Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad yesterday said he will welcome Malaysia’s proposal on sending migrant workers to the Southeast Asian country under a “zero-cost” migration policy.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University’s (DU) linguistics department yesterday organised a sit-in, demanding withdrawal of honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degrees of former Pakistani autocrat ruler Ayub Khan, president Iskandar Mirza and prime minister Khawaja Nazimuddin.

Several thousand people yesterday took an oath to rid the port city of the menace of drugs, corruption, dowry, and militancy.

Jatiya Party MP Mujibul Haque yesterday in parliament demanded that the government investigates into the allegations of negligence in screening of inbound passengers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to prevent spread of novel coronavirus.

Speakers at a human chain yesterday demanded exemplary punishment for those who have raped women and children of indigenous communities, including the 14-year-old Tripura girl raped at Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar six days ago.

Forest officials in Panchagarh have rescued an Indian peacock from Chaklahat village and are planning to send it to the national park in Gazipur instead of sending it back to its natural habitat.

A Bangladesh national has died in an Indian hospital after Border Security Force (BSF) tortured him for intruding in the country through Lalmonirhat’s Durgapur frontier on January 20, the deceased’s family says.

Police have arrested 10 activists of Chhatra Shibir from a madrasa hostel in Chapainawabganj municipality area.

Law Minister Anisul Huq has said the image crisis of the sub-registrars will be reduced if they properly provide services to the people without harassing them.

Expatriates' Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad has said he will welcome Malaysia's proposal on sending migrant workers to the Southeast Asian country under a "zero-cost" migration policy.

A local leader of Swechhasebak Dal has been stabbed to death in Singair upazila of Manikganj.

A Dhaka court fixes March 2 to decide whether it will frame charges against 10 militants in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act following a raid at Kalyanpur militant den on July 26, 2016.

Teachers and students of Dhaka University’s linguistics department have went on a sit-in programme, demanding withdrawal of the honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) degree from former Pakistani autocrat ruler Ayub Khan, President Iskandar Mirza and the country’s then premier Khawaja Nazimuddin.

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, known as a popular columnist for The Daily Star and former publisher and editor of now defunct First News, passes away at the age of 60.

Counter-terrorism officials yesterday claimed to have arrested chief of the female wing of militant group “neo-JMB” from the city’s Kamalapur area on Tuesday afternoon.

The High Court yesterday observed that the historic March 7 speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman should be included in textbooks so that youths can know about its significance.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told the House that all criminals must face trial and punishment if they are found guilty, no matter how powerful they are.

Bangladesh maintains a “zero tolerance” policy towards terrorism and violent extremism, said Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima yesterday.

BNP yesterday demanded reelections to Dhaka south and north city corporations scrapping Saturday’s voting, as the party said people’s verdict was not reflected in the polls.

Bangladesh has made significant progress in tuberculosis (TB) control over the last few decades, but still a large number of TB patients remain undiagnosed due to lack of awareness, doctors and health experts said yesterday.