The condition of the baby girl -- declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early yesterday but found alive before burial hours later -- is critical. She is under treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit at the hospital.

The by-election of Dhaka-5 constituency with participation of the two major political parties -- Awami League and BNP -- started at 9:00am.

Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies are going to by-polls today with the participation of two major political parties -- Awami League and BNP.

With artisans busy making and repairing musical instruments, walking around many roads in Boro Kalibari, Boro Bazar and other areas in Mymensingh city, passers-by are usually greeted with a rhythmic sound around this time of the year, ahead of Durga Puja.

Recently I read a biography of the famous English explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779). He was an expert sailor, surveyor and cartographer who mapped thousands of miles of the Southern Hemisphere over three epic ocean voyages.

Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Rabab Fatima has reiterated the importance of ensuring safety and security of the peacekeepers.

The judiciary will not get proper respect from people unless justice reaches them, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday.

Bangladesh Police will hold countrywide rallies today in a bid to create public awareness against rape and all sorts of violence against women.

Members of Aviation Security (AVSEC) recovered around 39,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a security screening at the export cargo of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday night.

Internet service providers and cable operators will shut down their services across the country for three hours from Sunday after a move by Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to remove hanging cables.

Members of Aviation Security (AVSEC) recovered around 39,000 yaba tablets during a security screening at the export cargo of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last night.

A newborn girl, declared dead by a doctor at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early today, was found alive hours later, just before she was being buried at a city graveyard.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is going to use a new insecticide for water bodies to kill mosquito breeding grounds on pilot basis.

Newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner Vikram K Doraiswami yesterday requested Bangladesh to reduce all general charges for using Bangladeshi airports by Indian airlines for the time being, as Covid-19 has affected them like other airlines of the world.

The Dhaka University authorities yesterday observed Mourning Day, commemorating the tragic deaths of students, employees and guests in a building collapse at Jagannath Hall in 1985.

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said the country has continued its food production despite the extreme adverse conditions of the pandemic and natural disasters including cyclone and flood.

Stressing the need for educating children on gender equality at home, CRI Trustee and Co-chairperson Saima Wazed Hossain said she wants everyone in the country to be taught women and men are no different.

Speakers at a virtual roundtable yesterday discussed ways to prevent and remedy the ongoing incidents of violence against women.

Hasty decision of enacting death penalty in the law is not only appalling but harmful too, and the government should instead reform the social and legal system that actually tackle root causes behind impunity for rape and other sexual violence against women, a feminist alliance has said.

Amidst the global pandemic, a spike in demand and crunch in supply has resulted in a shortage of laptops, particularly affordable ones, in the local market. As more and more businesses and schools are moving online, so are laptops flying off the shelves. Particularly, laptops ranging between Tk 25,000 to Tk 50,000 are especially hard to find now, as the existing stocks are plummeting and new shipments are yet to arrive.