

The High Court today directed authorities concerned to protect and maintain the Udyan, playground, and three ponds on seven acres of land inside Chittaranjan Cotton Mill in Godnail area of Narayanganj City Corporation.

A man reportedly physically and mentally abused his wife allegedly over dowry, 22 years after marriage, in Rangpur city, police said.

Bangladesh Competition Commission has formed a three-member committee to find out edible oil price manipulation practices in the local market.

The High Court today formed a high-powered committee to control defamatory content on social media platforms, including Facebook.

Recruitment tests for appointing 45,000 assistant teachers of government primary schools will be held in April.

The government should increase supply of products in fair price through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh to give a respite to the limited income people who are suffering from high cost of living, said economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.

Stocks rose for the third consecutive day today amid the buying spree among investors.